A. If a timely election is made under Section 9.28.360, the commission shall:
Within five days of the commission's receipt of the election, transfer the complaint to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission for the Indiana Civil Rights Commission's filing of a civil action on behalf of the aggrieved party. Upon such transfer, neither the city of Columbus nor the commission shall be a party to such action.
B. An aggrieved person may intervene in the action.
C. If the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may grant as relief any relief that a court may grant in a civil action under Indiana Code, 22-9.5-7.
D. If monetary relief is sought for the benefit of an aggrieved person who does not intervene in the civil action, the court may not award the monetary relief if that aggrieved person has not complied with discovery orders entered by the court.
(Ord. 19-2015 § 2 (part), 2015; Ord. 92-45 (part), 1992; prior code § 12-3.5-5-13)