KRS 344.365: Exemptions from housing provisions.

(1) Nothing in KRS 344.360 shall apply:

(a) To the rental of a housing accommodation in a building which contains

housing accommodations for not more than two (2) families living

independently of each other, if the owner or a member of his family resides in

one of the housing accommodations;

(b) To the rental of one (1) room or one (1) rooming unit in a housing

accommodation by an individual if he or a member of his family resides

therein;

(c) To 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, which limits the sale, lease,

rental, occupancy, assignment, or sublease of a housing accommodation

which it owns or operates for other than commer cial purpose to persons of the

same religion, or from giving preference to those persons, unless membership

in the religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin. Nor

shall anything in this chapter 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 the lodgings to its members or from giving

preference to its members.

(d) To a private individual homeowner disposing of his property through private

sale without the aid of any real estate operator, broker, or salesman and

without advertising or public display except that attorneys, escrow agents,

abstractors, title companies, and other professional assistance may be utilized

as necessary to perfect or transfer the title.

(2) Nothing in this chapter shall require a real estate operator to negotiate with any

individual who has not shown evidence of financial abili ty to consummate the

purchase or rental of a housing accommodation.

(3) Nothing in this chapter shall limit the applicability of any reasonable local, state, or

federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to

occupy a housing ac commodation. No provision in this chapter regarding familial

status shall apply with respect to "housing for older persons," as defined in the

Federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3607.

(4) Nothing in this section prohibits conduct against a person because the person has

been convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of the illegal manufacture or

distribution of a controlled substance as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled

Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) or KRS Chapter 218A.