§ 22-19. Declaration of policy.

(a)

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the city to bring about, through fair, orderly and lawful procedures, the opportunity for each person to obtain housing without regard to his race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, physical or mental disability, marital status, parenthood or age.

(b)

It is further declared that this policy is grounded upon a recognition of the inalienable right of each individual to provide for himself and his family a dwelling according to his own choosing; and further, that the denial of such rights through considerations based upon race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, physical or mental disability, marital status, parenthood or age is detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the city and constitutes an unjust denial or deprivation of such inalienable right which is within the power and the proper responsibility of government to prevent.

(Code 1990, ch. 4, § 7(A); Ord. of 10-9-1979; Ord. No. 97-08-19-16, 8-19-1997)