§ 15-193. Exceptions.

(a)

Nothing in this article shall prohibit a religious organization, association or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by, or in conjunction with a religious organization, association or society, from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy of a dwelling which it owns or operates for other than commercial purposes to persons of the same religion or from giving preferences to such persons unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color or national origin. Nor shall anything in this article prohibit a private club not in fact open to the public, which as an incident to its primary purpose or purposes provides lodgings which it owns or operates for other than commercial purposes, from limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodging to its members or from giving preference to its members.

(b)

Nothing in this article shall prohibit or limit the right of any person or his authorized representative to refuse to rent a room or rooms in his own home for any reason, or for no reason, or to change his tenants in his own home as often as he may desire; provided, that this exception shall not apply to any person who makes available for rental or occupancy more than four sleeping rooms to a person or family within his own home.

(Ord. No. 2123, § 6, 3-10-1980)