§ 16-123-318. Answer
(a) Not later than the tenth day after receipt of the notice and a copy of the complaint as required by § 16-123-317(f)(3), a respondent may file an answer to the complaint. (b) An answer must be: (1) In writing; (2) Under oath; and (3) In the form specified and standardized by this subchapter and […]
§ 16-123-303. Creation — Members
(a) There is created the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission. (b) (1) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall consist of thirteen (13) voting members, to be selected as follows: Seven (7) appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate, three (3) appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and three (3) appointed […]
§ 16-123-319. Investigation
(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 […]
§ 16-123-304. Powers and duties
(a) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter substantially equivalent to those provided in federal fair housing laws and regulations. (b) The commission shall receive, initiate, investigate, seek to conciliate, and, if conciliation fails, seek to resolve complaints alleging violations of this subchapter through the procedures described by this […]
§ 16-123-320. Additional or substitute respondent
(a) The Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission may join a person not named in the complaint as an additional or substitute respondent if, in the course of the investigation, the director determines that the person may have committed a discriminatory housing practice. (b) In addition to the information required in the notice under […]
§ 16-123-305. Director
(a) (1) The Governor shall appoint a Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (2) The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Inspector General. (3) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission may fix the compensation, duties, authority, and responsibilities of the director. (b) […]
§ 16-123-306. Exemptions — Certain sales and rentals
(a) Sections 16-123-310 and 16-123-312 — 16-123-314 do not apply to a single-family house sold or rented by an owner or rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four (4) families living independently of each other if the owner actually maintains and occupies one […]
§ 16-123-307. Exemptions — Religious organizations, private clubs, and others — Definitions
(a) This subchapter does not prohibit a religious organization, association, or society or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society from: (1) Limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to […]
§ 16-123-308. Exemption — Appraisals
Nothing in this subchapter prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing evaluations, market analyses, or appraisals of real property to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
§ 16-123-309. Effect on other law
This subchapter does not affect a requirement of nondiscrimination in any other act, state law, or federal law.