MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

1921

advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a
dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation or
discrimination, or an intention to make any such
preference, limitation or discrimination.

(4)  To represent to any person, for reasons of
discrimination, that any dwelling is not available for
inspection, sale or rental when such dwelling is in fact
so available.

(5)  To deny any person access or membership or
participation in any multiple listing service, real
estate broker's organization or other service,
organization or facility relating to the business of
selling or renting dwellings, or to discriminate against
him in the terms or conditions of such access,
membership, or participation.

(6)  To include in any transfer, sale, rental
or lease of housing any restrictive covenant that
discriminates; or for any person to honor or exercise, or
attempt to honor or exercise any discriminatory covenant
pertaining to housing.

Nothing in the provisions of this subtitle shall be
construed to bar any person from refusing to sell, rent
or advertise any dwelling which is planned exclusively
for, or occupied exclusively by, individuals of one sex,
to any individual of the opposite sex, on the basis of
sex. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
subtitle, a person may sell, rent, or advertise any
dwelling to aged or elderly persons only, or if the
dwelling is planned exclusively for or occupied
exclusively by a specified age group.

With respect to sex discrimination AND
DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF MARITAL STATUS ALONE,
nothing herein shall be construed to apply to the rental
of rooms within any dwelling in which the owner maintains
his or her principal residence or to the rental of any
apartment in a dwelling containing not more than five
units and in which the owner maintains his or her
principal residence.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 17, 1976.

CHAPTER 701
(House Bill 888)