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Proposed ordinance (a) No landlord or any agent of the landlord to make any inquiry, compile, disclose, report, or provide any information, prohibit offering or continuing to offer, accommodations in the property for rent or lease, or otherwise take any action regarding or based on the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of residential rental property. (b) No landlord or any agent of the landlord shall do any of the following: (1) Make any inquiry regarding or based on the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of residential rental property. (2) Require that any tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of the rental property make any statement, representation, or certification concerning his or her immigration or citizenship status. (c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a landlord from either: (1) Complying with any legal obligation under federal law. (2) Requesting information or documentation necessary to determine or verify the financial qualifications of a prospective tenant, or to determine or verify the identity of a prospective tenant or prospective occupant. (d) Severability: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Rational 1. It would help protect landlords. Landlords would not have to worry about potential liability if they rented a property to someone that did not have a legal immigration status. Landlords won't be punished for renting to illegal immigrants. 2. Roseville's image would be improved as it would be seen as a community that welcomes all people (as noted as the first goal in the Roseville 2025 visioning project). 3. With our incoming school age children reaching a 40% level of diversity, such an ordinance could eliminate any potential risk of discrimination in the future. This would help put Roseville in a position to succeed.