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money, whether or not secured by mortgage or otherwise, for the <br />acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of housing. <br />516.06 DISCRIMINATION IN BROKERAGE SERVICES. <br />It shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership or <br />participation in any multiple- listing service, real estate brokers' <br />organization or other service, organization or facility relating to the <br />business of selling or renting dwellings or to discriminate against a person <br />in the terms or conditions of such access, membership or participation, on <br />account of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, <br />handicap, familial status, national origin, or gender identity or expression. <br />516.07 ADMINISTRATION, DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT <br />SERVICE AND ENFORCEMENT. <br />(a) This chapter shall be administered by the Director of <br />Community Development, and the Director shall also be responsible for <br />the establishment and administration of a discrimination complaint <br />service. <br />(b) The discrimination complaint service shall be available to <br />any person who alleges that his rights have been denied relative to housing <br />and /or financing for housing because of race, color, religion, gender, <br />sexual orientation, ancestry, handicap, familial status, national origin, or <br />gender identity or expression. (Ord. 79 -10. Passed 12- 20 -10.) <br />(c) Any person who claims to have been subjected to a <br />discriminatory housing practice shall file a complaint in writing within <br />180 days of the alleged violation with the Director. The complaint shall <br />contain such information and will be in such form as the Director may <br />require. <br />(d) If the Director determines that there are reasonable grounds <br />to believe a violation has occurred, he shall attempt to conciliate the <br />matter within five working days of the filing of the complaint by utilizing <br />conciliation conferences with all interested parties and such <br />representatives as the parties may choose to assist them. These <br />conferences shall be informal, and nothing shall be made public by the <br />Director regarding the conferences unless all parties agree thereto in <br />writing. During this period the Director shall make such investigation as <br />he deems appropriate. <br />(e) If the Community Development Director and the Law <br />Director determine that the person complained against has violated this <br />chapter, the Law Director shall prepare and issue a directive requiring that <br />person to cease and desist from such unlawful conduct and within fifteen <br />calendar days take such affirmative action as will effectuate the purpose of <br />this chapter. If after the fifteenth day, the situation has not been rectified, <br />the Director of Community Development shall initiate the proper legal <br />action through the Law Department of the City or through the <br />2 <br />