Wherever a local fair housing law provides rights and remedies for alleged discriminatory housing practices which are substantially equivalent, as certified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as provided in Section 810 of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, to the rights and remedies provided under this article, the administrator shall notify the appropriate local agency of any complaint filed which appears to constitute a violation of the local fair housing law, and the administrator shall take no further action with respect to such complaint if the local law enforcement official has, within 30 days from the date the alleged offense was brought to his attention, commenced proceedings in the matter. In no event shall the administrator take further action unless the administrator certifies that, in the administrator’s judgment under the circumstances of the particular case, the protection of the rights of the parties or the interests of justice require such action.
History. Code 1981, § 8-3-210 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1284, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 8 - Buildings and Housing
§ 8-3-200. State Policy; Purposes and Construction of Article
§ 8-3-202. Unlawful Practices in Selling or Renting Dwellings; Exceptions
§ 8-3-204. Discrimination in Residential Real Estate Related Transactions; Appraisals
§ 8-3-208. Discriminatory Housing Practice Complaint Procedures
§ 8-3-210. Procedure Where Local Fair Housing Law Applicable
§ 8-3-211. Procedure on Filing of Discriminatory Housing Practice Complaint
§ 8-3-212. Subpoenas and Discovery; Penalties for Violations
§ 8-3-214. Orders of Administrative Law Judge
§ 8-3-215. Appeal From Order of Administrative Law Judge; Attorney’s Fees and Costs
§ 8-3-216. Filing Order of Administrator in Superior Court and Judgment Thereon
§ 8-3-217. Civil Actions by Aggrieved Persons
§ 8-3-218. Civil Actions by Attorney General
§ 8-3-219. Expediting of Actions Under Code Section 8-3-217 or 8-3-218
§ 8-3-220. Adoption of Provisions in Local Ordinance
§ 8-3-221. Cooperation With Federal and Local Agencies