22.
(a) Except as provided in § 21 of this subtitle, it is unlawful:
(1) To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to
refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a
dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, [handicap] DISABILITY,
marital status, familial status, or national origin;
(2) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or
privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in
connection with the sale or rental of a dwelling, because of race, color, religion, sex,
[handicap] DISABILITY, marital status, familial status, or national origin;
(3) To make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published
any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a
dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, [handicap] DISABILITY, marital status, familial status, or
national origin, or an intention to make any preference, limitation, or discrimination;
(4) To represent to any person because of race, color, religion, sex,
[handicap] DISABILITY, marital status, familial status, or national origin that any
dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when the dwelling is in fact
available;
(5) For profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person: to sell or rent
any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the
neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex,
[handicap] DISABILITY, marital status, familial status, or national origin;
(6) To discriminate in the sale or rental, or otherwise make unavailable
or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a [handicap] DISABILITY of:
(i) The buyer or renter; or
(ii) A person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after
it is so sold, rented, or made available;
(7) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or
privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in
connection with the dwelling; because of a [handicap] DISABILITY of:
(i) The person; or
(ii) A person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after
it is so sold, rented, or made available;
(8) To refuse to permit, at the expense of the [handicapped] person
WITH A DISABILITY, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be
occupied by the individual if:
(i) The modifications may be necessary to afford the
[handicapped] person WITH A DISABILITY full enjoyment of the dwelling; and
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