§ 42-39. Discrimination in housing.

(a)

In connection with any of the transactions set forth in this section affecting a housing accommodation, it shall be unlawful for any person, owner, financial institution, real estate broker or any representative of the above to engage in any of the following acts because of the classification category of a prospective buyer, renter, lessee or any person associated therewith:

(1)

To refuse to sell, purchase, rent, lease, finance, negotiate or withhold any housing accommodation or to evict a person;

(2)

To discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale, purchase, rental or lease of any housing accommodation, or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith;

(3)

To refuse to receive or transmit a bona fide offer to sell, purchase, rent or lease any housing accommodation;

(4)

To represent to a person that any housing accommodation is not available for inspection, sale, purchase, rental or lease when in fact it is so available, or to refuse to permit a person to inspect any housing accommodation;

(5)

To refuse to lend money whether or not secured by mortgage, or otherwise refuse to make funds available for the purchase, acquisition, construction, alteration, improvement, repair or maintenance of any housing accommodation or to impose different terms or conditions of such financing or refuse to provide title or insurance relating to the ownership or use of any interest in any housing accommodation;

(6)

To make, publish, print, circulate, post, mail, or cause to be made, published, printed, circulated, posted or mailed, any notice, statement or advertisement, or to announce a policy, or to sign or to use a form of application for the sale, purchase, rental, lease or financing of any housing accommodation, or to make a record of inquiry in connection with the prospective sale, purchase, rental, lease or financing of any housing accommodation which indicates any discrimination or any intent to discriminate;

(7)

To discriminate in a financial transaction involving real property because of its location, i.e., to "redline";

(8)

To offer, solicit, accept or use a listing of any housing accommodation for sale, purchase, rental or lease with the understanding that a person may be subjected to discrimination in connection with such sale, purchase, rental, lease, or the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith;

(9)

To induce directly or indirectly, or attempt to induce directly or indirectly, the sale, purchase, rental, lease or the listing for any of the above, of any housing accommodation by representing that the presence or anticipated presence of a person of a particular classification category will or may result in:

a.

The lowering of property values in the area;

b.

An increase in criminal or anti-social behavior in the area; or

c.

A decline in the quality of the schools serving in the area;

(10)

To make any representations concerning the listing for sale, purchase, rental, or lease, or the anticipated listing for sale, purchase, rental or lease of any housing accommodation for the purpose of inducing or attempting to induce any such listing for any of the above transactions;

(11)

To engage in or hire to be done, or to conspire with others to commit acts or activities of any nature, the purpose of which is to coerce, cause panic, incite unrest, or create or play upon fear with the purpose of either discouraging or inducing, or attempting to induce, the sale, purchase, rental, lease or listing of any housing accommodation on any basis prohibited by this article;

(12)

To aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce any person to engage in any of the practices prohibited by this article, or to obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this article or any order issued under this article;

(13)

To resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the mediator in the lawful performance of his duties under this article;

(14)

To canvass to commit any unlawful practice prohibited by this article;

(15)

To deny or withhold any housing accommodation from a person on any basis prohibited by this article; or

(16)

To deny any qualified person access to or 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 or renting dwellings, or to discriminate against such person in the terms or conditions of such access, membership, or participation on any basis prohibited by this article.

(b)

In connection with the design and construction of covered multifamily dwellings submitted for building permit on or after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, it shall be unlawful to fail to design and construct those housing accommodations in such a manner that:

(1)

The public use and common use portions of such dwelling are readily accessible to and usable by disabled persons;

(2)

All the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within such housing accommodations are sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons in wheelchairs; and

(3)

All premises within such accommodations contain the following features of an adaptive design:

a.

An accessible route into and throughout the dwelling;

b.

Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations;

c.

Reinforcements in the bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and

d.

Usable kitchens and bathroom such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space.

(c)

As used in this section, the term "covered multifamily dwelling" means:

(1)

A building consisting of four or more housing units and has an elevator; or

(2)

The ground floor units of a building which consists of four or more housing units and does not have an elevator.

(d)

Conformance with the appropriate specifications of the American National Standards Institute for buildings and facilities providing accessibility and usability for physically handicapped persons, commonly cited as "ANSI A117.1 (1986)," suffices to satisfy the requirements of this article.

(Code 1979, § 34-9)