Chapter 7.20
COVERAGE AND EXEMPTIONS

Sections:

7.20.010    Coverage and exemptions.

7.20.010 Coverage and exemptions.

Nothing in this title, other than the prohibition against discriminatory advertising, shall:

A. Apply to the following:

1. The rental, lease, or occupancy of a room in an owner-occupied single-family dwelling, provided the owner does not own or have any interest in more than three single-family homes at any one time, whether or not two or fewer of such additional homes are located in Riverdale.

2. Rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than two families living independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and occupies one of such living quarters as his or her residence;

B. 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 or society, from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than commercial purposes to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted because of race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, familial status, national origin, creed, marital status, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, age or ancestry;

C. 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 such lodgings to its members and their guests or from giving preferences to its members;

D. Prohibit the rental or sale of a dwelling on the basis of age or disability when such dwelling is authorized, approved, financed, or subsidized in whole or in part by a unit of state, local or federal government;

E. Limit the applicability of any reasonable local, state or federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling;

F. Require the rental or sale of a unit to any person convicted of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance;

G. With regard to discrimination based on familial status apply with respect to housing for older persons as defined in RMC 7.04.040(BB);

H. Apply to persons engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property from taking into consideration factors other than those based on unlawful discrimination or familial status in furnishing appraisals;

I. Prohibit financial institutions from considering sound underwriting practices in contemplation of any loan to any person. Such practices shall include the following:

1. The willingness and the financial ability of the borrower to repay the loan.

2. The market value of any real estate or other item of property proposed as security for any loan.

3. Diversification of the financial institution’s investment portfolio;

J. Prohibit a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property from taking into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, familial status, natural origin, creed, marital status, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, age or ancestry. (Ord. 95-8 §§ 8, 9, 1995; Ord. 94-23 § 1, 1994)