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(a) The Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall investigate any discriminatory housing practices alleged in a complaint filed under this section.
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(b) A complaint shall be:
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(1) In writing and under oath; and
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(2) In the form specified and standardized by this subchapter and the rules promulgated by the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, which shall not require that the complaint be notarized.
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(c) An aggrieved person shall not file later than one (1) year after an alleged discriminatory housing practice has occurred or terminated a complaint with the commission alleging the discriminatory housing practice.
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(d) Not later than one (1) year after an alleged discriminatory housing practice has occurred or terminated, the commission may file its own complaint.
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(e) A complaint may be reasonably and fairly amended at any time.
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(f) On the filing of a complaint, the director shall:
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(1) Give the aggrieved person notice that the complaint has been received;
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(2) Advise the aggrieved person of the time limits and choice of forums under this subchapter; and
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(3) Not later than the tenth day after the filing of the complaint or after the identification of an additional respondent under § 16-123-320, provide each respondent:
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(A) Notice identifying the alleged discriminatory housing practice and advising the respondent of the procedural rights and obligations of a respondent under this subchapter; and
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(B) A copy of the original complaint.
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