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344.365 Exemptions from housing provisions.
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Nothing in KRS 344.360 shall apply:
(a) To the rental of a housing accommodation in a building which contains
housing accommodations for not more than two (2) families living
independently of each other, if the owner or a member of his family resides in
one of the housing accommodations;
(b) To the rental of one (1) room or one (1) rooming unit in a housing
accommodation by an individual if he or a member of his family resides
therein;
(c) To 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, which limits the sale, lease,
rental, occupancy, assignment, or sublease of a housing accommodation
which it owns or operates for other than commercial purpose to persons of the
same religion, or from giving preference to those persons, unless membership
in the religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin. Nor
shall anything in this chapter 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 a commercial purpose, from
limiting the rental or occupancy of the lodgings to its members or from giving
preference to its members.
(d) To a private individual homeowner disposing of his property through private
sale without the aid of any real estate operator, broker, or salesman and
without advertising or public display except that attorneys, escrow agents,
abstractors, title companies, and other professional assistance may be utilized
as necessary to perfect or transfer the title.
Nothing in this chapter shall require a real estate operator to negotiate with any
individual who has not shown evidence of financial ability to consummate the
purchase or rental of a housing accommodation.
Nothing in this chapter shall limit the applicability of any reasonable local, state, or
federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to
occupy a housing accommodation. No provision in this chapter regarding familial
status shall apply with respect to "housing for older persons," as defined in the
Federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3607.
Nothing in this section prohibits conduct against a person because the person has
been convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of the illegal manufacture or
distribution of a controlled substance as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) or KRS Chapter 218A.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 282, sec. 38, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 187, sec. 4. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 13. -- Created
1968 Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 6.
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