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Some Exemptions from Fair Housing Laws - A Cursory Glimpse
Exemptions are determined
based on carefully constructed, detailed guidelines. The following is a
brief glimpse of exemption rules; however, OHR should be contacted
for details pertaining to individual situations. That being said, in
general terms, certain sales and rentals are exempt from housing
discrimination laws and include the following.
- The sale or rental of a single-family house
sold or rented by an owner if the owner does not own more than 3
single-family houses at any one time;
- The sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings
owned or operated by religious organizations, associations or
societies for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same
religion;
- The sale, rental, of housing for the elderly,
i.e., intended for, and occupied solely by persons 62 years of age
or older.
Also, private clubs not
open to the public, and as incident to their primary purpose, provide
lodging that they own or operate for other than a commercial purpose,
may limit the rental or occupancy of that lodging or give preference to
their members.
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