Ordinance 92-2826ORDINANCE NO. 92-2826
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING MIAMI
BEACH CITY CODE CHAPTER 17A ENTITLED ',RENTAL
HOUSING", ARTICLE II THEREOF ENTITLED
"DISCRIMINATION IN RENTAL HOUSING UNITS" BY
REPEALING PROVISIONS CONCERNING AGE
DISCRIMINATION REFERRED TO IN CODE SECTIONS
17A-5 AND 17A-9; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA.
SECTION 1.
That Sections 17A-5 and 17A-9 in Chapter 17A of the Miami Beach
City Code entitled "Rental Housing", Article II thereof entitled
"Discrimination in Rental Housing Units"
hereby repealed in their entirety:
Sco. 17A-5. Policy.
reading as follows, are
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mixture of cit 4 r'ns nd reeident3 of all age groups
rental housing accommodations existing within thc city
for families with minor children, it is hereby declared
that sound public policy directs that discrimination
against families with children in residential rental
units within thc city should be prohibited. It is
further declared to be against public policy to
to condominium on thc basis of agc of the proposed
residents.
Sco. 17A-9. Tenant agc policy not prohibited.
(a) In residential buildings otherwise covered by this
article, where the owner has publicly established and
carried out a policy of renting exclusively to persons
person enumerated in section 17A-6 hereinabove, shall be
exempt from thc provisions of this article, provided,
that deviation from or abandonment of thc policy
shall automatically subject the owner to all of the
provisions of this articic.
(b) Definition. Elderly persons. All persons who have
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SECTION 2. REPEALER
All Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after its adoption,
on December 2 1992.
ATTEST:
YOR
CITY CLERK
1st reading 11/8/92
2nd reading 12/2/92
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