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<br /> Unless defined otherwise in this section,terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to
<br /> E them in the Indiana Civil Rights Law(currently codified at IC 22-9-1-1 et seq.),and/or the Indiana Fair F
<br /> i Housing Law(currently codified at IC 22-9.5-1-1 et seq.), as those laws may be amended from time to !
<br /> time. Unless this chapter expressly creates greater rights or protections than the Indiana Civil Rights
<br /> Law and/or the Indiana Fair Housing Law, it is the general intent of this chapter to provide the same E i
<br /> rights and protections as the Indiana Civil Rights Law and/or the Indiana Fair Housing Law. { j
<br /> (b) As used in this chapter,the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. 1
<br /> Acquisition of real estate means the sale,rental, lease,sublease,advertising,construction or financing, I
<br /> I including negotiations and any other activities or procedures incident thereto,of:
<br /> E {1) Any building, structure, apartment, single room or suite of rooms or other portion of a building, I
<br /> i occupied as or designed or intended for occupancy as living quarters by one(1)or more families
<br /> or single individuals;
<br /> i (2) Any building,structure or portion thereof,or any improved or unimproved land utilized or
<br /> E designed or intended for utilization,for business, commercial,industrial or agricultural purposes;
<br /> or
<br /> (3) Any vacant or unimproved land offered for sale or lease for any purpose whatsoever.
<br /> Appointing authorities means and includes the mayor,council and such other person or agency as may
<br /> be entitled to appoint any member of the equal opportunity advisory board created in this chapter,
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<br /> I Appraiser means any person who,for a fee or in relation to his or her employment or usual occupation,
<br /> establishes a value for any kind of real estate,the acquisition of which is defined in this section.
<br /> h Board means the equal opportunity advisory board.
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<br /> Complainant means any person who signs a complaint on his or her own behalf alleging that he or she
<br /> has been aggrieved by a discriminatory practice.
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<br /> Complaint means a written grievance filed with the office of equal opportunity,either by a complainant
<br /> or by the board or office,which meets all the requirements of sections 581-406 and 581-407 of this chapter.
<br /> Disability means"disability"as that term is defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act("ADA"),as
<br /> that Act may be amended from time to time,and as that definition may be interpreted by the federal courts.To
<br /> the extent that the ADA would require a person to be a"qualified individual with a disability"in order to be
<br /> protected from a specific form or type of discrimination under the ADA,then the same is true with respect to
<br /> this chapter.
<br /> Discriminatory practice means and includes the following:
<br /> {1) The exclusion from or failure or refusal to extend to any person equal opportunities or any
<br /> difference in the treatment of any person by reason of race,sex, sexual orientation,gender
<br /> identity, religion,color, national origin or ancestry, disability,age,or United States military service
<br /> veteran status;
<br /> (2) The exclusion from or failure or refusal to extend to any person equal opportunities or any
<br /> difference in the treatment of any person, because the person filed a complaint alleging a E
<br /> violation of this chapter,testified in a hearing before any members of the board or otherwise
<br /> cooperated with the office or board in the performance of its duties and functions under this
<br /> chapter, or requested assistance from the board in connection with any alleged discriminatory
<br /> practice,whether or not such discriminatory practice was in violation of this chapter;
<br /> (3) In the case of a real estate broker or real estate salesperson or agent, acting in such a capacity
<br /> in the ordinary course of his or her business or occupation,who does any of the following:
<br /> a. Any attempt to prevent,dissuade or discourage any prospective purchaser, lessee or
<br /> tenant of real estate from viewing, buying, leasing or renting the real estate because of the
<br /> race, sex,sexual orientation,gender identity, religion, national origin,age, color,disability,
<br /> ancestry,familial status or United States military service veteran status of:
<br /> 1. Students, pupils or faculty of any school or school district; or
<br /> 2. Owners or occupants,or prospective owners or occupants, of real estate in any
<br /> neighborhood or on any street or block; provided, however,this clause shall not be
<br /> i co n st r ued to prohibit i sclosure in response to inquiry ui rY any prospective
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<br /> purchaser,lessee or tenant of: i
<br /> (1) Information reasonably believed to be accurate regarding such race, sex, E
<br /> sexual orientation,gender identity, religion, national origin,age, color,
<br /> ( disability,ancestry,familial status, or united States military service veteran
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<br /> I status;or
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