Bill No. 47-23 South Bend Human Rights "Homeless" the Protected Classes Ordinance

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(c) A person may not, for profit, induce or attempt to induce a person to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into a neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, sex, disability, religion, familial status national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity or homelessness. Sec. 2-128.2. Disability Discrimination in Housing. (a) A person may not discriminate in the sale or rental or otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to any buyer or renter,nor may a person 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 with the dwelling because of a disability of: (1) The buyer or renter or person; (2) A person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after the dwelling is sold, rented, or made available; or (3) Any person associated with the buyer or renter or person. (b) For purposes of this section only, discrimination includes the following: (1) A refusal to permit, at the expense of the disabled person, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by the person if the modifications may be necessary to afford the person full enjoyment of the premises. (2) A refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services, when the accommodations may be necessary to afford the person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. (3) In connection with the design and construction of covered multi-family dwellings for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, a failure to design and construct those dwellings in a manner that: (A) The public use and common use parts of the dwellings are readily accessible to and usable by disabled persons; (B) All the doors are designed to allow passage into and within all premises within the dwellings and are sufficiently wide to allow passage by disabled persons in wheelchairs; and (C) All premises within the dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design: 1. An accessible route into and through the dwelling; 2. Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations; 3. Reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and 4. Usable kitchens and bathrooms so that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space. (c) As used in subsection (b), "covered multi-family dwellings" means: