§98.0803 Prohibited Activity — San Diego Zoning Code

(a) It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following acts, wholly or in part, based on a person’s source of income (except as may be necessary to comply with any program requirements related to source of income ):
1. To refuse to enter into or renew an agreement for tenancy ;
2. To interrupt or terminate any tenancy ;
3. To falsely represent that a rental-unit is not available for tenancy
4. To require inclusion in the terms of an agreement for tenancy any clause, condition, or restriction; or
5. To restrict a tenant’s access to facilities or services on real property associated with the tenancy , or refuse repairs or improvements to real property associated with the tenancy .
(b) It is unlawful for any person to make, print, publish, advertise, or disseminate in any way, or cause to be made, printed, published, advertised, or disseminated in any way, any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to a rental-unit , or with respect to financing related to a rental-unit , which indicates discrimination based on a person’s source of income .
(c) It is unlawful for any person to use a financial or income standard for entering into or renewing a tenancy that does either of the following:
- (1) Fails to account for any tenant’s or prospective tenant’s entire source of income ; or
- (2) Fails to account for the aggregate source of income of tenants residing together or proposing to reside together, or the aggregate source of income of tenants or prospective tenants and their cosigners or proposed cosigners, on the same basis as the aggregate source of income of married persons residing together or proposing to reside together.

(“Prohibited Activity” added 9-18-2018 by O–20986 N.S.; effective 10-18-2018.)

Ch. Art. Div. 9 8 8 2

San Diego Municipal Code (10-2018)

Chapter 9: Building, Housing and Sign Regulations