§ 8-771. Prohibited acts.

No person shall engage in any discriminatory real estate practice. A discriminatory real estate practice occurs upon the violation of any one or more of the following prohibitions:

(1)

Terms and conditions. No person shall make any distinction, discrimination, or restriction in the price, terms, conditions, or privileges of any real estate transaction, including the decision to engage in or renew any real estate transaction, on the basis of unlawful discrimination.

(2)

Discriminatory communications. No person shall publish, circulate, issue, or display, or cause to be published, circulated, issued, or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement, sign or other writing of any kind relating to a real estate transaction which will indicate or express any unlawful limitation or discrimination on the basis of unlawful discrimination.

(3)

Listings. No person shall deliberately and knowingly refuse examination of any listing of residential real property within the village to any individual because of unlawful discrimination.

(4)

Representations. No person shall deliberately and knowingly represent to an individual that residential real property is not available for inspection, sale, rental, or lease in the village when in fact it is available, or fail to bring a residential real estate listing in the village to an individual's attention, or refuse to permit a person to inspect residential real property in the village because of unlawful discrimination.

(5)

Blockbusting. No person shall solicit, for sale, lease, or listing for sale or lease, residential real property within the village on the grounds of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into any neighborhood of any individual or individuals of any particular race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, source of income, or housing status.

(6)

Encouragement of blockbusting. No person shall distribute or cause to be distributed written material or statements designed to induce any owner of residential real property in the village to sell or lease his, her, or its property because of any prospective change in the race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, discharge status, source of income, or housing status of individuals in the neighborhood.

(7)

Creating alarm. No person shall intentionally create alarm among residents of any community within the village by transmitting communication in any manner, including a telephone call whether or not conversation thereby ensues, with a design to induce any person within the village to sell or lease his residential real property within the village because of the present or prospective entry into the vicinity of the property of any individual or individuals of any particular race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, source of income, or housing status.

(8)

Notice of fair housing ordinance. No person shall show real property located in the village, which is offered to the public for sale or lease, without notifying the prospective purchaser or lessee in writing (in 12-point type or larger) that, "Wilmette prohibits discrimination in real estate transactions based on race, color, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, source of income or housing status (article XXII of this chapter). Feel free to contact the village's Corporation Counsel by calling [phone] [TDD No. [phone]] to make a complaint or to request further information." This requirement shall not apply to any property or rental unit offered for sale or lease, respectively, which is exempted, pursuant to section 8-772(7), from the provisions of this chapter.

(Code 1993, § 9-14.4; Ord. No. 96-O-26, 6-11-1996)