It is the intent of the City of Phoenix to undertake vigorous steps to provide equal opportunity and protect people from discrimination in housing which includes, but is not limited to, single-family homes, semi-detached homes, multi-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and manufactured homes; resolve housing discrimination disputes at the local level in a timely, cost efficient and effective manner; extend housing discrimination protection based upon disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, source of income, and to families with children; exempt housing for the elderly from the provisions prohibiting discrimination against families with children; provided, that owners, managers and communities meet stated requirements, obtain substantial equivalency with the Federal government’s housing and discrimination enforcement efforts and enter into intergovernmental agreements with the State of Arizona Attorney General. (Ord. No. G-3451, § 1; Ord. No. G-5780, 2013; Ord. No. G-7086, § 1, 2023)