§ 25-39. Discrimination in housing.

(a)

No financial institution shall discriminate in the granting of any financial assistance sought by an applicant for the acquisition or construction of any housing unit because of age, familial status, disability, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry or national origin.

(b)

No person, real estate broker, salesman or agent shall do any of the following:

(1)

refuse to sell, lease, rent, assign or otherwise transfer the title or other interest in any housing, or real property upon which residential housing is to be constructed or located, to any person or discriminate in the terms or conditions of the sale, rental or leasing of any residential housing unit or in the provision of services or facilities because of age, familial status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, ancestry or national origin.

(2)

refuse to negotiate with any person for the sale, rental or leasing of any residential property or represent that the property is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available because of the person's age, familial status, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, creed, ancestry or national origin.

(3)

solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any person owning any interest in any residential housing to sell, rent or lease or not to sell, rent or lease such housing to any person on the ground of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person of another age, familial status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, ancestry or national origin, either by direct solicitation or inducement or by the purchase of other property in the neighborhood for the purpose of such inducement or distribute or cause to be distributed material or statements designed to induce a residential property owner to sell or lease his property due to such change in the neighborhood.

(4)

file a complaint alleging a violation of this Article with knowledge that the complaint is false in any material respect or file the complaint for the sole purpose of harassment.

(c)

The exemptions to discrimination in housing set forth in 25 O.S. § 1453, as now codified or as may hereafter be amended by the State Legislature, are adopted by reference into this section as if set forth fully herein and, to the extent applicable, such exemptions shall constitute exemptions to the prohibitions set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(Code 1970, § 21-166.5; Code 1980, § 25-39; Ord. No. 25297 , § 1, 1-5-16)

State law reference

Housing discrimination, 25 O.S. § 1451 et seq.