Housing Accommodations and Housing Services
San Diego Municipal Code § 52.9503
in effect§52.9503 Housing Accommodations and Housing Services
(a) It shall be unlawful for any owner in the renting, leasing and/or providing of any housing accommodation or housing service to discriminate against any person because such person has AIDS, ARC or ARS.
(b) Nothing in this section shall:
(1) Apply to any housing accommodation in which the owner or any member of his or her family occupies the same housing accommodation in common with the prospective tenant. This exception shall not apply where the owner occupies a separate apartment, condominium or other housing unit in a multiple–unit complex.
(2) Permit or require the rental or occupancy of any housing accommodation otherwise prohibited by law.
(3) Otherwise interfere with any just cause for the owner to evict a person from any housing accommodation or permit the delay of any unlawful detainer action.
(4) Require the renting of any housing accommodation reserved for the housing of students to non–student persons with AIDS, ARC or ARS.
(“Housing Accommodations and Housing Services” added 2–22–1988 by O–17031 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art02Division95.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026