Okla. Stat. tit. 25, §§ 1451–1453, 1501–1508 § 1452

Unlawful Discriminatory Housing Practices

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Okla. Stat. tit. 25, §§ 1451–1453, 1501–1508 § 1452
A. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for any person, or
any agent or employee of such person:
1. To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to
refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of any housing, or otherwise make
unavailable or deny any housing because of race, color, religion, gender,
national origin, age, familial status, or disability;
2. To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges
of sale or rental of housing, or in the provision of services or facilities in
connection with any housing because of race, color, religion, gender, national
origin, age, familial status, or disability;
3. To make, print, publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any
notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of
housing that indicates any preference, limitation, discrimination, or intention
to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race,
color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or
disability;
4. To represent to any person, for reasons of discrimination, that any
housing is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when such housing is in
fact so available because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin,
age, familial status, or disability;
5. To deny any person access to, or membership or participation in, a
multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other service,
organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting
dwellings, or discriminate against a person in the terms or conditions of
access, membership, or participation in such an organization, service, or
facility because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age,
familial status, or disability;
6. To include in any transfer, sale, rental, or lease of housing any
restrictive covenant that discriminates, or for any person to honor or exercise,
or attempt to honor or exercise, any discriminatory covenant pertaining to
housing because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial
status, or disability;
7. To refuse to consider the income of both applicants when both applicants
seek to buy or lease housing because of race, color, religion, gender, national
origin, age, familial status, or disability;
8. To refuse to consider as a valid source of income any public assistance,
alimony, or child support, awarded by a court, when that source can be verified
as to its amount, length of time received, regularity, or receipt because of
race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or
disability;
9. To discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges
relating to the obtaining or use of financial assistance for the acquisition,
construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of any housing because of
race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or
disability;
10. To discharge, demote, or discriminate in matters of compensation or
working conditions against any employee or agent because of the obedience of the
employee or agent to the provisions of this section;
11. To solicit or attempt to solicit the listing of housing for sale or
lease, by door to door solicitation, in person, or by telephone, or by
distribution of circulars, if one of the purposes is to change the racial
composition of the neighborhood;
12. To knowingly induce or attempt to induce another person to transfer an
interest in real property, or to discourage another person from purchasing real
property, by representations regarding the existing or potential proximity of
real property owned, used, or occupied by persons of any particular race, color,
religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status or disability, or to
represent that such existing or potential proximity shall or may result in:
a. the lowering of property values,
b. a change in the racial, religious, or ethnic character of the block,
neighborhood, or area in which the property is located,
c. an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the area, or
d. a decline in quality of the schools serving the area;
13. To refuse to rent or lease housing to a blind, deaf, or disabled person
on the basis of the person's use or possession of a bona fide, properly trained
guide, signal, or service dog;
14. To demand the payment of an additional nonrefundable fee or an
unreasonable deposit for rent from a blind, deaf, or disabled person for such
dog. Such blind, deaf, or disabled person may be liable for any damage done to
the dwelling by such dog;
15. a. to discriminate in the sale or rental or otherwise make available or
deny a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a disability of:
(1) that buyer or renter,
(2) a person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is
sold, rented, or made available, or
(3) any person associated with that buyer or renter, or
b. to discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges
of sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of services or facilities in
connection with the dwelling because of a disability of:
(1) that person,
(2) a person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is
so sold, rented, or made available, or
(3) any person associated with that person;
16. For purposes of disability discrimination in housing pursuant to Sections
1451 through 1453 of this title, discrimination includes:
a. a refusal to permit, at the expense of the disabled person, reasonable
modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by the person if
the modifications may be necessary to afford the person full enjoyment of the
premises, provided that such person also provides a surety bond guaranteeing
restoration of the premises to their prior condition, if necessary to make the
premises suitable for nondisabled tenants,
b. a refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices,
or services, when the accommodations may be necessary to afford the person equal
opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, or
c. in connection with the design and construction of covered multifamily
dwellings for first occupancy thirty (30) months after the date of enactment of
the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-430), a failure
to design and construct those dwellings in a manner that:
(1) the public use and common use portions of the dwellings are readily
accessible to and usable by disabled persons,
(2) all the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises
within the dwellings are sufficiently wide to allow passage by disabled persons
in wheelchairs, and
(3) all premises within the dwellings contain the following features of
adaptive design:
(a) an accessible route into and through the dwelling,
(b) light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental
controls in accessible locations,
(c) reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab
bars, and
(d) usable kitchen and bathrooms so that an individual in a wheelchair can
maneuver about the space,
(4) compliance with the appropriate requirements of the American National
Standard for buildings and facilities providing accessibility and usability for
physically disabled people, commonly cited as "ANSI A 117.1", suffices to
satisfy the requirements of division (3) of this subparagraph,
(5) as used in this subsection, the term "covered multifamily dwellings"
means:
(a) buildings consisting of four or more units if the buildings have one or
more elevators, and
(b) ground floor units in other buildings consisting of four or more
units,
(6) nothing in this subsection requires that a dwelling be made available to
an individual whose tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health or
safety of other individuals or whose tenancy would result in substantial
physical damage to the property of others; or
17. a. A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate
related transactions may not discriminate against a person in making a real
estate related transaction available or in the terms or conditions of a real
estate related transaction because of race, color, religion, gender, disability,
familial status, national origin or age.
b. In this section, "residential real estate related transaction" means:
(1) making or purchasing loans or providing other financial assistance:
(a) to purchase, construct, improve, repair, or maintain a dwelling, or
(b) to secure residential real estate, or
(2) selling, brokering, or appraising residential real property.
B. This section does not prohibit discrimination against a person because the
person has been convicted under federal law or the law of any state of the
illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance.
C. No other categories or classes of persons are protected pursuant to
Sections 1451 through 1453 of this title. The Attorney General's Office of Civil
Rights Enforcement shall have no authority or jurisdiction to act on complaints
based on any kind of discrimination other than those kinds of discrimination
prohibited pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title or any other
specifically authorized by law.
Source: Legislative text reproduced verbatim
Plain English

