§ 13-53. Exceptions.

Nothing in sections 13-50 through 13-52 shall apply to:

(1) 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, national origin or ancestry.

(2) 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 (1) of such living quarters as his residence.

(3) Any single-family house or duplex sold or rented by an owner, who does not own more than three (3) such single-family houses or duplexes at any one (1) time, if such house is sold and rented without the use in any manner of the sales or rental services of any real estate broker or real estate salesman or person in the business of selling or renting dwellings and without the publication, posting or mailing of any advertisement or written document in contravention of section 13-50, but, this shall not prohibit the use of attorney, escrow agents, abstractors, title companies and such other professional assistance as is necessary to perfect or transfer title to a dwelling. For the purpose of subsections (2) and (3), a person shall be deemed to be in the business of selling or renting dwellings if:

a. He has, within the preceding twelve (12) months, participated as principal in three (3) or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest therein; or

b. He has, within the preceding twelve (12) months, participated as agent, other than in the sale of his own personal residence, in providing sales or rental facilities or sales or rental services in two (2) or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest therein; or

c. He is the owner of any dwelling designed or intended for occupancy by, or occupied by, five (5) or more families.

(Code 1962, § 9½-18)