(A) Section 96.02 shall not apply:
(1) To the rental of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than two families living independently of each other, if the owner or a member of the owner’s immediate family resides in one of the housing accommodations, or to the rental of a room or rooms in a single-family dwelling by a person if the lessor or a member of the lessor’s immediate family resides therein;
(2) To the rental of a housing accommodation for not more than 12 months by the owner or lessor where it was occupied by him or her and maintained as his or her home for at least three months immediately preceding occupancy by the tenant and is temporarily vacated while maintaining legal residence; or
(3) With respect to the age provision only, to the sale, rental, or lease of housing accommodations meeting the requirements of federal, state, or local housing programs for senior citizens, or accommodations otherwise intended, advertised, designed, or operated, bona fide, for the purpose of providing housing accommodations for persons 50 years of age or older.
(B) As used in this section,
IMMEDIATE FAMILY means a spouse, parent, child, or sibling.
(C) Information relative to the marital status of an individual may be obtained when necessary for the preparation of a deed or other instrument of conveyance.
(1993 Code, § 96.03) Penalty, see § 10.99