RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION AND PRIVATE CLUB EXEMPTION.
Austin City Code § 5-1-15
in effect§ 5-1-15 - RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION AND PRIVATE CLUB EXEMPTION.
(A) This article does not prohibit a religious organization, association, or society, or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, from:
(1) 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, unless membership in the religion is restricted because of race, color, or national origin; or
(2) giving preference to persons of the same religion unless membership in the religion is restricted because of race, color, or national origin.
(B) This article does not prohibit a private club not in fact open to the public that, as an incident to its primary purpose, provides lodging that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose from limiting the rental or occupancy of that lodging to its members or from giving preference to its members.
Source: 1992 Code Section 7-1-24; Ord. 031106-12; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 040610-7.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5CIRI_CH5-1HODI_ART2DIHOAIHOACCO_DIV1GEPR_S5-1-15REORPRCLEXFetched: 10/27/2026