Oklahoma law under 25 O.S. § 1452 prohibits a wide range of discriminatory practices in housing transactions based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, familial status, or disability. These prohibitions cover refusals to sell or rent, discriminatory advertising, steering, blockbusting, restrictive covenants, and the exclusion of lawful income sources such as public assistance or child support in tenant screening. The law also requires that disabled persons be permitted to make reasonable modifications at their own expense and that covered multifamily buildings meet specific accessibility design standards.

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For Property Managers

Property owners and managers operating under 25 O.S. § 1452 generally ensure that all advertising, screening criteria, lease terms, and service offerings are applied uniformly regardless of protected characteristics. Compliant operators accept court-verified income sources such as alimony and child support, allow service animals without nonrefundable fees, and permit disability-related modifications when accompanied by a surety bond for restoration. Operators of covered multifamily properties also confirm that design and construction meet the accessibility standards referenced in § 1452(A)(16).

General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.

For Tenants

Under 25 O.S. § 1452, tenants have the right to be free from discriminatory refusals, unequal lease terms, and misrepresentations about housing availability based on protected characteristics. Disabled tenants are specifically entitled to request reasonable accommodations or modifications and may not be denied housing solely because they use a guide or service dog. Those who believe their rights under § 1452 have been violated may consider filing a complaint with a fair housing agency, raising the violation as a defense in eviction proceedings, or contacting a tenant-rights organization for guidance.

General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.

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May 7, 2013
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References In

Rules and statutes that cite this regulation

25 O.S. § 1451
25 O.S. § 1453
25 O.S. § 1452
25 O.S. § 1451
25 O.S. § 1453
25 O.S. § 1452
25 O.S. § 1451
25 O.S. § 1453
25 O.S. § 1452

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