Section 4.04.640 Nondiscrimination in urban renewal projects.

Nondiscrimination clauses shall be included in all leases and contracts which the city proposes to enter into with respect to the lease, sublease, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure, or enjoyment of any land in an urban renewal project, in substantially the following form:

1. Leases. The lessee herein covenants by and for the lessee and the lessee's heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, and this lease is made and accepted upon and subject to the following conditions: That there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of any person or group of persons on account of race, religion, creed, color, sex, membership in any protected class defined by the Iowa Civil Rights Act and/or the Federal Civil Rights Act, national origin, or ancestry, in the leasing, subleasing, transferring, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the premises herein leased, nor shall the lessee or any person claiming under or through the lessee establish or permit any such practices of discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use or occupancy of tenants, lessees, sublessees, subtenants or vendees in the premises herein leased.

2. Contracts. In contracts relating to the sale, transfer, or leasing of land, or any interest therein acquired by the city, within any urban renewal area or project, the provisions in subsection (1) of this section in substantially the forms set forth shall be included, and such contracts shall further provide that such provisions shall be binding upon and shall obligate the contracting party and any subcontracting party or other transferees under such instrument. (Ord. 2008-0235)