(A) Any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or who believes that he or she will be irrevocably injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur (hereafter “person aggrieved”) may file a complaint with the Chairperson or their designated city employee. Complaints shall be in writing and shall contain such information and be in such form as the Chairperson requires. Upon receipt of such a complaint, the Chairperson shall furnish a copy of the same both to the state’s Civil Rights Commission and to the person or persons who allegedly committed or was about to commit the alleged discriminatory housing practice. The Chairperson will request assistance from the state’s Civil Rights Commission in resolving this complaint either through informal endeavors or through procedures, conciliation, agreement, and/or enforcement per KRS 344.200 through 344.290. The Chairperson shall act as a facilitator and will assist (when requested and/or where appropriate) the state’s Civil Rights Commission in resolving the complaint. Nothing said or done in the course of informal endeavors may be made public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under this chapter without the written consent of the persons concerned.
(B) A complaint under division (A) above shall be filed with the state’s Human Rights Commission within one 180 days after the alleged discriminatory housing practice occurred. Complaints shall be in writing and shall state the facts upon which the allegations of a discriminatory housing practice occurred. Complaints shall be in writing and shall state the facts upon which the allegations of a discriminatory housing practice are based. Complaints may be reasonably and fairly amended at any time. A respondent may file an answer to the complaint against him or her and, with the leave of the state’s Human Rights Commission, which shall be granted whenever it would be reasonable and fair to do so, may amend his or her answer at any time. Both complaints and answers shall be verified.
(C) If within 30 days after a complaint is filed with the state’s Human Rights Commission, the state’s Human Rights Commission has been unable to obtain voluntary compliance with this chapter, the person aggrieved may, within 30 days thereafter, file a complaint with the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The state’s Human Rights Commission will assist in this filing.
(Ord. 2005-3, passed 2-9-2005) Penalty, see § 94.99