Nothing in this subchapter 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 dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color or national origin, nor shall anything in this subchapter 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 a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodgings, to its members or from giving preference to its members.
(Prior Code, § 9-54) (Ord. 94-11B, passed 4-21-1994)