Omaha, Neb., Code of Ordinances ch. 13, art. IV (2026) § 13-300

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them: (a)
Age: All ages 40 and above.
(b) Aggrieved person: Any person who:
(1) Claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or
(2) Believes that such person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.
(c) Complaint: A written statement under oath or affirmation which alleges an unlawful practice and which is filed with the director.
(d) Complaint filed with the director: A complaint which is received and accepted by the director for further action.
(e) Complainant: The individual making a complaint alleging an unlawful practice, or the director.
(f) Conciliation: The attempted resolution of issues raised by a complaint filed pursuant to this article, or by the investigation of such complaint, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved person, the respondent, and the director.
(g) Conciliation agreement: A written agreement setting for the resolution of the issues in the conciliation.
(h) Director: The human rights and relations director or a designate.
(i) Discrimination: Any act or failure to act, whether by itself or as a part of a practice, the effect of which is to differentiate between or among individuals or groups of individuals by reason of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, disability/handicap or familial status.
(j) Disability/handicap: The physical or mental condition of an individual who:
(1) Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities;
(2) Has a record of such impairment; or
(3) Is regarded as having such impairment; but such does not include current, illegal use or addiction to a controlled substance as defined by federal and state law.
(k) Dwelling: Any building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residency by one or more families, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease of the construction or location thereon of any such building, structure, or portion thereof.
(l) Familial status: One or more individuals who have not attained the age of 18 years, being domiciled with:
(1) A parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals.
(2) The designee of such parent or other parent having such custody with the written permission of such parent or another person.
The protections afforded against discrimination on the basis of familial status shall apply to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing the legal custody of any individual who has not attained the age of 18.
(m) Financial institution:
(1) Any bank, banking organization, mortgage company, insurance company or other lender to whom application is made for financial assistance for the purchase, lease, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, maintenance or improvement of real property; or
(2) Any agent of a financial institution.
(n) Gender identity: The actual or perceived appearance, expression, identity or behavior of a person as being male or female, whether or not that appearance, expression, identity or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the person's designated sex at birth.
(o) Hearing board: The civil rights hearing board established commencing at section 13-123 of this chapter.
(p) Housing accommodation: Any unit of real property which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home or residence of one or more individuals.
(q) Individual: Includes individuals.
(r) Marital status: The state of being married, single divorced, separated or widowed, or the changing of such state.
(s) National origin: Ancestry, lineage, name, place of birth or any factor indicative of any of these; includes the national origin of an ancestor.
(t) Person: Any individual, association, committee, corporation, joint apprenticeship committee, joint-stock company, labor organization, legal representative, mutual company, partnership, receiver, trust, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, unincorporated organization, and any other legal or commercial entity, a city, a political subdivision, or any governmental entity or agency, excluding the United States of America and the State of Nebraska, or any agent or representative of any of the foregoing.
(u) Real property: Any buildings, structures, real estate, lands, tenements, leaseholds, interests in real estate cooperatives, condominiums and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, or any interest therein.
(v) Real property transaction: Exhibiting, listing, advertising, negotiating, agreeing to transfer or transferring, whether by sale, lease, sublease, rent, assignment or other agreement, any interest in real property.
(w) Respondent: Any person against whom a complaint has been filed.
(x) Sex: The state of being either male or female.
(y) Sexual orientation: Actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality.
(z) Unlawful practice: A practice or act within the city which is designated as discriminatory under the terms of this article.
Note: Neither the term "individual with handicaps" nor the term "handicap" shall apply to an individual solely because that individual is a transvestite.
Cross reference-- Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2 .