Gov. Code, § 12955.4 · Article 2. Housing Discrimination
Gov. Code, § 12955.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Nothing in this part 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 dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion or from giving preference to those persons, unless membership in that religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin.
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History
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 182, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1993.
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