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Title 20 : Miscellaneous
Chapter 2 : Fair Housing

20-210 : Findings of hearing board; nature of affirmative action.

  1. If the hearing board determines that the respondent has not engaged in an unlawful practice, the board shall state its findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall issue an order dismissing the complaint. A copy of the order shall be delivered to the complainant, the respondent, the city attorney, and such other public officers and persons as the board deems proper.
  2. If the hearing board determines that the respondent has engaged in an unlawful practice, it shall state its findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall negotiate such affirmative action as in its judgment will carry out the purposes of this chapter. A copy of the findings shall be delivered to the respondent, the complainant, the city attorney and such other public officials, officers and persons as the board deems proper.
  3. Affirmative action negotiated under this section may include, but not be limited to:
    1. Extension to all individuals of the full and equal enjoyment of the advantages, facilities, privileges, and services of the respondent;
    2. Reporting as to the manner of compliance;
    3. Posting notices in conspicuous places in the respondent's place of business in a form prescribed by the hearing board;
    4. Sale, exchange, lease, rental, assignment, or sublease of real property to an individual;
    5. Payment to the complainant of damages for injury caused by unlawful practice including compensation for humiliation and embarrassment, and expenses incurred by the complainant in obtaining alternative housing by the complainant as a direct result of such unlawful practice.
  4. The provisions for conciliation and affirmative action shall not preclude or in any way impair the enforcement provisions of this chapter. (Ord. #_____ , Sept. 1978)