§ 22-36. Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.

(a)

Except as exempted by section 22-44, it shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1)

Refuse to sell or rent, after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, physical or mental disability, marital status, parenthood or age;

(2)

Discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith, because of race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, physical or mental disability, marital status, parenthood or age;

(3)

For profit or with the hope or expectation of profit to influence or attempt to influence, by any words, acts or failure to act, any seller, purchaser, landlord or tenant of a dwelling so as to promote the maintenance of racially segregated housing or so as to retard, obstruct or discourage racially integrated housing.

(b)

This section does not prohibit discrimination against a person because the person has been convicted under federal law or the law of any state of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance.

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

State law reference

Sale or rental discrimination, V.T.C.A., Property Code § 301.021.