Georgia Code, Title 8, Chapter 3, Article 4 - Fair Housing
- § 8-3-200 - State Policy; Purposes and Construction of Article
(a) It is the policy of the State of Georgia to provide, within constitutional limitations, for fair housing throughout the state.(b) The general purposes...
- § 8-3-201 - Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity created under Article 2 of Chapter...
- § 8-3-202 - Unlawful Practices in Selling or Renting Dwellings; Exceptions
(a) Except as exempted by subsection (b) or (d) of this Code section or Code Section 8-3-205, it shall be unlawful: (1) To refuse...
- § 8-3-203 - Unlawful Denial of or Discrimination in Membership or Participation in Service or Organization Relating to Selling or Renting Dwellings
It shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership or participation in any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization, or other...
- § 8-3-204 - Discrimination in Residential Real Estate Related Transactions; Appraisals
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "residential real estate related transaction" means any of the following: (1) The making or purchasing...
- § 8-3-205 - Permissible Limitations in Sale, Rental, or Occupancy of Dwellings by Religious Organizations or Private Clubs; Housing for Older Persons
(a) Nothing in this article shall prohibit a religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by...
- § 8-3-206 - Powers and Duties of Administrator; Housing and Urban Development Programs of Other Agencies
(a) The authority and responsibility for administering this article shall be vested in the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity.(b) The administrator may...
- § 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...
- § 8-3-208 - Discriminatory Housing Practice Complaint Procedures
(a) An aggrieved person may, not later than one year after an alleged discriminatory housing practice has occurred or terminated, file a complaint with...
- § 8-3-209 - Investigations; Conciliation Agreements; Final Report; Breach of Conciliation Agreement; Disclosure; Action for Temporary Relief; Transmittal of Information
(a) The administrator shall investigate an alleged discriminatory housing practice and complete such investigation within 100 days after the filing of a complaint unless...
- § 8-3-210 - Procedure Where Local Fair Housing Law Applicable
Wherever a local fair housing law provides rights and remedies for alleged discriminatory housing practices which are substantially equivalent, as certified by the Secretary...
- § 8-3-211 - Procedure on Filing of Discriminatory Housing Practice Complaint
(a) The administrator shall, within 100 days after the filing of the complaint, determine based on the facts whether reasonable cause exists to believe...
- § 8-3-212 - Subpoenas and Discovery; Penalties for Violations
(a) The administrator may issue subpoenas and order discovery in aid of investigations and hearings under this article. Such subpoenas and discovery may be...
- § 8-3-213 - State Action for Enforcement; Fines; Damages; Civil Action by Local Agency; Administrative Proceeding
(a) (1) When a charge is filed to initiate an administrative complaint under Code Section 8-3-208, a complainant, a respondent, or an aggrieved person...
- § 8-3-214 - Orders of Board of Commissioners
(a) If the board of commissioners determines that the respondent has not engaged in a discriminatory housing practice, the board of commissioners shall state...
- § 8-3-215 - Appeal From Order of Board of Commissioners; Attorney's Fees and Costs
(a) Any party to a hearing before the board of commissioners may appeal any adverse final order of the board of commissioners by filing...
- § 8-3-216 - Filing Order of Administrator or Board of Commissioners in Superior Court and Judgment Thereon
Any person affected by a final order of the administrator or the board of commissioners may file in the superior court of the county...
- § 8-3-217 - Civil Actions by Aggrieved Persons
(a) (1) An aggrieved person may commence a civil action in an appropriate superior court not later than two years after the occurrence or...
- § 8-3-218 - Civil Actions by Attorney General
(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice...
- § 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...
- § 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...
- § 8-3-221 - 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...
- § 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...
- § 8-3-223 - Compliance With Federal Law
Compliance with the provisions of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Pub. L. No. 100-430) shall be deemed compliance with the provisions of...
Last modified: October 14, 2016