This chapter does not apply to a temporary or permanent residence facility operated by a nonprofit organization; a charitable organization; or a person in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, including any dormitory operated by a public or private educational institution, or the rental by any person of shared living space within a single unit of a dwelling under separate contracts to two (2) or more individuals, if any of the above discrimination is based on sexual orientation or gender identity for reasons of tenants' personal modesty or privacy or in the furtherance of a religious organization's sincerely held religious beliefs.
This chapter does not prohibit or restrict a religious organization or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization from limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings it owns or operates for primarily noncommercial purposes to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons.
This chapter does not prohibit distinctions based on a person's inability or failure to fulfill the terms and conditions, including financial obligations, of a lease, rental agreement, contract of purchase or sale, mortgage, trust deed, or other financing agreement. This chapter does not apply to: a) the United States government, any of its departments or agencies, or any corporation wholly owned by it; or b) the government of the state of Utah or any of its departments, agencies, or political subdivision.
(Ord. 2011-10, 3-15-2011)