Macomb — Ch. 13 Housing § 13-94

(a) Representing nonavailability of property; withholding housing. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this article for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner or other person to represent to any person that any real property is not available for inspection, purchase, sale, lease or occupancy when in fact it is so available, or otherwise to withhold real property from any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or unfavorable discharge from military service.
(b) Advertisements and notices indicating intent to discriminate in housing. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this article for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner or other person to publish or circulate a statement, advertisement or notice, or to post or erect or cause any person to post or erect any sign or notice upon any real property indicating any intent to sell or lease any real property in a manner that is unlawful under this article.
(c) Refusal of offer. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this article for any real estate agent or other person to refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a bona fide offer for the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of any real property because of the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or unfavorable discharge from military service of the person making such offer.
(d) Discrimination in lending. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this article for any lending institution to discriminate or participate in discrimination in connection with borrowing or lending money, guaranteeing loans, accepting mortgages or otherwise obtaining or making available funds for the purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of any housing accommodation because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or unfavorable discharge from military service.
(e) Deception; exploitation; cheating. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this article for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner or any other person to deceive, exploit, cheat or overcharge any person in a real property transaction in the city or to make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against any person as to conditions or privileges of any kind relating to the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of the real property because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or unfavorable discharge from military service.
(f) Listing agreements which are discriminatory. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this article for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner or any other person to enter into a listing agreement which prohibits the inspection, sale, lease or occupancy of real property to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or unfavorable discharge from military service.
(g) Interference with Macomb Equal Opportunity and Fair Housing Commission. It shall be an unlawful real estate practice and a violation of this article for any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, owner or any other person to knowingly and willfully interfere with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the Macomb Equal Opportunity and Fair Housing Commission or one of its members or representatives.
(h) Exceptions.
(1) Nothing in this article shall require an owner to offer real property to the public at large before selling or renting the property, providing he complies with all other provisions of this article.
(2) This article shall not require an owner or his agent to offer real property for sale or lease to any person if the owner or his agent has reasonable cause, which can be substantiated, to believe that such person is not negotiating for the purchase or lease of such real property in good faith.
(3) This article shall not be deemed to prohibit owners from giving preference to prospective tenants or buyers for any reason other than race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or unfavorable discharge from military service.
(4) Nothing in this article shall prohibit a religious organization, association or society from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or unfavorable discharge from military service.
(5) Nothing in this article shall prohibit a private club that is open to the public which provides lodging which it owns and operates for other than commercial use from limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members.