Human rights: The rights of all persons to freely exercise and enjoy the rights and privileges
secured by the Constitution and Laws of the United States and the Constitution and
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. These are the rights afforded equally to
each person regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age,
genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, family status, marital
status, veteran status gender identity, gender expression, or status as a person who
is a recipient of federal, state, or local housing subsidies, rental assistance, or
rental supplements where unlawful discrimination exists.
Unlawful housing practices: It is unlawful:
(1)
For any owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent, real estate broker, or
other person having the right to sell, rent, lease or manage a housing accommodation,
or an agent of any of those such persons to:
a.
Discriminate and to directly or indirectly make or cause to be made any written or
oral inquiry concerning the race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age,
genetic information, disability, ancestry, marital status, family status, sexual orientation,
veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or status as a person who is a
recipient of federal, state or local housing subsidies. This policy shall be enforced
where unlawful discrimination exists in housing, employment, education, public accommodations,
housing accommodations of any prospective purchaser, applicant, occupant, or tenant
of any housing accommodation.
b.