(b) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to assure to all individuals regardless
of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
marital status, lawful source of income, military status as a veteran with an honorable
discharge or an honorable or general administrative discharge, servicemember in the
armed forces, country of ancestral origin, or disability, age, familial status, housing
status, or those tenants or applicants or members of a household who are, or have
been, or are threatened with being the victims of domestic abuse, or those tenants
or applicants who have obtained, or sought, or are seeking relief from any court in
the form of a restraining order for protection from domestic abuse, equal opportunity
to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations anywhere within the
state in order that the peace, health, safety, and general welfare of all the inhabitants
of the state may be protected and ensured.
(c) The practice of discrimination in rental housing based on the lawful source of income
of an applicant for tenancy, or the potential or actual tenancy of a person with a
minor child, or on the basis that a tenant or applicant or a member of the household
is, or has been, or is threatened with being the victim of domestic abuse, or that
the tenant or applicant has obtained, or sought, or is seeking relief from any court
in the form of a restraining order for protection from domestic abuse is declared
to be against public policy.
(d) This chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the
protection of the public welfare, prosperity, health, and peace of the people of the
state.