§ 29-2-104. EXCEPTIONS.

(a)

Age-related dwellings. As to discrimination based on age only, this subtitle does not apply to:

(1)

A medical, health, or educational institution established for a specific age group;

(2)

A domiciliary, retirement, or senior citizens' home or facility; or

(3)

A facility for preschool children licensed as required in the Family Law Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

(b)

Owner-occupied dwelling. This subtitle does not apply to discrimination in the rental of a room or apartment in an owner-occupied dwelling containing only one rental unit.

(c)

Private membership clubs. This subtitle does not prohibit a private club, not in fact open to the public and 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 those lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members.

(d)

Religious organization dwellings. A religious organization, association, or society or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization may limit the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than commercial purposes to persons of the same religion and may give preferences to persons of the same religion.

(e)

Veterans. This subtitle does not prohibit a person from providing preferences in the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings or other facilities to a veteran and the household of which the veteran is a member, to the extent authorized by state and federal law.

(1988 Code, § 19-40) (Bill No. 11-96, § 1, 2-15-1996; Bill No. 31-00, § 2, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 1-16, § 1, 3-19-2016 )