§ 8-3-217. Civil Actions by Aggrieved Persons
An aggrieved person may commence a civil action in an appropriate superior court not later than two years after the occurrence or the termination of an alleged discriminatory housing practice or the breach of a conciliation agreement entered into under this article, whichever occurs last, to obtain appropriate relief with respect to such discriminatory housing […]
§ 8-3-218. Civil Actions by Attorney General
Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights granted by this article or that any group of persons has been denied any of the rights granted by this article […]
§ 8-3-219. Expediting of Actions Under Code Section 8-3-217 or 8-3-218
Any court in which a proceeding is instituted under Code Section 8-3-217 or 8-3-218 shall assign the case for hearing at the earliest practicable date and cause the case to be expedited. History. Code 1981, § 8-3-219 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1284, § 1.
§ 8-3-204. Discrimination in Residential Real Estate Related Transactions; Appraisals
As used in this Code section, the term “residential real estate related transaction” means any of the following: The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance: For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; or Secured by residential real estate; or The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property. It […]
§ 8-3-220. Adoption of Provisions in Local Ordinance
A political subdivision of this state may adopt verbatim the laws against discriminatory housing practices cited in Code Section 8-3-202, 8-3-203, 8-3-204, 8-3-205, or 8-3-222 of this article as a local ordinance but may not expand or reduce the rights granted by this article. History. Code 1981, § 8-3-220 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, […]
§ 8-3-205. Permissible Limitations in Sale, Rental, or Occupancy of Dwellings by Religious Organizations or Private Clubs; Housing for Older Persons
Nothing in this article shall prohibit a religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, from limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons […]
§ 8-3-221. Cooperation With Federal and Local Agencies
The administrator may cooperate with federal and local agencies charged with the administration of federal and local fair housing laws or ordinances and, with the consent of such agencies, utilize the services of such agencies and their employees. In furtherance of such cooperative efforts, the administrator may enter into written agreements with such federal or […]
§ 8-3-206. Powers and Duties of Administrator; Housing and Urban Development Programs of Other Agencies
The authority and responsibility for administering this article shall be vested in the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity. The administrator may delegate any of the administrator’s functions, duties, and powers to employees of the Commission on Equal Opportunity or to boards of such employees, including functions, duties, and powers with respect to investigating, […]
§ 8-3-222. Coercion, Intimidation, Threats, or Interference
It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of such person’s having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of such person’s having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this […]
§ 8-3-207. Educational and Conciliatory Activities; Conferences; Consultation as to Extent of Discrimination; Reports
The administrator shall commence such educational and conciliatory activities as in the administrator’s judgment will further the purposes of this article. The administrator shall call conferences of persons in the housing industry and other interested parties to acquaint them with this article and the administrator’s suggested means of implementing this article and shall endeavor with […]