[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR103.100]



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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 C_Referral of Complaints to State and Local Agencies

 

Sec.  103.100  Notification and referral to substantially equivalent 

State or local agencies.





    (a) Whenever a complaint alleges a discriminatory housing practice 

that is within the jurisdiction of a substantially equivalent State or 

local agency and the agency is certified or may accept interim referrals 

under 24 CFR part 115 with regard to the alleged discriminatory housing 

practice, the Assistant Secretary will notify the agency of the filing 

of the complaint and refer the complaint to the agency for further 

processing before HUD takes any action with respect to the complaint. 

The Assistant Secretary will notify the State or local agency of the 

referral by certified mail.

    (b) The Assistant Secretary will notify the aggrieved person and the 

respondent, by certified mail or personal service, of the notification 

and referral under paragraph (a) of this section. The notice will advise 

the aggrieved person and the respondent of the aggrieved person's right 

to commence a civil action under section 813 of the Fair Housing Act in 

an appropriate United States District Court, not later than two years 

after the occurrence or termination of the alleged discriminatory 

housing practice. The notice will state that the computation of this 

two-year period excludes any time during which a proceeding is pending 

under this part or part 180 with respect to complaint or charge based on 

the alleged discriminatory housing practice. The notice will also state 

that the time period includes the time during which an action arising 

from a breach of a conciliation agreement under section 814(b)(2) of the 

Fair Housing Act is pending.



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