OAR 839-005-0215: Housing Discrimination: Religious Exemption
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2015-08-04Last verified: 2026-09-07
It is not an unlawful practice for a bona fide church or other religious institution to take any action with respect to housing based on a bona fide religious belief about sexual orientation as long as the housing is closely connected with or related to the primary purpose of the church or institution and is not connected with a commercial or business activity that has no necessary relationship to the church or institution (see OAR 839-005-0031).
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 659A.805
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 659A.103, 659A.142 & 659A.145, 659A.421 & 42 U.S.C. §3601–3617
History: BLI 11-2015, f. & cert. ef. 8-4-15 BLI 8-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10 BLI 36-2007, f. 12-27-07 cert. ef. 1-1-08
This rule cites
- OAR 839-005-0031 — resolved
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