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(1) On the basis of handicap, no person shall be deemed in violation of this Chapter if an inability to furnish such housing accommodations is genuinely based upon the lack of permanent access on the premises to the same for a physically handicapped person and if temporary access is not feasible.

(2) On the basis of sex or marital status, notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, it shall not be an unfair practice or unlawful discrimination under this Chapter for any public or private educational institution to separate the sexes or give preference to or limit use of dormitories, residence halls, or other student housing to persons of one sex or to make distinctions on the basis of marital or family status.

(3) Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to renting, subrenting, leasing, or subleasing of a single-family residence lawfully converted to a multiple use wherein the owner normally maintains or intends to maintain a permanent residence, home, or abode.

(4) On the basis of familial status, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, it shall not be an unfair practice or unlawful discrimination under this Chapter, to apply the definition of family as contained in Section 17.05.020 of the Pullman Zoning Code in regulating density by the number of people occupying a dwelling unit in certain zoning districts.

(5) Housing for older persons is exempt from the prohibition against familial status discrimination in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Ord. 92-33 §7, 1992; Ord. 81-6 §7, 1981).