Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) It is unlawful to discriminate based on
race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or familial status by
restricting or attempting to restrict the choices of a person by word or
conduct in connection with seeking, negotiating for, buying, or renting a
dwelling so as to perpetuate, or tend to perpetuate, segregated housing
patterns, or to discourage or obstruct choices in a community, neighborhood, or
development. Prohibited practices under this section generally refer to
unlawful steering practices that include, but are not limited to,
discrimination by:
(1) discouraging any
person from inspecting, purchasing, or renting a dwelling based on race, color,
disability, religion, sex, national origin, or familial status in a community,
neighborhood, or development;
(2)
discouraging the purchase or rental of a dwelling based on race, color,
disability, religion, sex, national origin, or familial status by exaggerating
drawbacks or failing to inform any person of desirable features of a dwelling
or of a community, neighborhood, or development;
(3) communicating to a potential buyer or
renter that he or she would not be comfortable or compatible with existing
residents of a community, neighborhood, or development based on race, color,
disability, religion, sex, national origin, or familial status; and
(4) assigning any person to a particular
section of a community, neighborhood, or development or to a particular floor
of a building based on race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin,
or familial status.
(b)
It is unlawful to discriminate based on race, color, disability, religion, sex,
national origin, or familial status by engaging in any conduct relating to the
provision of housing or of services and facilities in connection therewith that
otherwise makes unavailable or denies dwellings to individuals. Prohibited
sales and rental practices under this section include, but are not limited to,
discrimination by:
(1) discharging or taking
other adverse action against an employee, broker, or agent because he or she
refused to participate in a discriminatory housing practice;
(2) employing codes or other devices to
segregate or reject potential buyers or renters; refusing to take or to show
listings of dwellings in certain areas based on race, color, disability,
religion, sex, national origin, or familial status; or refusing to deal with
certain brokers or agents because they or one or more of their clients are of a
particular race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or familial
status;
(3) denying or delaying the
processing of an application made by a potential buyer or renter or refusing to
approve such a person for occupancy in a cooperative or condominium dwelling
based on race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or familial
status; and
(4) refusing to provide
municipal services or property or hazard insurance for dwellings or providing
such services or insurance differently based on race, color, disability,
religion, sex, national origin, or familial status.
