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 because
of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, handicap
or familial status to a person applying therefor for the purpose of
purchasing, construction, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling,
or to discriminate against him/her in fixing of the amount, interest
rate, duration or other terms or conditions of such loan or other
financial assistance, because of the race, color, religion, national
origin, ancestry, sex, handicap, or familial status of such person
or of any person associated with him/her in connection with such loan
or other financial assistance, or of the present or prospective owners,
lessees, tenants, or occupants, of the dwellings in relation to which
such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given.
It shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership
or participation in any multiple listing service, real estate brokers'
organization or other service organization, or facility relating to
the business of selling or renting dwellings, on account of race,
color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, handicap, or familial
status.
[CC 1974 §205.160; Ord. No. 617 §1, 7-8-2009]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, association or
corporation who owns, rents, leases or has an agreement to sell or
sells, to commit any one (1) or more of the following acts:
1. To induce directly or indirectly or attempt to induce directly or
indirectly the sale, rental or leasing or listing for sale, rental
or leasing of real property by representing that a change has occurred
or will or may occur with respect to the racial, religious, or ethnic
composition of the block neighborhood, or area in which the property
is located.
2. To induce directly or indirectly or attempt to induce directly or
indirectly the sale, rental or leasing or listing for sale, rental
or leasing of real property by representing that the presence or anticipated
presence of persons of any particular race, religion, or national
origin in the area will or result in:
a. The lowering of property values;
b. A change in the racial, religious, or ethnic composition of the block,
neighborhood, or area in which the property is located;
c. An increase in criminal or anti-social behavior in the area; or
d. A decline in the quality of the schools serving the area.
3. To make any misrepresentation concerning the listing for sale, rental
or leasing or the anticipated listing for sale or the sale, rental,
or leasing of any real property in the area for the purpose of inducing
or attempting to induce the sale or listing for sale, rental or leasing
of real property.
4. To make any representation to any prospective purchaser that any
block, neighborhood, or area has undergone, will or might in future
undergo a change with respect to the religious, racial, or nationality
composition of the block, neighborhood, or area for the purpose of
discouraging the purchase of property in a particular area.
5. To refer to race, nationality, or creed in offering property for
sale, rent or lease.
6. To advertise for sale, rental or leasing property which is non-existent
or which is not actually for sale, rental or lease.
7. To solicit for sale, rental or leasing, or listing for sale, rental
or lease property, either by phone, through the mails or in person
after the owner of such property has requested the solicitor or the
company he/she represents to cease soliciting him/her.
B. Balanced Integration — Method Of Reporting.
1. It shall be unlawful for any person who lists any property for sale
or rent in the City to discriminate because of race in the showing,
displaying and selling or renting of any property. Any person who
lists any property for sale or rent within the City must show that
property or premises to people of both the Caucasian and non-Caucasian
races; and all property in the City listed for sale or rent must be
filed with the Board of Aldermen.
2. Any person who shall list for sale or rental any property within
the City shall submit to the Board of Aldermen of the City a sworn
affidavit setting out the names and addresses, and designation of
race of all individuals to whom the property has been shown in fact
prior to any sale or renting.
3. To assist in the enforcement of this Section there shall be established
a Housing Committee which shall be responsible and subject to the
Board of Aldermen.
C. Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this Section, or who gives a false affidavit shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days or both
such fine and imprisonment.