The Board shall, within 100 days after the filing of a complaint, determine, based on the facts and after consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, whether reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, unless it is impracticable to do so or unless the Board has approved a conciliation agreement with respect to the complaint. If the Board is unable to determine whether reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur within 100 days after receipt of the complaint, the aggrieved person and the respondent shall be notified in writing of the reasons therefor.
1991, c. 557; 1998, c. 634.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 5.1 - Virginia Fair Housing Law
§ 36-96.1. Declaration of policy
§ 36-96.3. Unlawful discriminatory housing practices
§ 36-96.3:2. Reasonable accommodations; interactive process
§ 36-96.5. Interference with enjoyment of rights of others under this chapter
§ 36-96.6. Certain restrictive covenants void; instruments containing such covenants
§ 36-96.7. Familial status protection not applicable to housing for older persons
§ 36-96.8. Powers of Real Estate Board and Fair Housing Board
§ 36-96.9. Procedures for receipt or initiation of complaint; notice to parties; filing of answer
§ 36-96.10. Procedures for investigation
§ 36-96.11. Reasonable cause determination and effect
§ 36-96.12. No reasonable cause determination and effect
§ 36-96.14. Issuance of a charge
§ 36-96.15. Prompt judicial action
§ 36-96.16. Civil action by Attorney General upon referral of charge by the Real Estate Board
§ 36-96.18. Civil action; enforcement by private parties
§ 36-96.20. Additional powers of the Real Estate Board; action on real estate licenses