Lincoln, Neb., Mun. Code ch. 11.06 § 11.06.020

Except as exempted by Section 11.06.070 , it shall be unlawful to:

a. Refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, or to refuse to show, or to refuse to receive and transmit an offer for, a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability , national origin, familial status , handicap, ancestry, marital status, or lawful source of income ;

b. Discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of service or facilities in connection therewith, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, familial status, handicap, ancestry, marital status, or lawful source of income;

c. Make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published, any notice, statement or advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, familial status, handicap, ancestry, marital status, lawful source of income, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination;

d. Represent to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, familial status, handicap, ancestry, marital status, or lawful source of income, that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when such dwelling is, in fact, so available;

e. Cause to be made any written or oral inquiry or record concerning the race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, familial status, handicap, ancestry, marital status, or lawful source of income of a person seeking to purchase, rent, or lease any housing;

f. Include in any transfer, sale, rental or lease of housing any unlawful restrictive covenants , or to honor or exercise or attempt to honor or exercise any unlawful restrictive covenants pertaining to housing;

g. Discharge or demote an employee or agent or discriminate in the compensation of such employee or agent because of such employee's or agent's obedience to the provisions of this chapter;

h. Induce or attempt to induce, for profit, any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representation regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, familial status, handicap, ancestry, marital status, or with a particular lawful source of income;

i. Discriminate in the sale or rental of or otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a handicap of:

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The buyer or renter;

2. Any person associated with the buyer or renter; or

3. A person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available.

j. Discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with a dwelling because of a handicap of:

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Such person;

2. Any person associated with such person; or

3. A person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available.

(Approved by voters at the May 6, 2025 General Election per City Ordinance Initiative Petition, Charter Article IV, Sec. 22; Ord. 15966 §4; September 9, 1991: P.C. § 11.06.030 : Ord. 13793 §6; March 26, 1984: Ord. 12849 §17; February 19, 1980: Ord. 12621 §9; July 2, 1979: Ord. 12151 §17; November 21, 1977: Ord. 10917 §2; October 1, 1973).