§ 27-4-1. Selling or leasing real estate—Unlawful practices.

It shall be an unlawful practice for the owner, lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, or managing agent of, or other person having the right to sell, rent or lease a housing accommodation, multiple apartment dwelling, or real estate, including a real estate broker, or real estate salesperson, on the basis of the race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, age, marital status, disability, public benefit status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression of a person or because of the race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, age, marital status, disability, public benefit status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression of that person's friends, cohabitants or associates:

(1)

To refuse to engage in good faith in a real estate transaction with any person;

(2)

To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale, rental or lease of any housing accommodation, multiple apartment dwelling, commercial space, or real estate, or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith;

(3)

To refuse to receive or fail to transmit a bona fide offer to engage in a real estate transaction from any person;

(4)

To refuse to negotiate for a real estate transaction with any person;

(5)

To represent to a person that any real property, commercial space, multiple apartment dwelling, or housing accommodation is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available, or fail to bring a property listing to a person's attention, or refuse to permit any person to inspect such property;

(6)

To print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of application for the purchase, rental, or lease of a housing accommodation, multiple apartment dwelling, commercial space, or any other real property; to or make any record or inquiry in connection with the prospective purchase, rental or lease of any real property, multiple apartment dwelling, commercial space, or housing accommodation which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination with respect thereto;

(7)

To offer, solicit, accept, use, or return a listing of real property, commercial space, multiple apartment dwelling or housing accommodation where there exists a reasonable likelihood that any person may be discriminated against in a real estate transaction or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith.

(Ord. No. 303-H, § 1(2-7-4), 1-24-79; Ord. No. 330-H, § 1, 6-27-79; Ord. No. 09-08, § 1, 4-9-08)