Okla. Stat. tit. 25, § 25-1453

A. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall:

1. 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 housing which it owns or operates for other than a

commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving

preferences to such persons, unless membership in such religion is

restricted on account of race, color, or national origin. Nor shall

anything in Sections 1451, 1452, 1453, 1501 and 1505.1 of this title

apply to a private membership club which is a bona fide club and

which is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1954;

2. 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:

a. 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

b. giving preference to persons of the same religion,

unless membership in the religion is restricted

because of race, color, or national origin; or

3. Prohibit a private club not 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.

B. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title relating to familial status applies to housing for older

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persons. As used in this section, "housing for older persons" means

housing:

1. That the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights

Enforcement determines is specifically designed and operated to

assist elderly persons pursuant to a federal or state program;

2. Intended for, and solely occupied by, persons sixty-two (62)

years of age or older; or

3. Intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person

fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit as determined by

rules of the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement.

C. 1. Subject to division (2) of subparagraph a of this

paragraph, Sections 1451 through 1453 of this title do

not apply to:

a. the sale or rental of a single-family house sold or

rented by an owner if:

(1) the owner does not:

(a) own more than three single-family houses at

any one time, or

(b) own any interest in, or is there owned or

reserved on his or her behalf, pursuant to

any express or voluntary agreement, title to

or any right to any part of the proceeds

from the sale or rental of more than three

single-family houses at any one time, and

(2) the house was sold or rented without:

(a) the use of the sales or rental facilities or

services of a real estate broker, agent, or

salesman licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma

Real Estate License Code, or of an employee

or agent of a licensed broker, agent, or

salesman, or the facilities or services of

the owner of a dwelling designed or intended

for occupancy by five or more families, or
2) the house was sold or rented without:

(a) the use of the sales or rental facilities or

services of a real estate broker, agent, or

salesman licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma

Real Estate License Code, or of an employee

or agent of a licensed broker, agent, or

salesman, or the facilities or services of

the owner of a dwelling designed or intended

for occupancy by five or more families, or

(b) the publication, posting, or mailing of a

notice, statement, or advertisement

prohibited by Section 1452 of this title, or

b. the sale or rental of rooms or units in a dwelling

containing living quarters occupied or intended to be

occupied by no more than four families living

independently of each other, if the owner maintains

and occupies one of the living quarters as the owner's

residence.

2. The exemption in subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of this

subsection applies to only one sale or rental in a twenty-four-month

period, if the owner was not the most recent resident of the house

at the time of the sale or rental.

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D. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall prohibit a person engaged in the business of furnishing

appraisals of real property from taking into consideration factors

other than race, color, age, religion, gender, disability, familial

status, or national origin.

E. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall affect a reasonable local or state restriction on the

maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling or

restriction relating to health or safety standards.

F. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall prevent or restrict the sale, lease, rental, transfer,

or development of housing designed or intended for the use of the

disabled.

G. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall affect a requirement of nondiscrimination in any other

state or federal law.

H. Nothing provided for in Sections 1451 through 1453 of this

title shall prohibit the transfer of property by will, intestate

succession, or by gift.