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1\,-.J ORD i i'{Ai-/CE TO LFFtCI' EQUAL l !OUSING OPPOJn'u1~ ITI ES f-OR ALL CITI ZLi'\S ; DEFI 1\!ING J)JSCRbli'1'~1\lIO>i IN HOUSING , AND PROVI DJ ;-.;G Pll~ALTIES FOR VIOLATlO:-.JS Tl-li:REOF M-ll::REAS , it 1s the public pol~cy of the United States, the Comnx:mweal th of Kentucky, the City of Louisville and the County of Je f ferson to encourage fair treatment and equa1 oppo rtunity for all persons r t::gardl ess . of race , color, religion or national origin; ancl \-',11EREAS, discrimination again::; t individuals because of race, . color, religion, or r1 ationnl orifin repTesents an affront to the digni ~y of . the indj vi dua ls against whom it is cli rccted, intensifies group .con£li cts a,·1d .... Js.detrimental to the public hea lth, safety and welfare; ancl H!IEREAS , discrimination in )iousing re s ults in other fo rms of ·.-.:.·>· _-=·:<.< ~- '-." ·.di$C:1; c.i m:.1.11 at-ion ai1d=s cgr-eg.:,ti o-n , - incl1Jdin_g -:rac i a1 - s c.~. regatibn -in the pub1:Lt.·· ,.· · · . . t schools ,md other public fa c ilities, which are prohihitecl by the Const itution of the United States of Ali1erica , and are against the laws and policy of ti·1e Ccrrnr0nweal th of Kentucky, the. City of Louisville and t11 e C_ounty of Jcffe Tson: . and \v1i.ERSAS, discrimina tion rn housing adversely affects the. cc,ntinuecl redevelopment, i:cne\\'cll, growth and progress of the City of Louisville ,md Co unty of Jefferson, an9 of its ci tizcns: NO\\' , TI IT:REFORE , BE IT ORl"):\IKED BY 11 II.\ J30ARD OF ALDEfNEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, Tl IAT : SECTION O\fF . DECI..AP-1\T IO:i OF POLICY. It the polj cy of the Ci t) js of Louisvi ll e to s afe g,.w.·1cl .'.llJ. i nd ividua ls within the City fro1n discrirnina-ti6n because of r ace , col or, reli gion, an ce st r y, nntionnl c1·igin or pl 2.ce of · bi r th in conn ec tion "l~Jth hous in p_ ·. · the1·chy to prot2ct thci r i nterest in -1 -
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personal di gnity ancl freedom from humiliation , to 1r.ake available to the
City their full productive capc1cities , to sccu1-i:; the City aga i nst strife
and tmrcst v1hich ,,·o 1ld menace its dcn:ocratic ins ti t ut ions and to p-reserve
· t11c public safety, health and general wel fare .
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DEFINlTIONS.
\'/hen usccl herein:
Comrnission" means the Louisville and J efferson County Human
.Relations · co :mission as authorized by.Ordinance 193 of the 19.66 Ordinance s
of the City of Louisville and the reso l ution of t he J efferson County Fiscal
Court dated December 6 , 196b .
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"Commiss i oner" means a member of the Loui svill e and J ef fers on
County Hum.:.m Re l at i ons Commi s s i on .
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" Real Property" i ncludes bui ldirigs , str uctures , r c'al estate ,
land~, tenements , leaseholds , co-oper a ti ve·s , conc1ominiwns ·a nd herecli t aments ,
.corporeal and i ncorp-Jreal.
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r ace , _colo_r , r eligion , ancestry , nati ona l origin or pl ace of birth , and
i ncludes segr2.gation .
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"Person" i nclude s an i ndi viduaJ. and aI1y group of one or more
natural persons such as , but not l imited to , l abor unions, j oint apprenticesh ip committees~ partnerships ,- associat ions , .corpor at i ons , _llJlincorporatecl ·
organizat i ons , mutual companies, join t -stock compan ies , trusts ; l egal
representatives, tn.1s tecs in binkruptcy , r eceivers, cmy individuals acting
in a financi al or r epresent3t ivc capacity , either appointed by a Court or
ot henvise, tl1 e City
a.rid Cowtty or
any of its agencies , ant1 any other l egal,
governmental or comm2rc i al c11tity , a s \·:e ll as a natural person or pe rsons .
171c term "persons ", when i3-pplicd to any of the forc~o in g , inc::.uJ e::; membc:cs,
r epresentat ives ~ off icer s and directo r s .
