OAR 839-005-0205: Housing Discrimination: Prohibited Discrimination in Real Property Transactions

(1) A person may not, because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, familial status, source of income or other protected class of any individual: (a) Refuse to sell, lease or rent any real property to a purchaser except that a person may refuse to lease or rent real property to a prospective renter or prospective lessee: (A) Based upon the past conduct of a prospective renter or prospective lessee provided the refusal to lease or rent based on past conduct is consistent with local, state and federal law, including but not limited to fair housing laws; or (B) Based upon the prospective renter's or prospective lessee's inability to pay rent, taking into account the value of the prospective renter's or prospective lessee's local, state and federal housing assistance, provided the refusal to lease or rent based on inability to pay rent is consistent with local, state and federal law, including but not limited to fair housing laws. (b) Expel a purchaser from any real property; (c) Make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against a purchaser in price, terms, conditions or privileges relating to the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of real property or in the furnishing of any facilities or services in connection with real property; (d) Attempt to discourage the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of any real property to a purchaser; (e) Publish, circulate, issue or display or cause to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement, or sign of any kind whether oral, written or electronic, relating to the sale, rental or leasing of real property that indicates any preference, limitation, specification or unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, familial status, source of income and other classes protected under Oregon statutes; (f) Assist, induce, incite or coerce another person to commit an act or engage in a practice that violates ORS 659A.145, 659A.421, the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. §3601–3617) or these rules; (g) Coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with any individual in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of having aided or encouraged any other individual in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by ORS 659A.145, 659A.421, the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. §3601–3617) or these rules; (h) Deny access to, or membership or participation in, any multiple listing service, real estate broker’s organization or other service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against any individual in the terms or conditions of the access, membership or participation; (i) Represent to an individual that a dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when the dwelling in fact is available for inspection, sale, rental or lease; (j) Otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to an individual. (2) A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions may not discriminate against any individual in making a transaction available, or in the terms or conditions of the transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, familial status, source of income and other classes protected under Oregon statutes. (3) A real estate licensee may not accept or retain a listing of real property for sale, lease or rental with an understanding that a purchaser may be discriminated against with respect to the sale, rental or lease thereof because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, familial status, source of income and other classes protected under Oregon statutes. (4) A person may not, for profit, induce or attempt to induce any other person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of an individual or individuals of a particular race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, familial status, source of income and other classes protected under Oregon statutes. (5) For purposes of OAR 839-005-0205(1) to (4), “source of income” includes federal rent subsidy payments under 42 U.S.C. §1437f, and any other local, state, or federal housing assistance. “Source of income” does not include income from specific occupations or income derived in an illegal manner.