(a) The Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall investigate all complaints, and except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, shall commence an investigation within thirty (30) days of receiving the complaint and shall complete the investigation no later than the one hundredth day after the complaint is filed, and shall dispose of all administrative proceedings related to the investigation not later than the first anniversary after the complaint is filed.
(b) If the director is unable to complete an investigation within the time periods prescribed by subsection (a) of this section, the director shall notify the complainant and the respondent in writing of the reasons for the delay.
(c) If the director is unable to begin an investigation within the time periods prescribed in subsection (a) of this section, the director shall notify the complainant and the respondent in writing of the reasons for the delay.
(d) If the director is unable to dispose of all administrative proceedings related to the investigation of a complaint within one (1) year after the complaint is filed, the director shall notify the complainant and the respondent in writing of the reasons for the delay.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies
Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Fair Housing Commission
§ 16-123-303. Creation — Members
§ 16-123-304. Powers and duties
§ 16-123-306. Exemptions — Certain sales and rentals
§ 16-123-307. Exemptions — Religious organizations, private clubs, and others — Definitions
§ 16-123-308. Exemption — Appraisals
§ 16-123-309. Effect on other law
§ 16-123-310. Discrimination in sale or rental of housing
§ 16-123-311. Publication indicating discrimination
§ 16-123-312. Availability for inspection
§ 16-123-313. Entry into neighborhood
§ 16-123-314. Disability — Definition
§ 16-123-315. Residential real estate-related transaction — Definition
§ 16-123-316. Brokerage services
§ 16-123-320. Additional or substitute respondent
§ 16-123-322. Temporary or preliminary relief
§ 16-123-323. Investigative report
§ 16-123-324. Reasonable cause determination
§ 16-123-328. Pending civil trial
§ 16-123-329. Election of judicial determination
§ 16-123-330. Attorney General — Action for enforcement
§ 16-123-331. Administrative hearing
§ 16-123-332. Administrative penalties
§ 16-123-333. Effect of a commission order
§ 16-123-334. Licensed or regulated businesses
§ 16-123-335. Cooperation with state and federal agencies
§ 16-123-337. Court-appointed attorney
§ 16-123-339. Effect if relief granted
§ 16-123-340. Intervention by Attorney General
§ 16-123-341. Pattern and practice cases
§ 16-123-342. Subpoena enforcement
§ 16-123-343. Prevailing party
§ 16-123-344. Intimidation or interference
§ 16-123-345. Incentives for self-testing and self-correction
§ 16-123-346. Fair housing education program