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The citizens of the city must be provided 'y"iith appropriate guidelines and mechanisms to ensure, maint~in and protect the right of each indi"ý'idual to provide for housing for that person orthat person's family according to their O'ÿv'fI choosing. This article, in conjunction 'it'Ìth any other fair housing control tools adopted by the city, provides these guidelines and mechanisms. VVith this in mind, it is the nature, intent, and stated purpose of this article to: (1 ) Afford each indi'iidual person, through fair, orderly and lavlful procedure, an opportunity to obtain housing "without regard to that person's sex, race, color, religion or national origin. (2) Regulate the practices and policies of brok~rage services to ensure that each person is fairly, justly and la'wfully treated, represented and considered for the sale, purchase and rental of the dvy'8l1ing 'without regard to that person's sex, race, color, religion or national origin. (3) Regulate the practices and policies of financial institutions to ensure that each person is fairly, justly and la.v'v'fully treated, represented and considered in the financing of a dw"elling "ý'iithout regard to that person's sex, race, color, religion or national origin. (4) [nhance, preserve and impro"'e the quality of life "y"lithin the community. (5). Recognize the right of each person to provide for that person and that person's family a dwelling of their choosing and that denial of the right through considerations based on sex, race, color, religion or national origin constitutes an unjust denial and deprivation of that right, 'lívtlich is 'ývithin the pO'yver and the proper ability of the government to pre'tent. (6) Protect and ensure the health, safety and "yvelfare of the inhabitants of the city-. The purposes of this article are to: ( 1) provide for fair housina practices in the city: (2) create a procedure for investigating and settlina complaints of discriminatory housing practices: and (3) provide riahts and remedies for discriminatory housing practices substantially equivalent to those aranted under state and federal law. Sees. 46.029-46.050 Reserved. DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION Section 46.051. Administration. (a) The fair housina officer and the commission shall administer this article. (b) Rules. The commission may adopt procedural rules necessary to implement this article. (c) Complaints. The fair housina officer shall receive, investigate, seek to conciliate. and act on complaints alleaina violations of this article. The commission shall cànduct hearinas on complaints, seek conciliation of complaints, and refer appropriate complaints 3