TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 11000-15990.3›PART 2.8. CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT 12900-12999›CHAPTER 6. Discrimination Prohibited 12940-12957›ARTICLE 2. Housing Discrimination 12955-12957

§ 12955.4

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

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.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 182, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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