§ 38-82. Same—Financing.

It shall be unlawful and a discriminatory housing practice for any lending institution to deny a loan or other financial assistance to a person applying therefor for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining housing, or to discriminate against such person in the fixing of the amount, interest rate, duration, or other terms or conditions of such loan or other financial assistance, because of the race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, familial status, handicap, or age of such person or of any person associated with such person in connection with such loan or other financial assistance or for purposes of such loan or other assistance, or of the present or prospective owners, lessees, tenants or occupants of the housing in relations to which such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall impair the scope or effectiveness of the exceptions contained in section 38-32.

(Ord. No. 87-12, § 4(2), 12-17-87; Ord. No. 90-3, § 3(4(2)), 11-15-90)

State law reference

Similar provisions, F.S. § 760.25.