Within thirty calendar days after the complaint is referred to the Fair Housing Review Board, the Board shall, upon due and reasonable notice to all parties, conduct a hearing on the complaint. Parties to the hearing shall be the complainant and respondent and such other persons as the Board may deem appropriate. The hearing shall be open to the public. At least seven days before the hearing, the Board shall serve upon the respondent a statement of charges and a summons requiring the attendance of named persons and the production of relevant documents and records. At any time, the parties may apply to the Board to have subpoenas for individuals or documents issued in the Board's name. Failure to comply with a summons or subpoena shall constitute a violation of this chapter. The parties may file such statements with the Board as they deem necessary. No fewer than three of the same members of the Board must be present at all times during a hearing. The parties may appear before the Board in person or by duly authorized representative and may be represented by legal counsel. The parties shall have the right to present witnesses and to cross-examine witnesses, and all testimony and evidence shall be given under oath or by affirmation. The formal rules of evidence need not be followed.
(Ord. 230-95. Passed 7-5-95; Ord. 179-96. Passed 6-3-96; Ord. 307-10. Passed 12-6-10.)