ARTICLE III. DISCRIMINATION

DIVISION 1. GENERALLY

78-56—78-65 Reserved.

DIVISION 2. HOUSING

78-66 Prohibited.

No owner of real property, lessee, sublessee, real estate broker or salesman, builder or supplier of building materials, lender, financial institution, advertiser, or agent of such designated persons, shall discriminate against any other person because of the religion, race, color or national origin of such other person in regard to the sale, rental of or dealings concerning real property located in the city.

(Code 1985, § 14-149)

78-67 Exceptions for certain types of dwellings.

The provisions of this article shall not apply to:

(1)    The rental of a room or rooms to two or less persons in a single dwelling unit.

(2)    A duplex dwelling.

(3)    If a three apartment dwelling, where the remainder of such dwelling is occupied as a home by the owner or a member of his immediate family or by the lessee of the entire structure or a member of his immediate family.

(Code 1985, § 14-150)

78-68 Public offers or preferences.

(a)    Nothing in this article shall require anyone owning or possessing an interest in real property to offer the property to the public at large before selling or renting such interest.

(b)    This article shall not prohibit owners or possessors of an interest in real property or their agents from giving preference to prospective tenants or purchasers for any reason other than religion, race, color or national origin.

(Code 1985, § 14-151)

78-69 Limitation on remedies or actions.

Nothing in this article shall be construed as a limitation to the right of access by an individual to remedies before the state civil rights commission or before the courts of this state on an individual basis. This article shall not prohibit the cooperation between the city and the state civil rights commission.

(Code 1985, § 14-152)

78-70 Limitation on human relations commission.

Nothing in this article shall be interpreted as limiting, impairing or in any way repealing the functions or existing powers of the human relations commission of the city.

(Code 1985, § 14-153)

78-71 Prohibited representations.

(a)    No person shall induce, directly or indirectly, or attempt to induce, directly or indirectly, the sale, rental or listing for sale or rental of real property by representing that change has occurred or will or may occur with respect to the religious, racial, color or national origin composition of the block, neighborhood or area in which the property is located.

(b)    No representation shall be made to any prospective purchaser or tenant that any block, neighborhood or area has, will or might undergo a change with respect to the religious, race, color or national origin composition of the block, neighborhood or area, for the purpose of discouraging the purchase of property in a particular area.

(Code 1985, § 14-154)

78-72 Coercion, threats and conspiracy prohibited.

No person by threat, intimidation, coercion, extortion or conspiracy shall induce or attempt to induce any person owning an interest or leasing an interest in real property in the city to sell, rent or lease, or not to sell, rent or lease, such real property to any person because of such person’s race, religion, color or national origin.

(Code 1985, § 14-155)