Nothing in section 91.01 of this chapter shall apply:
A. 1. To any single-family house sold or rented by an owner, provided:
a. The owner does not own any interest in, nor is there owned or reserved on his behalf, under any express or voluntary agreement, title to or any right to all or a portion of the proceeds from the sale or rental of more than three (3) single-family houses at any one time.
b. In the case of the sale of the single-family house by an owner not residing in the house at the time of the sale, or who was not the most recent resident of the house prior to the sale, the exemption granted by this section shall apply only with respect to one sale within any twenty four (24) month period.
c. The single-family house is sold or rented without the use in any manner of the sales, facilities or services of a real estate broker, agent, salesperson or person in the business of selling or renting houses.
d. The single-family house is sold or rented without the publication, posting or mailing, after notice, of any advertisement or written notice in violation of subsection 91.01C of this chapter.
2. Nothing in this provision shall prohibit the use of attorneys, escrow agents, abstractors, title companies and other such professional assistance as necessary to perfect or transfer the title.
B. To rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four (4) families living independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and occupies one of such living quarters as his residence. (2001 Code § 91.02)
C. To 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, gender, national origin, familial status or handicap. (2001 Code § 91.02; amd. 2012 Code)
D. To 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 the lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members. (2001 Code § 91.02)