Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL*
Chapter 2.80 FAIR HOUSING
2.80.020 Definitions.
1. “Aggrieved person” means and includes any person
who:
a. Claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice;
or
b. Believes that they will be injured by a discriminatory housing
practice that is about to occur.
2. “Chief administrative
officer” means the person who holds the highest administrative position of
the local unit of government.
3. “Complainant” means the person
(including the chief administrative officer) who files a complaint under Section
2.80.100.
4. “Discriminatory housing practice” means an act that
is unlawful under Sections 2.80.040, 2.80.050 or 2.80.060 of the ordinance
codified in this chapter.
5. “Dwelling” means any building,
structure or portion thereof which is occupied as, designed or intended for
occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any vacant land which is
offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of any such
building, structure or portion thereof.
6. “Familial status”
means one or more individuals (who have not attained the age of eighteen years)
being domiciled with:
a. A parent or another person having legal custody of
such individual or individuals; or
b. The designee of such parent or other
person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other
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 legal custody of any individual who has not attained the age of
eighteen years.
7. “Family” includes a single
individual.
8. “Handicap” means, with respect to a
person:
a. A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or
more of such person’s major life activities;
b. A record of having
such an impairment; or
c. Being regarded as having such an impairment, but
such term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction to, a controlled
substance (as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act [21 USC
802]).
9. “Person” means and includes one or more individuals,
corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal
representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated
organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and
fiduciaries.
10. “Respondent” means:
a. The person or other
entity accused in a complaint of an unfair housing practice; and
b. Any
other person or entity identified in the course of investigation and notified as
required with respect to respondents so identified under section
2.80.100.
11. “To rent” means and includes to lease, to
sublease, to let and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy
premises owned by the occupant. (Ord. 1620 § 2(part), 2000).
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