Chapter 9.28 HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
Section 9.28.370 Administrative enforcement--Filing of civil action--Intervention by aggrieved persons--Granting of relief.
9.28.370 Administrative enforcementFiling of civil actionIntervention by aggrieved
personsGranting of relief.
A. If a timely election is made under
Section 9.28.360, the commission shall:
Within five days of the commission's receipt of the election,
transfer the complaint to the Indiana
Civil Rights Commission for the Indiana Civil Rights Commission's filing of a civil action on
behalf of the aggrieved party. Upon
such transfer, neither the city of Columbus nor the commission shall be a party to such
action.
B. An aggrieved person may intervene
in the action.
C. If the court finds that a discriminatory
housing practice has occurred or is about to occur,
the court may grant as relief any relief that a court may grant in a civil action under Indiana Code,
22-9.5-7.
D. If monetary relief is sought for the
benefit of an aggrieved person who does not intervene in
the civil action, the court may not award the monetary relief if that aggrieved person has not
complied with discovery orders entered by the court. (Ord. 92-45 (part), 1992; prior code § 12-3.5-5-13)
(3/96 fix2, Amended, 03/29/1996)