[Ord. No. 947-92-11 §§1
— 2, 10-15-1992; Ord. No. 981-95-05 §1, 3-16-1995]
The City Council of the City of Palmyra, Missouri, hereby declares
it to be the public policy of the City to eliminate discrimination
and safeguard the right of any person to sell, purchase, lease, rent
or obtain real property without regard to race, sex, color, national
origin, ancestry, religion, religious affiliation, handicap and without
regard to whether a family has children. This Chapter shall be deemed
an exercise of the police powers of the City of Palmyra, Missouri,
for the protection of the public welfare, prosperity, health and peace
of the people of Palmyra, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 947-92-11 §§1
— 2, 10-15-1992]
For the purpose of this Chapter the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein unless
the context otherwise indicates.
Shall include any person who is attempting to provide housing
for himself and/or his family in the City of Palmyra, Missouri.
Shall mean any distinctions in treatment because of race,
sex, color, religion, religious affiliation, handicap or familial
status, or national origin of any person.
Any individual, firm, partnership or corporation.
[Ord. No. 947-92-11 §§1
— 2, 10-15-1992; Ord. No. 981-95-05 §1, 3-16-1995]
A.
It shall
be a discriminatory practice and a violation of this Chapter for any
person to:
1.
Refuse
to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse
to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable
or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, sex, color, religion,
religious affiliation, national origin or handicap of any person.
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 race, sex, color, religion, religious
affiliation, national origin or handicap.
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 race, sex, color, religion, religious affiliation, national
origin or handicap, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation
or discrimination.
4.
Represent
to any person because of race, sex, color, religion, religious affiliation,
national origin, handicap, or to families with children, that any
dwelling is not available for inspection, sale or rental when such
dwelling is, in fact, so available.
5.
For
profit, to 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 or persons of a particular
race, sex, color, religion, religious affiliation, national origin
or handicap.
6.
Discriminate
in the sale or rental of housing on the basis of a handicap, and the
design and construction of new multi-family dwellings with four (4)
or more units are required to meet certain adaptability and accessibility
requirements.
7.
Discriminate
in the sale or rental of housing because a family has children, but
exempts certain types of buildings that house older persons, e.g.
Section 202 Housing.
[Ord. No. 947-92-11 §§1
— 2, 10-15-1992; Ord. No. 981-95-05 §1, 3-16-1995]
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 to a person applying therefor for
the purpose of purchasing, constructing, repairing or maintaining
a dwelling or to discriminate against him in the fixing of the amount
or condition of such loan, because of the race, sex, color, religion,
religious affiliation, national origin, handicap or familial status
of such person or of any person associated with him in connection
with such financing.
[Ord. No. 947-92-11 §§1
— 2, 10-15-1992]
A.
There
is hereby created a Fair Housing Committee whose membership shall
consist of five (5) members, who shall be appointed by the Mayor of
the City with the approval of the City Council.
B.
Every
complaint of a violation of this Chapter shall be referred to the
Fair Housing Committee. The Fair Housing Committee shall forthwith
notify the person against whom the complaint is made. The identity
of the aggrieved person shall be made known to the person against
whom the complaint is made at that time. If the Fair Housing Committee,
after investigation, finds there is no merit to the complaint, the
same shall be dismissed. If the Fair Housing Committee finds that
there is merit in the complaint, in their opinion, then and in that
event, the Fair Housing Committee will endeavor to eliminate the alleged
discriminatory practice by conference and conciliation.
C.
If the
Fair Housing Committee is unable to eliminate the alleged discriminatory
practice by a conference and conciliation, then and in that event,
the Fair Housing Committee shall forward said complaint to the City
Attorney for handling. The final determination of whether or not to
prosecute on said complaint shall be left to the City Attorney.
[Ord. No. 947-92-11 §§1
— 2, 10-15-1992]
A.
Any person
convicted of a violation of this Chapter shall be punished by a fine
of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
B.
The City,
instead of filing a complaint in Municipal Court of said City, may,
as an alternative remedy, seek to have the alleged discriminatory
practices abated by an action for an injunction to be maintained in
the appropriate Circuit Court of the State of Missouri.
