DISCRIMINATION
 

The Federal Fair Housing Acts of 1968 and 1988 provide that it is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, handicap, or national origin when selling or leasing residential property. It covers dwellings and apartments, as well as vacant land acquired for the construction of residential buildings and prohibits the following discriminatory acts:

1. Refusing to sell, rent, or negotiate with any person, or otherwise making a dwelling unavailable to any person.

2. Changing terms, conditions, or services for different individuals as a means of discrimination.

3. Practicing discrimination through any statement or advertising that restricts the sale or rental of residential property.

4. Representing to any person, as a means of discrimination, that a dwelling is not available for sale or rental.

5. Making a profit by inducing owners of housing to sell or rent because of the prospective entry into the neighborhood of persons of a particular race, color, religion, or 26 national origin.

6. Altering the terms or conditions for a home loan to any person who wishes to purchase or repair a dwelling, or otherwise denying such a loan as a means of discrimination.

7. Denying persons membership or limiting their participation in any multiple listing service, real estate brokers’ organization, or other facility related to the sale or rental of dwellings as a means of discrimination.

In 1978, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development entered into an Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Agreement with the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission.