the agent of any person making loans for, or offering financial assistance
in, the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of housing
accommodations to set standards and preferences, terms, conditions, limitations, or
specifications for the granting of loans or financial assistance that do not discriminate
on the basis of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, marital status, 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, disability, age, familial status, 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, of the applicant for the loan or financial assistance
or of any existing or prospective owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant of the housing
accommodation. If a landlord requires that a prospective or current tenant have a
certain minimum level of income, the standard for assessing eligibility shall be based
only on the portion of the rent to be paid by the tenant, taking into account the
value of any federal, state, or local rental assistance or housing subsidy.