Opinion No. Oag 46-85, (1985)

E. MICHAEL McCANN, District Attorney Milwaukee County

The Milwaukee County Board is contemplating enacting a County Fair Housing Ordinance. The ordinance would prohibit discrimination in housing based upon "presence of children in household, sex, race, color, handicap, religion, national origin, sex or marital status of the person maintaining a household, lawful source of income, age, ancestry or sexual orientation as defined in Section 111.32 (13m), Wis. Stats." Apparently, most cities and villages in Milwaukee County have previously enacted their own fair housing ordinances. In regard to…