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ORDINANCE 4:52?
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF FAIRHOPE, AIAM4A, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section I. Discrimination - It shall be an unfair housing practice
and unlawful or any rea estate broker licensed as such by the City:
A. To make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against any
person in price, terms, conditions or privileges of any kind re-
lating to the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of any real estate
used for residential or commercial purposes in the City, or in
furnishing of any facilities or services in connection therewith
predicated upon race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry
of the prospective or actual buyer or tenant thereof.
B. To publish, circulate, issue or display or cause to be published,
circulated, issued, or displayed, any commnmication notice, adver-
tisement, sign, or writing of any kind relating to the sale, rental,
or leasing of any residential or commercial real property within
the City which would indicate or express any limitation or discrim-
ination in the sale, rental, or leasing of such residential or
commercial real estate predicated upon the race, color, religion,
national origin or ancestry of any such prospective buyer, lessee,
or renter of such property.
C. To refuse to sell, lease, or rent real estate for residential,
or commercial purposes within the City because of the race, color,
religion, national origin or ancestry of the proposed buyer or renter.
D. To discriminate or to participate in discrimination in connection
with borrowing or lending money, guaranteeing loans, accepting
mortgages or otherwise obtaining or making available funds for
the purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or
maintainenance of any residential or commercial housing unit or
housing accommodation of the City because of the race, color,
religion, national origin of ancestry of such person.
E. To cheat, exploit, or overcharge any person for residential or
commercial housing purposes accommodations in the City because
of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry of such person.
F. To solicit for sale, lease, or listing for sale or lease any residen-
tial or commercial real estate within the City on the ground of
loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into any
neighborhood of any person or persons of any particular race, color,
religion, national origin or ancestry.
G. To distribute or cause to be distributed written material or state-
ments designed to induce any owner of residential or commercial
real estate in the City to sell or lease his property because of any
present or prospective change in the race, color, religion, national
origin or ancestry or persons in the neighborhood.
H. To deliberately and knowingly refuse examination of any leasing of res-
idential or commercial real estate within the City to any person
because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry.
Section II. Compliance By Out of Town Brokers - Any real estate broker
not licensed by the City who shall exercise any function of a real estate
broker within the City shall be deemed a broker hereunder, and subject to
all applicable provisions hereof.
Section III. Definition - Real Estate Broker is defined to mean any
person, firm, partnership or corporation licensed by the City who sells,
rents, or leases real estate in the City of Fairhope, for residential
or commercial purposes.
Section IV. Violation - The violation of this ordinance shall be
punishable byline of not more than one hundred dollars (100.00)
or by imprisonment or hard labor for not more than six (6) months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the
court. Each day that any violation of this ordinance of the City
shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Section V. Conplaints - Any person aggrieved in any marmer by any
violation o any provision of this ordinance may file a written complaint
setting forth his grievance with the City Clerk. Said complaint shall
state the name and address of the camplaintant and of the person against
wham the complaint is brought, and shall also state the alleged facts
surrounding the violation of this ordinance.
The Mayor is hereby fully authorized immediately to investigate
every such complaint thus filed. If the Mayor determines that the
respondent has not engaged in an unlawful practice, he shall state
its findings of fact in writing. If the Mayor determines after such
investigation that probable cause exists for the allegation made in
the complaint, the Mayor will notify the proper City Officials, the
City Council, for further legal or conciliatory action.
Section VI. Effective - This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force imme 'atctee�y upon its publication.
ADOPTED THIS THE ./ DAY OF 6d1 1980.
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