HF 3640

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/04/2024 03:44pm

A bill for an act
relating to human rights; prohibiting discrimination based on source of income;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.03, by adding a subdivision;
Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 363A.09, subdivisions 1, 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 34a. new text end

new text begin Public assistance program. new text end

new text begin "Public assistance program" means federal,
state, or local assistance, including but not limited to rental assistance, rent supplements,
and housing choice vouchers.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 363A.09, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Real property interest; action by owner, lessee, and others.

It is an
unfair discriminatory practice for an owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, or managing agent
of, or other person having the right to sell, rent or lease any real property, or any agent of
any of these:

(1) to refuse to sell, rent, or lease or otherwise deny to or withhold from any person or
group of persons any real property because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, new text begin participation in
or requirements of a public assistance program, new text end disability, sexual orientation, or familial
status; or

(2) to discriminate against any person or group of persons because of race, color, creed,
religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public
assistance, new text begin participation in or requirements of a public assistance program, new text end disability, sexual
orientation, or familial status in the terms, conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or lease
of any real property or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith,
except that nothing in this clause shall be construed to prohibit the adoption of reasonable
rules intended to protect the safety of minors in their use of the real property or any facilities
or services furnished in connection therewith; or

(3) in any transaction involving real property, to print, circulate or post or cause to be
printed, circulated, or posted any advertisement or sign, or use any form of application for
the purchase, rental or lease of real property, or make any record or inquiry in connection
with the prospective purchase, rental, or lease of real property which expresses, directly or
indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, color, creed, religion,
national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance,
new text begin participation in or requirements of a public assistance program, new text end disability, sexual orientation,
or familial status, or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination
except that nothing in this clause shall be construed to prohibit the advertisement of a
dwelling unit as available to adults-only if the person placing the advertisement reasonably
believes that the provisions of this section prohibiting discrimination because of familial
status do not apply to the dwelling unit.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 363A.09, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Real property interest; action by brokers, agents, and others.

It is an unfair
discriminatory practice for a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or employee, or agent
thereof:

(1) to refuse to sell, rent, or lease or to offer for sale, rental, or lease any real property
to any person or group of persons or to negotiate for the sale, rental, or lease of any real
property to any person or group of persons because of race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, new text begin participation
in or requirements of a public assistance program, new text end disability, sexual orientation, or familial
status or represent that real property is not available for inspection, sale, rental, or lease
when in fact it is so available, or otherwise deny or withhold any real property or any
facilities of real property to or from any person or group of persons because of race, color,
creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to
public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, or familial status; or

(2) to discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, new text begin participation
in or requirements of a public assistance program, new text end disability, sexual orientation, or familial
status in the terms, conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or lease of real property or in
the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith; or

(3) to print, circulate, or post or cause to be printed, circulated, or posted any
advertisement or sign, or use any form of application for the purchase, rental, or lease of
any real property or make any record or inquiry in connection with the prospective purchase,
rental or lease of any real property, which expresses directly or indirectly, any limitation,
specification or discrimination as to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender
identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, new text begin participation in or requirements
of a public assistance program, new text end disability, sexual orientation, or familial status or any intent
to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination except that nothing in this
clause shall be construed to prohibit the advertisement of a dwelling unit as available to
adults-only if the person placing the advertisement reasonably believes that the provisions
of this section prohibiting discrimination because of familial status do not apply to the
dwelling unit.