Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 45.13 - Exemptions(a) Section 5(h) of the act (43 P. S. § 955(h)) does not prohibit the following:(1) A religious or denominational institution or organization, or a charitable or educational organization which is operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, 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 denomination, or from giving preference to these persons, unless membership in the religion is restricted because of race, color or national origin.(2) A private club or fraternal organization, not in fact open to the public, which, incident to its primary purpose, 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.(b) Nothing in section 5(h) of the housing provisions of the act, regarding age or familial status, applies with respect to housing for older persons.(c) With the exception of the exemption for dwellings which constitute housing for older persons as defined by § 45.4(f) (relating to definitions), the exemptions to the act are not applicable to real estate firms, brokers, agents, sales people or an individual employed by any of them, when acting on behalf of them.(d) The exemption for housing for older persons in which the housing is solely occupied by persons 62 years of age or older shall be met if all of the occupants are 62 years of age or older.(e) In determining whether the exemption for housing for older persons in which the housing is provided under a Federal or State program is met, the Commission will adopt the finding of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development as to whether the housing is designed or operated to assist elderly persons.The provisions of this § 45.13 adopted December 17, 1993, effective 12/18/1993, 23 Pa.B. 5901; amended July 7, 2000, effective 7/8/2000, 30 Pa.B. 3434.The provisions of this § 45.13 amended under sections 1-6 of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (43 P. S. §§ 954, 955, 959, 959.1, 959.1 note and 963).