Section 40-26-141 – Effect of Relief Granted.
40-26-141. Effect of relief granted. Relief granted under W.S. 40-26-139 through 40-26-143 does not affect a contract, sale, encumbrance or lease that is consummated before the granting of the relief and involves a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer or tenant who did not have actual notice of the filing of a complaint or civil action under […]
Section 40-26-131 – Administrative Hearing.
40-26-131. Administrative hearing. If a timely election is not made under W.S. 40-26-130, the enforcing authority shall provide for a hearing on the charge. A hearing under this section on an alleged discriminatory housing practice may not continue after the beginning of the trial of a claim for relief commenced by the aggrieved person under […]
Section 40-26-132 – Administrative Penalties.
40-26-132. Administrative penalties. (a) If the enforcing authority determines at a hearing under W.S. 40-26-131 that a respondent has engaged in or is about to engage in a discriminatory housing practice, the enforcing authority may order the appropriate relief, including actual damages, reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs and other injunctive or equitable relief. (b) To […]
Section 40-26-133 – Effect of Enforcing Authority Order.
40-26-133. Effect of enforcing authority order. An enforcing authority order under W.S. 40-26-132 does not affect a contract, sale, encumbrance or lease that is consummated before the enforcing authority issues the order and involves a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer or tenant who did not have actual notice of the charge filed under this chapter.
Section 40-26-134 – Licensed or Regulated Business.
40-26-134. Licensed or regulated business. If the enforcing authority issues an order with respect to a discriminatory housing practice that occurs in the course of a business subject to a licensing or regulation by a governmental agency, the enforcing authority, not later than the thirtieth day after the date the order is issued, shall send […]
Section 40-26-135 – Order in Preceding Five Years.
40-26-135. Order in preceding five years. If the enforcing authority issues an order against a respondent against whom another order was issued within the preceding five (5) years under W.S. 40-26-133, the enforcing authority shall send a copy of each order to the attorney general.
Section 40-26-127 – Land Use Law.
40-26-127. Land use law. If the enforcing authority determines that the matter involves the legality of a state or local zoning or other land use law or ordinance, the enforcing authority may issue a charge and proceed with the appropriate action.
Section 40-26-128 – Dismissal.
40-26-128. Dismissal. If the enforcing authority determines that no reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice that is the subject of a complaint has occurred or is about to occur, the enforcing authority shall promptly dismiss the complaint. The enforcing authority shall make public disclosure of each dismissal.
Section 40-26-129 – Pending Civil Trial.
40-26-129. Pending civil trial. The enforcing authority may not issue a charge alleging a discriminatory housing practice after the beginning of the trial of a civil action commenced by the aggrieved party under federal or state law seeking relief with respect to that discriminatory housing practice.
Section 40-26-130 – Election of Judicial Determination.
40-26-130. Election of judicial determination. A complainant, a respondent, or an aggrieved person on whose behalf a complaint was filed may elect to have the claims asserted in the charge decided in a civil action as provided by W.S. 40-26-136. The election shall be made not later than the twentieth day after the date the […]