HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-46 - Enactment of Fair Housing CodeFILL NO. R7-4h ORDINANCE NC. 87-46
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A FAIR HOUSING CODE, FOR THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, STATING THE POLICY OF THE CITY RELATIVE TO
FAIR HOUSING.
EE IT CRDAINF,D. PY THE BOARD OF ALDERP"EN CF THE CITY CF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. For the purposes of this ordinance, the
following definitions shall apply unless the context explicitly
indicates otherwise:
A. DWELLING means any building, structure or portion
thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended
for occupancy as a residence by one (1) or mere
families, and any vacant land which is offered for
sale or lease for the construction or location, thereof
of any such building, structure or portion thereof.
B. FAMILY includes a single individua].
C. TO RENT includes to lease, to sublease, to let and
otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to
occupy premises not owned by the occupant.
D. PERSON includes one (1) or more individuals,
corporaticn,s partnerships, associations, labor
organizations, legal representatives, mutual.
companies, joint-stock companies, trusts,
unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in
bankruptcy, receivers and fiduciaries.
SECTICN 2. It shall be discriminatory practice within the
corporate limits of Riverside, Missouri:
A. To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona
fide offer which meets the terms and conditions at the
sale or rental, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale
or rental of property offered for sale or rental, or
otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwel]ino to any
person because of race, color, religion, notional
origin, sex, handicap or marital status.
E. To discriminate against any person in the terms,
conditions or privileges of sale or rental of a
dwelling, or in the provision of services or
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facilities in connection therewith, because of race,
color, religion, nationa]. origin, sex, handicap or
marital status.
C. To make, print or publish, or cause to be made,
printed or published, any notice, statement or
advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a
dwelling, that indicates any preference or limitation
based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex,
handicap or marital status, or an intention to make
any such preference of limitation.
D. To represent to any person because of race, color,
religion, national origin, sex, handicap or marita].
status that any dwelling is not available for
inspection, sale or rental when such dwelling is in
fact so available.
E. To induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or
rent any dwelling by representations regarding the
entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a
person or persons of a particular race, color,
religion, national origin, sex, handicap or marital
status.
F. For a person in the business of insuring against
hazards to refuse to enter into, or discriminate in
the terms, conditions or privileges of, a contract of
insurance against hazards to a dwelling because of the
race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap
or marital status of persons owning or residing in or
near the dwelling.
SECTION' 3. DISCRIMINATION IN THE FINANCING OF A HOUSE.
It shall be unlawful for any bank, building and loan
association, insurance company or other corporation,
association, firm or enterprise whose business consists in
whole or in part in the making of commercial real estate loans,
to deny a loan to a person applying therefore for the purpose
of purchasing, constructing, repairing, or maintaining a
dwelling, or to discriminate against him in the fixing of the
amount or conditions of such loan, because of the race, sex,
color, religion, or national origin of such person or of any
person associated with him in connection with such financing.
SECTION 4. ADMINISTRATION.
a. The City Clerk is hereby designated as the party to
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receive complaints under this ordinance. In the event that a
complaint is received then it shall be forwarded to the City
Attorney by the City Clerk for determination of what action
should be taken by the City.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is directed to make the
appropriate changes in the City Code.
PASSED THIS 20th day of October ~ ]98
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY LERK
APPROVED THIS 20th DAY CF October , 1987.
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