(A) Any person who claims to have been injured by an unlawful housing practice or who believes that he or she will be irrevocably injured by an unlawful housing practice that is about to occur may file a complaint with the town.
(B) All complaints shall be filed within 180 days after the alleged unlawful housing practice occurred. Complaints shall be in writing and shall state the facts upon which allegations of a violation of this chapter are based. The respondent may file an answer to the complaint. Both complaint and answer may be amended.
(C) Upon receipt of a complaint, either from the complainant or the Secretary of HUD, the town shall designate an agent to investigate the matter, to notify the person(s) who allegedly committed or is about to commit the alleged unlawful housing practice, and to seek to conciliate the alleged violation.
(D) If the town is unable to resolve the alleged discrimination within 30 days, the complainant may file or request the town to file the complaint with the Secretary of HUD pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Title VIII, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq. and may commence a civil action in the General Court of Justice for enforcement of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 10-1-1979) Penalty, see § 93.99