Discrimination prohibited.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 5-8-020
in effect5-8-020 Discrimination prohibited.
It is further declared to be the policy of the City of Chicago that no owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent, or other person, firm or corporation having the right to sell, rent or lease any housing accommodation, within the City of Chicago, or any agent of any of these, should refuse to sell, rent, lease, or otherwise deny to or withhold from any person or group of persons such housing accommodations because of such person’s or persons’ race, color, sex, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military status, or source of income, or because of actual or perceived association with such person or persons, or discriminate against any person because of his race, color, sex, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military status or source of income in the terms, conditions, or privileges or the sale, rental, or lease of any housing accommodation or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith.
(Prior code § 198.7B-2; Amend Coun. J. 12-21-88, p. 23526; Amend Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96031, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18514, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 4-16-25, p. 26724, § 1)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2638887Fetched: 10/24/2026