(1) Religious Organizations. Nothing in this chapter shall 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 a dwelling which it owns or operates for other than commercial purposes to persons of the same religion or from giving preferences to such persons unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, creed, national origin or ancestry. Nor shall anything in this chapter prohibit a private club not in fact open to the public, which is 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 such lodging to its members or from giving preference to its members.

(2) Personal Residence. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit or limit the right of any person or his authorized representative to refuse to rent a room or rooms in his own home for any reason, or for no reason, or to change tenants in his own home as often as he may desire; provided, that this exception shall not apply to any person who makes available for rental or occupancy more than four sleeping rooms to a person or family within his own home. [Code 1975 § 7-5.06.]