(a)
Except as exempted by this section, it shall be unlawful to:
(1)
Refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer or refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of age, race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin or mental or physical disability.
(2)
Discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith because of age, race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin or mental or physical disability.
(3)
Make, print or publish, or cause to be made, printed or published, any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin or mental or physical disability, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.
(4)
Represent to any person because of age, race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin or mental or physical disability that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale or rental when such dwelling is in fact so available.
(5)
For profit, or with the hope or expectation of profit, induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, age or physical or mental disability.
(b)
There shall be exempted from the application of subsection (a) of this section:
(1)
Any single-family house sold or rented by an owner, provided that such private individual owner does not own more than three such single-family houses, wherever located, at any one time; provided further that if the sale of any such single-family house is by a private individual owner not residing in such house at the time of such sale or who was not the most recent resident of such house prior to such sale, the exemption granted by this subsection shall apply only with respect to one such sale within any 24-month period; provided further that such bona fide private individual owner does not own any interest in nor is there owned or reserved on his behalf, under any express or voluntary agreement, title to or any right to all or a portion of the proceeds from the sale or rental of more than three such single-family houses at any one time; provided further the sale or rental of any such single-family house shall be excepted from the application of this article only if such house is sold or rented:
a.
Without the use in any manner of the sales or rental facilities or services of any real estate broker, agent or salesperson or of such facilities or services of any person in the business of selling or renting dwellings or of any employee or agent of any such broker, agent, salesperson or person; and
b.
Without the publication, posting or mailing, after notices, of any advertisement or written notice in violation of subsection (a)(3) of this section, but nothing in the proviso shall prohibit the use of attorneys, escrow agents, abstractors, title companies and other such professional assistance as necessary to perfect or transfer the title.
(2)
The rental of rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four families living independently of each other if the owner actually maintains and occupies one of such living quarters as his residence.
(c)
Nothing in this article shall prohibit a religious organization, association or society, or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by, or in conjunction with, a religious organization, association or society from limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color or national origin.
(d)
Nothing in this article shall prohibit a private club not in fact open to the public, which, as an incident to its primary purpose provides lodgings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members.
(e)
Nothing in this article shall prohibit the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of any dwelling designed and operated exclusively for senior adults and their spouses, unless the sale, rental, lease or occupancy is further restricted on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or physical or mental disability.
(f)
Nothing in this article shall bar any person from owning and operating a housing accommodation in which rooms are leased, subleased or rented only to persons of the same sex, when such housing accommodation contains common lavatory, kitchen, or similar facilities available for the use of all persons occupying such housing accommodation.
(g)
This section does not prohibit discrimination against a person because the person has been convicted under federal law or the law of any state of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance.
(1966 Code, secs. 13-13, 13-17; 2001 Code, sec. 66-92)
(b)
A person may not discriminate in the sale or rental of, or make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a disability of:
(c)
A person may not discriminate against another in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with the dwelling because of a disability of:
(d)
In this section, the term “discrimination” includes:
(1)
A refusal to permit, at the expense of the person having a disability, a reasonable modification of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by the person if the modification may be necessary to afford the person full enjoyment of the premises;
(2)
A refusal to make a reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices, or services if the accommodation may be necessary to afford the person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling; or
(3)
The failure to design and construct a covered multifamily dwelling in a manner that:
a.
Allows the public use and common use portions of the dwellings to be readily accessible to and usable by persons having a disability;
b.
Allows all doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within the dwellings to be sufficiently wide to allow passage by a person who has a disability and who is in a wheelchair; and
c.
Provides all premises within the dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design:
1.
An accessible route into and through the dwelling;
2.
Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations;
3.
Reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and
4.
Kitchens and bathrooms that are usable and have sufficient space in which an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver.
(e)
Compliance with the appropriate requirements of the American National Standard for Buildings and Facilities Providing Accessibility and Usability for Persons Having Physical Disabilities, commonly cited as “ANSI A 117.1,” satisfies the requirements of subsection (d)(3)c of this section.
(f)
Subsection (d)(3) of this section does not apply to a building, the first occupancy of which occurred on or before March 13, 1991.
(g)
This section does not require a dwelling to be made available to an individual whose tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others.
(2001 Code, sec. 66-93)
A person may not represent to another because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin that a dwelling is not available for inspection for sale or rental when the dwelling is available for inspection.
(2001 Code, sec. 66-94)
A person may not, for profit, induce or attempt to induce another to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into a neighborhood of a person of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
(2001 Code, sec. 66-95)
It shall be unlawful for any bank, building and loan association, insurance company or other corporation, association, firm or enterprise whose business consists in whole or in part in the making of commercial real estate loans to deny a loan or other financial assistance to a person applying therefor for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling or to discriminate against him in the fixing of the amount, interest rate, duration or other terms or conditions of such loan or other financial assistance to a person applying therefor for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling or to discriminate against him in the fixing of the amount, interest rate, duration or other financial assistance, because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, age or physical or mental disability of such person associated with him in connection with such loan or other financial assistance for the purposes of such loan or other financial assistance or of the present or prospective owners, lessees, tenants or occupants of the dwelling in relation to which such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given.
(1966 Code, sec. 13-14; 2001 Code, sec. 66-96)
It shall be unlawful for any person to deny another person access to, membership in, or participation in any multiple listing service, real estate brokers’ organization or other service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling and renting dwellings or to discriminate against another person in the terms or conditions of such access, membership, or participation on account of age, race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin or physical or mental disability.
(1966 Code, sec. 13-15; 2001 Code, sec. 66-97)
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force to willfully injure, intimidate or interfere with or attempt to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person because of his race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or physical or mental disability because he is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing, or occupation of any dwelling or applying for or participating in any service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings.
(1966 Code, sec. 13-16; 2001 Code, sec. 66-98)