§ 10-27. Discrimination in the financing of housing.

It shall be unlawful for any bank, savings and loan association, mortgage company, insurance company or other corporation, association, firm or enterprise whose business includes in whole or in part the making of residential or commercial real estate loans, or both, to deny a loan of other financial assistance to a person applying therefore for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling or dwellings to discriminate against him or her in the fixing of the amount, or financial assistance because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status or handicap of such person or any person associated with him or her in connection with such loan or other financial assistance of the present or prospective owners, lessees, tenants or occupants of the dwelling or dwellings in relation to which such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given; provided that nothing contained in this section shall impair the scope or effectiveness of the exemption contained in section 10-24.

(Ord. No. 2002-98, § 2, 12-3-02)