Title
An Ordinance to Repeal and Recreate Section 6.035 of the Revised Municipal Code Relating to Fair Housing.
Body
The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 6.035 of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby repealed and recreated to read:
6.035 FAIR HOUSING.
(1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this city that all persons shall have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, lawful source of income, age or ancestry. The Common Council hereby extends this ordinance governing equal housing opportunities to cover single-family residences, which are owner-occupied. The Common Council finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute a significant portion of the housing business in this city and should be regulated. This section shall be deemed an exercise of the police powers of the city for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity and human rights of the people of this city.
(2) Definitions. In this section:
(A) "Advertise" means to publish, circulate, issue or display, or cause to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement or sign in connection with the sale, financing or rental of housing.
(B) "Age", in reference to a member of a protected class, means at least 18 years of age.
(C) "Aggrieved person" means a person who claims to have been injured by discrimination in housing or believes that he or she will be injured by discrimination in housing that is about to occur.
(D) "Complainant" means a person who files a complaint alleging discrimination in housing.
(E) "Conciliation" means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a complaint or by the investigation of the complaint, through inform...
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