§ 11-2. Unfair housing practices—Prohibited; defined.  


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  • It shall be an unfair housing practice and unlawful for any real estate broker licensed as such by the city:

    (1)

    To make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against any person in price, terms, conditions or privileges of any kind relating to the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of any real estate used for residential or commercial purposes in the city, or in furnishing of any facilities or services in connection therewith predicated upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry of the prospective or actual buyer or tenant thereof.

    (2)

    To publish, circulate, issue or display or cause to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement, sign or writing of any kind relating to the sale, rental or leasing of any residential or commercial real property within the city which would indicate or express any limitation or discrimination in the sale, rental or leasing of such residential or commercial real estate predicated upon the race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry of any such prospective buyer, lessee, or renter of such property.

    (3)

    To refuse to sell, lease, or rent real estate for residential or commercial purposes within the city because of the race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry of the proposed buyer or renter.

    (4)

    To discriminate or to participate in discrimination in connection with borrowing or lending money, guaranteeing loans, accepting mortgages or otherwise obtaining or making available funds for the purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of any residential or commercial housing unit or housing accommodation in the city because of the race, religion, sex, color, national origin or ancestry of such person.

    (5)

    To cheat, exploit or overcharge any person for residential or commercial housing accommodations in the city because of the race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry of such person.

    (6)

    To solicit for sale, lease or listing for sale or lease, any residential or commercial real estate within the city on the grounds of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into any neighborhood of any person of any particular race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry.

    (7)

    To distribute or cause to be distributed written material or statements designed to induce any owner of residential or commercial real estate in the city to sell or lease such person's property because of any present or prospective change in composition of the neighborhood as to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry of persons in the neighborhood.

    (8)

    To deliberately and knowingly refuse examination of any leasing of residential or commercial real estate within the city to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry.

(Ord. of 7-29-80, § 1)

State law reference

Housing discrimination prohibited, Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-52-75.