Chapter 7.74
FAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS
Sections:
7.74.010 Refusal to rent based solely on Section 8 voucher or certificate request prohibited.
7.74.020 Exceptions.
7.74.030 Enforcement.
7.74.010 Refusal to rent based solely on Section 8 voucher or certificate request prohibited.
No person shall refuse to rent a dwelling unit to any rental applicant solely on the basis that the applicant proposes to rent such unit pursuant to a Section 8 voucher or certificate issued under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); provided, this section shall only apply with respect to a Section 8 certificate if the monthly rent on such residential unit is within the allowable rent as established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Dwelling unit” shall have the meaning set forth in KZC 5.250. (Ord. 4384 § 2 (part), 2013)
7.74.020 Exceptions.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall:
(1) Apply to the renting, subrenting, leasing, or subleasing of a portion of a single-family dwelling, wherein the owner or person entitled to possession thereof maintains a permanent residence, home or abode therein;
(2) Be interpreted to prohibit any person from making a choice among prospective tenants on the basis of factors other than participation in a Section 8 program;
(3) Prohibit a religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, from limiting the rental or occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on the basis of race, color, national origin or other illegal discriminatory basis;
(4) Be construed to prohibit treating people with disabilities more favorably than people who do not have disabilities;
(5) Be construed to protect criminal conduct; or
(6) Prohibit any person from limiting the rental or occupancy of a dwelling based on the use of force or violent behavior by an occupant or prospective occupant, including behavior intended to produce fear of imminent force or violence against the person or property of the owner, manager, or other agent of the owner. (Ord. 4384 § 2 (part), 2013)