(a) Nothing in this chapter shall bar any religious or denominational institution or organization, or any nonprofit charitable or educational organization that is operated, supervised or controlled by or in connection with a religious organization, from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion or from giving a preference in the sale, rental or occupancy of such a dwelling to persons of the same religion, unless membership in the religion is restricted on account of race, color or national origin. Nothing in this section shall bar any bona fide private or fraternal organization which, incidental to its primary purpose, owns or operates lodging for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of the lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than two families living independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and occupies one of such living quarters as his or her residence.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any person selling or renting dwellings to modify such dwellings in any way or to exercise a higher degree of care for a person having a handicap, nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to relieve any handicapped person of any obligation generally imposed on all persons regardless of handicap in a written lease, rental agreement or contract or purchase of sale or to forbid distinctions based on the inability to fulfill the terms and conditions, including financial obligations, of the lease, agreement or contract.
(Ord. 141-1992. Passed 6-1-92.)