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L. "Sale" or "sell" means to convey, exchange, transfer or assign legal or equitable title to, or beneficial interest in, a dwelling in return for consideration, or a contract or option to do any of the foregoing. M. "Solicit" or "solicitation" means any conduct by a real estate agent, or an employee or agent thereof, intended to induce the owner of a dwelling within the Village to sell, rent, or list the same, for sale or rental. N. "Unlawful discriminatory practical" means any act prohibited by Section 515.04 of this chapter. O. "Handicap" means, with respect to a person: (1) a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities; (2) a record of having such an impairment; or (3) being regarded as having ,such an impairment, but such term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance as defined in 21 U.S.C. Section 802. 743.03 EXEMPTIONS. The provisions of this chapter shall not: A. 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 dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or. from giving preference to such persons„ unless membership in such 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 such lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members, provided such club does not discriminate in its membership policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, handicap, familial status, or national origin. B. Require any person selling or renting property to modify such property in any way at his or her expense, provided that such person does not refuse to permit reasonable modifications by a handicapped person, necessary for that person to fully enjoy the promises in which he or she resides, when such modifications are made at the expense of the handicapped person, which permission may be conditioned on that person's promise to restore the promises to the condition in which it previously existed before granting permission for such modification, nor shall this chapter be construed to relieve any handicapped person of any obligation generally imposed on all