Aurora — Art. 22-II Housing Discrimination § 22-24

It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts of discrimination:
To refuse to sell, lease or rent any commercial or residential real estate within the City because of the race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability or order of protection status of the proposed buyer, or renter. 

To make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against any person in the price, terms, conditions or privileges of any kind relating to the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of any commercial or residential real estate in the City, or in the furnishing of any services or facilities in connection therewith, predicated upon the race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, order of protection status, of any prospective buyer, lessee or renter of such property. 

To publish, circulate, issue or display or to permit or cause to be published, circulated, issued or displayed any communication, notice, advertisement, sign or other writing of any kind relating to the sale, rental, or leasing of any commercial or residential real estate predicated upon the race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability or order of protection status of any prospective buyer, lessee or renter of such property. 

To discriminate or to participate directly or indirectly in the discrimination in connection with the terms of loans, guaranteeing loans, accepting mortgages or otherwise making available funds for loans within the City because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military status, physical or mental disability or order of protection status, provided that lending money is one of the principal aspects of the person's business or is incidental to the person's principal business; 

To distribute or cause to be distributed, written material or statements designed to induce any owner of commercial or residential real estate in the City to sell or lease his or her property because of any present or prospective change the race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability or order of protection status of property owners or renters. 

To exploit or overcharge any person for commercial real estate or residential housing accommodations in the City because of race, color, religion, creed national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability or order of protection status. 

To solicit for sale, lease or listing for sale or lease, commercial or residential real estate within the City on the grounds of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into any neighborhood of a person or persons of any particular race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or order of protection status. 

To refuse any listing of commercial or residential real estate within the City to any person because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability or order of protection status. 

To make any misrepresentation concerning the listing for sale or the anticipated listing for sale or the sale of any commercial real estate or housing accommodation for the purpose of inducing or attempting to induce the sale or listing for sale of any such property by representation that the presence or anticipated presence of persons of any particular race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability or order of protection status in the area will or may result in the lowering of property values in the block, neighborhood or area in which the property is located. 

To permit or take any action which discriminately affects a person's selection, status, or eligibility for employment, promotion or transfer, or for apprenticeship, membership or conditions and privileges or benefits directly or indirectly related to one's employment because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability or order of protection status. 

In connection with employment, to engage in any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature or a discriminatory nature. Sexual harassment includes such conduct when: 
Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment; 

Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for employment or decisions affecting an employee; or 

Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's employment or performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive employment environment. 

For the purposes of employment, to impose a restriction that has the effect of prohibiting a language from being spoken by an employee in communications that are unrelated to the employee's duties. 

For the purposes of employment, to request for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section 1324a(b) of Title 8 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter amended, more or different documents than are required under such section or to refuse to honor documents tendered that on their face reasonably appear to be genuine. 

To cause or permit to be published, posted or circulated any notice, advertisement, job order, requisition or request for applicants for employment or apprenticeship or for the referral thereof which makes or has the effect of making race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability or order of protection status as a condition of applying for employment or of referral thereof or indicates the existence of such a condition except for a bona fide occupational qualification. 

For an employer, employment agency or labor organization to inquire on a written application whether a job applicant has ever been arrested or to use such knowledge of an arrest as a reason for denial or termination of employment. This section shall not be construed to prohibit any employer, employment agency, or labor organization from requesting or using information or records concerning the conviction of any individual. 

To discriminate against any person in the full enjoyment of goods, services, facilities, advantages or privileges of any public accommodation because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability or order of protection status. 

To retaliate when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits and any other term or condition of employment or to make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against any person in the price, terms, conditions or privileges of any kind relating to the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of any commercial or residential real estate in the City because any person opposed any practice forbidden by this chapter or made a charge, filed a complaint, testified or assisted in the investigation, proceeding or hearing under this chapter. 

To aid, incite, compel, coerce or participate directly or indirectly in the doing of any act or practice declared in this chapter to be prohibited, or to discriminate or take retaliatory action against any other person because such person had opposed any practice forbidden by this chapter or made a charge, filed a complaint, testified or assisted in the investigation, proceeding or hearing under this chapter. 

(Ord. No. O12-043, § 1, 6-12-12)

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. O21-039 on 7/27/2021