Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL*
Chapter 2.80 FAIR HOUSING
2.80.150 Prevention of intimidation in fair housing cases.
Whoever, whether or not acting under code of law, by force or threat of
force wilfully injures, intimidates or interferes with, or attempts to injure,
intimidate or interfere with:
A. Any person because of their race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin and because they
are or have been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying or
contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing, or
occupation of any dwelling, or applying for or participating in any service
organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting
dwellings; or
B. Any person because they are or have been, or in order to
intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons
from:
1. Participating, without discrimination because of race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or in any of the
activities, services organizations, or facilities described in subsection
2.80.150(A); or
2. Affording another person or class of persons opportunity
or protection so to participate;
C. Any citizen because they are or have
been, or in order to discourage such citizen or any other citizen from lawfully
aiding or encouraging other persons to participate, without discrimination on
account of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national
origin, in any of the activities, services, organizations or facilities
described in subsection 2.80.150(A), or participating lawfully in speech or
peaceful assembly opposing any denial of the opportunity to so participate,
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than
ninety days or both. (Ord. 1620-2000 § 2(part), 2000).
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