ยง515-5 - Discriminatory financial practices.
ยง515-5ย Discriminatory financial practices.ย
It is a discriminatory practice for a person, a representative of such person,
or a real estate broker or salesperson, to whom an inquiry or application is
made for financial assistance in connection with a real estate transaction or
for the construction, rehabilitation, repair, maintenance, or improvement of
real property, because of race, sex, including gender identity or expression,
sexual orientation, color, religion, marital status, familial status, ancestry,
disability, age, or human immunodeficiency virus infection:
(1)ย To discriminate against the applicant;
(2)ย To use a form of application for financial
assistance or to make or keep a record or inquiry in connection with
applications for financial assistance that indicates, directly or indirectly,
an intent to make a limitation, specification, or discrimination unless the
records are required by federal law;
(3)ย To discriminate in the making or purchasing of
loans or the provision of other financial assistance for purchasing,
constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling, or the making or
purchasing of loans or the provision of other financial assistance secured by
residential real estate; or
(4)ย To discriminate in the selling, brokering, or
appraising of residential real property. [L 1967, c 193, ยง5; HRS ยง515-5; am L
1971, c 124, ยง2; am L 1976, c 159, ยง5; am L 1989, c 391, ยง3; am L 1990, c 275,
ยง5; am L 1992, c 33, ยง5 and c 171, ยง5; am L 2005, c 214, ยง5]