§ 11.32.030. Unlawful housing practices.

Unless otherwise required by law, it is an unlawful housing practice:

A.

For any person:

1.

To discriminate in the sale, lease, sublease, assignment, or other transfer of a housing unit,

2.

To discriminate by refusing to negotiate for the sale, lease, sublease, assignment, or other transfer of the title, leasehold interest, or other interest in a housing unit,

3.

To discriminate by representing that a housing unit is not available for inspection, sale, lease, sublease, assignment; or other transfer when in fact it is so available,

4.

To discriminate by denying or withholding a housing unit from any person because of the person's race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin,

5.

To discriminate by including in the terms, conditions, or privileges of any sale, lease, sublease, assignment, or other transfer of a housing unit any clause, condition, or restriction in the use or occupancy of the housing unit because of race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin,

6.

To discriminate in the furnishing of any facilities, repairs, improvements, or services or in the terms, conditions, privileges, or tenure of occupancy of a housing unit because of race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin,

7.

To discriminate by inquiring about immigration status or citizenship status in connection with the sale, lease, sublease, assignment, or other transfer of a housing unit,

8.

To discriminate by requiring documentation, information, or other proof of immigration status or citizenship status,

9.

To discriminate in the sale, lease, sublease, assignment, or other transfer of a housing unit by requiring proof of immigration status or citizenship status, such as a social security number, without providing an alternative that does not reveal immigration status or citizenship status, such as an individual taxpayer identification number.

10.

To discriminate by disclosing, reporting, or threatening to disclose or report immigration status or citizenship status to anyone, including an immigration authority, law enforcement agency, or local, state, or federal agency, for the purpose of inducing a person to vacate the housing unit or for the purpose of retaliating against a person for the filing of a claim or complaint, and

11.

To discriminate by evicting a person from a housing unit or by otherwise attempting to obtain possession of a housing unit because of the person's immigration status or citizenship status unless the remedy is sought to comply with a federal or state law or a court order.

B.

For any lending institution:

1.

To discriminate in lending money, guaranteeing loans, accepting mortgages, or otherwise making available funds for the purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of a housing unit,

2.

To discriminate in the fixing of the rates, terms, conditions, or provisions of any such financial assistance or in the extension of related service because of race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin;

C.

For any person in connection with the prospective purchase, lease, sublease, assignment, or financing of a housing unit:

1.

To publish or circulate, or cause to be published or circulated, any notice, statement, or advertisement that references race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin,

2.

To announce or publish a policy relating to race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin,

3.

To use any form of application for the purchase, lease, sublease assignment, or financing of a housing unit that requires or requests information relating to race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin,

4.

To make any record or inquiry relating to race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin;

D.

For any person:

1.

To aid, abet, compel, coerce, or participate in the doing of any act declared to be an unlawful housing practice under this chapter,

2.

To obstruct or prevent the enforcement of or compliance with the provisions of this chapter,

3.

To attempt directly or indirectly to commit any act declared by this chapter to be an unlawful housing practice,

4.

To discriminate by inducing or attempting to induce any person to transfer an interest in a housing unit by representations regarding the existing or potential proximity of real property or housing units owned, used, or occupied by persons of any particular race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin, by direct or indirect methods,

5.

To discriminate by inducing or influencing or attempting to induce or influence, by any means, direct or indirect, a resident, occupant, or tenant of a housing unit to list for sale, sell, remove from lease, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of a housing unit by referring to the race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin of actual, possible, or anticipated neighbors, tenants, or prospective buyers,

6.

To discriminate by making or causing to be made any untrue or misleading statement to obtain or attempt to obtain a listing of housing units for sale, lease, sublease, assignment, or other transfer based on race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship state, or national origin,

7.

To discriminate by making any representation to a prospective purchaser, lessee, or other transferee that the block, neighborhood, or area may undergo, is undergoing, or has undergone a change with respect to race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin,

8.

To discriminate by placing a sign, notice, or other display that offers or purports to offer for sale, lease, sublease, assignment, or other transfer a housing unit that in fact is not available or offered for sale, lease, sublease, assignment, or other transfer,

9.

To discriminate by maintaining a sign, notice, or other display for more than thirty days after a sale, lease, sublease, assignment, or other transfer has occurred, or

10.

To discriminate by inducing or attempting to induce the sale or listing for sale of a housing unit by representing that the presence or anticipated presence of persons of any particular race, color, religion, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, sex, source of income, immigration status, citizenship status, or national origin in the area may or will result in:

a.

The lowering of property values,

b.

A change in the composition of the block, neighborhood, or area in which the property is located,

c.

An increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the area, or

d.

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

(Prior code § 8-3(a))

(Ord. No. O-20-15, § I, 6-22-2015; Ord. No. O-44-08, § 1, 4-13-2009; Ord. No. O-45-18, § I, 1-28-2019; Ord. No. O-1-19, § I, 5-13-2019)