Section 6 – Discriminatory housing practices regarding residential real estate-related transactions — Discriminatory housing practices regarding the provisions of brokerage services.

• (1)
  • (a) It is a discriminatory housing practice for a person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against a person in making available a residential real estate-related transaction, or in the terms or conditions of the residential real estate-related transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, source of income, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
  • (b) Residential real estate-related transactions include:
    • (i) making or purchasing loans or providing other financial assistance:
      • (A) for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; or
      • (B) secured by residential real estate; or
    • (ii) selling, brokering, or appraising residential real property.

• (2) It is a discriminatory housing practice to, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, source of income, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity:
  • (a) deny a person access to, or membership or participation in, a multiple-listing service, real estate brokers’ organization, or other service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings; or
  • (b) discriminate against a person in the terms or conditions of access, membership, or participation in the organization, service, or facility.

• (3) This section also applies to a discriminatory housing practice because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, source of income, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity based upon a person’s association with another person.

Amended by Chapter 13, 2015 General Session