[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR103.500]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 103_FAIR HOUSING_COMPLAINT PROCESSING--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart G_Prompt Judicial Action
 
Sec. 103.500  Prompt judicial action.


    (a) If at any time following the filing of a complaint, the General 
Counsel concludes that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out 
the purposes

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of this part or 24 CFR part 180, the General Counsel may authorize the 
Attorney General to commence a civil action for appropriate temporary or 
preliminary relief pending final disposition of the complaint. To ensure 
the prompt initiation of the civil action, the General Counsel will 
consult with the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights 
Division before making the determination that prompt judicial action is 
necessary. The commencement of a civil action by the Attorney General 
under this section will not affect the initiation or continuation of 
proceedings under this part or administrative proceedings under part 
180.
    (b) If the General Counsel has reason to believe that a basis exists 
for the commencement of proceedings against the respondent under section 
814(a) of the Fair Housing Act (Pattern or Practice Cases), proceedings 
under section 814(c) of the Fair Housing Act (Enforcement of Subpoenas), 
or proceedings by any governmental licensing or supervisory authorities, 
the General Counsel shall transmit the information upon which that 
belief is based to the Attorney General and to other appropriate 
authorities.

[54 FR 3292, Jan. 23, 1989, as amended at 61 FR 52218, Oct. 4, 1996]