Hazel Crest — Ch. 14 Housing § 14-27

As used in this article:
Board means the fair housing review board.
Commission means the human relations commission, established by Ordinance No. 76-1968, as amended.
Discriminate or discrimination means to treat any person(s) in a particular manner solely or in part because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, provided that "discriminate" or "discrimination" shall not include special outreach efforts conducted by or under the authority of units of local government (including agencies, departments and commissions thereof) or nonprofit fair housing agencies to ensure that persons of minority groups are fully informed of available dwelling opportunities in areas of present or prospective majority group concentration, or to ensure that persons of the majority group are fully informed of available dwelling opportunities in areas of present or prospective minority group concentration.
Dwelling means any building, structure or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more persons, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or rental and on which any such building, structure or portion thereof may be constructed or located.
Lending institution means any bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or other organization or person regularly engaged in the business of lending money, guaranteeing loans for profit or otherwise providing financial assistance or insurance in connection with the purchase, sale or rental of dwellings.
Multifamily residential development means any building or structure, or group of buildings or structures, which contains six (6) or more dwellings under common management or ownership.
Owner means any person who holds legal or equitable title to, or owns any beneficial interest in, a dwelling, or who holds legal or equitable title to, or shares of, or holds any beneficial interest in, any organization or person which owns a dwelling; and his or her agent(s).
Person means one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers or fiduciaries.
Purchase means to obtain a dwelling through a sale.
Real estate agent means any person who for consideration negotiates or attempts to negotiate the purchase, sale, rental or listing of a dwelling or interest therein, or who acts as an employee or agent to manage a dwelling. "Real estate agent" includes, but is not limited to, all persons licensed, or required to be licensed, pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen License Act, Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 111, Section 5701, et seq.
Rent or rental means to lease, sublease, assign or otherwise grant or obtain the right to occupy a dwelling not owned by the occupant in return for consideration, or a contract or option to do any of the foregoing.
Sale or sell means to convey, exchange, transfer or assign legal or equitable title to, or a beneficial interest in, a dwelling in return for consideration, or a contract or option to do any of the foregoing.
Solicit or solicitation means any communication by or on behalf of a real estate agent with the owner or occupant of a dwelling which is intended to induce the sale, rental or listing for sale or rental of such dwelling; which is intended to offer or promote services in connection with the sale, rental or listing of such dwelling; and which is carried out by means of: (a)
In-person contacts at the dwelling;
(b) Written material mailed or delivered directly to the dwelling, such as direct mail, leaflets or pamphlets; or
(c) Telephonic contacts with owners or occupants of the dwelling.
For purposes of this article, the term "solicit" or "solicitation" shall not refer to communication carried out by means of print or electronic media of general circulation, such as a newspaper, radio, television or the yellow pages.