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7 <br /> 5 . 1 of this Article, against a person of a particular race, color, <br /> religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, familial status, <br /> or veteran status. <br /> (b) However, it is not a violation of this Article if a <br /> person whose action or inaction has an unintended discriminatory <br /> effect, proves that his or her action or inaction was motivated and <br /> justified by compelling business necessity. <br /> (c) It shall be no defense to a violation of this Ordinance <br /> that the violation was requested, sought, or otherwise procured by <br /> another person. <br /> Sec. 5 . 3 Exemptions <br /> (a) Nothing in this Article (other than subsection (9 ) of <br /> Section 5 . 1(a) ) shall apply to the following: <br /> ( 1) The rental of rooms or units in dwellings containing <br /> living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than <br /> four families living independently of each other, if the owner <br /> actually maintains and occupies one of such living quarters as the <br /> owner's residence; <br /> (2) A religious organization, association, or society, <br /> or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised <br /> or controlled by, or in conjunction with a religious organization, <br /> association, or society, from limiting the sale, rental, or <br /> occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a <br /> commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving <br /> preference to such persons of the same religion, unless membership <br /> in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, or <br /> national origin. <br /> 6 <br />