216.8 - UNFAIR OR DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES -- HOUSING.
216.8 UNFAIR OR DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES --
HOUSING.
1. It shall be an unfair or discriminatory practice for any
person, owner, or person acting for an owner, of rights to housing or
real property, with or without compensation, including but not
limited to persons licensed as real estate brokers or salespersons,
attorneys, auctioneers, agents or representatives by power of
attorney or appointment, or any person acting under court order, deed
of trust, or will:
a. To refuse to sell, rent, lease, assign, sublease, refuse
to negotiate, or to otherwise make unavailable, or deny any real
property or housing accommodation or part, portion, or interest
therein, to any person because of the race, color, creed, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability,
or familial status of such person.
b. To discriminate against any person because of the person's
race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
religion, national origin, disability, or familial status, in the
terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale, rental, lease
assignment, or sublease of any real property or housing accommodation
or any part, portion, or interest in the real property or housing
accommodation or in the provision of services or facilities in
connection with the real property or housing accommodation.
c. To directly or indirectly advertise, or in any other
manner indicate or publicize that the purchase, rental, lease,
assignment, or sublease of any real property or housing accommodation
or any part, portion, or interest therein, by persons of any
particular race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, religion, national origin, disability, or familial status
is unwelcome, objectionable, not acceptable, or not solicited.
d. To discriminate against the lessee or purchaser of any
real property or housing accommodation or part, portion, or interest
of the real property or housing accommodation, or against any
prospective lessee or purchaser of the property or accommodation,
because of the race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, disability, age, or national origin of persons who
may from time to time be present in or on the lessee's or owner's
premises for lawful purposes at the invitation of the lessee or owner
as friends, guests, visitors, relatives, or in any similar capacity.
2. For purposes of this section, "person" means one or more
individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor
organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint stock
companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees
in cases under Tit. eleven of the United States Code, receivers, and
fiduciaries. Section History: Early Form
[C71, § 105A.13; C73, § 601A.13; C75, 77, 79, 81, § 601A.8] Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 205, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1129, § 4
C93, § 216.8
2007 Acts, ch 191, §7; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §86
Referred to in § 216.2, 216.11A, 216.12, 216.12A, 216.15A, 216.16A