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"Owner" inc ludes
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mariaging agent or ·othc r per son h:win,: tl1 c r.ight or owne rs hip or possess i on,
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or the right to sell, r ent or l eas e any hous irq(accomrr.o<la tion.
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"financ i a l Ins tit uti on" means any person , as de fined here in,
en ga ged in the business of l ending 11-oney or guaranteeing lo sses .
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" Real Estate BroKcr" or "Real Estat e Sal esman" ·rrY2 c1ns an
indi vidua l·, whether l icense l1 or· not , d10, for a fee , commi s sion, sGlary or
for o ther valuable consilterat ion ,
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who Hith the intent ion or expectation
of r eceiving or collecting same , li st s, sells, purchases , exch c1siges , r ents
or l eases any hous i ng acconmx)lb.tion, in c luding opU ons the reupon, or ,,;ho
negot i a.tcs or attempts to negot i a te such activities; or .who advertises or
holds himse lf out as enga,ge d in such act ivities: or who negotia tes or
attempts to nego ti ate a loan , secured by a mortgage or other encumbrance ,
upon t ransfer of ariy housing accoJT5110dat i on; or who is engaged in t'.~e
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·business o f ch a r gi ng an aclv,mce fee or contracting for collection of a fee
· · ·in· c_smnE: ction with a contract \\'hereby he ·undertak_e s .to _promo te __t}}e saJ. e., .
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purchc1 se , exch ange . r ental or l ease of any housin g accc:inunodation through its
, list ing in a publica bon is sued primo.r ily for such purpose: or an individua l
empl oyed by or acting on behalf of any of these.
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"Housing Acco1 rtrnodation" means (l) any parcel or parcels of
r eal pr o·p erty or l ar1<ls , or any int erest ther e in, ,-:hethcr ccint:iguous or noncont iguous , located in the City of IJJu isv ille, us ed for the building of on e
or more hou s inr or r oomin,r, uni t s O\meJ by, or ot he n :ise subject to the
control o f, one or more persons : anJ/or (2) any r eal prnpeTty, or any
interest there in, located. in the City of Lou i svi lle; an<l/or Ci) ;my sin gl e
fami l y ch·:clling or' rnult j pl ~ f cJ rn i l y di-•c lli ng , or
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portion the i·co f ! inc l ucl - · ·
ing a housinf tmit or a ro0111in~. unit, or ;my interest tJ1crc in, loc:1te d in
th e Ci t y of Louis vil l e ,· ,,·!deli i s used or occ upied , or int cnJetl, ;irr ,'ll1f!C d,
assigned or des ign a ted t o iJc used i:-ir 1xc upietl . :15 tliC' l1 on:c , i1omcs itc-,
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"!lous ing lh1it'; ,;-, .ans a s i ngle m om, suite of rooms o:r apart -,
ment, containing cook i ng and kitchen faci lities, occ1.1ri~<l, or intended for
occupancy as living quart er s., by a pcr,son, by a family or by a group of
persons living to gether .
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"Roomi ng Unit" i.eans any room or group of r ooms forming a
single, habitabl e unit us ed for living
or sleeping, but wh i ch does ~1ot
contain cook~1g w1d ki t chen f acilities .
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"Canvas sing" includes door to door solicitation , or solicita-
tion by the use of circulc;r advertisem(:nts or any other me ans ,-,her e the
canvasse r C?r his employer h~s not been r equested by the O\'.-ner , as defined
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herein , to obtain
a listing of any hotLsing accom.modation or to confer wi,t h
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the ovmer regarding a transact.ion involving a housing accornno <laticn.
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" PuTchascr' ~ incl u<les any occu-pa.n t, prospective occupant ,
·lessee , -prospecti v-.. lessee , sublessee, pro spec t i ve sublesse e , tenan t,
prospective -t enant , assignee , prospective assi gnee , htJ)'cY , prospective buyer
or any ot her person scek jJ, g the right of m-mership or poss ession , or any .
agent of any of these .
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A member of h is f amily" means the owner and his spouse and
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any son-, daughter , par ent or grandparent of the owner or his spous e .
SLCTIO~~ THREE.
In connection with any of the
UNL.,AWfUL Plv\CT I CES.
trai7.sactions s et forth in this Section \\°11ich af f eet a_11y housing accommoda tion on t he open m3r kct 1 or in conn ection wit h any public saJ. c , pur~hase ,
exchange , r ental or l ease_ of any hous ing acco1m1oclation , it shall be a
prohibited , un L:n-, fu.l practice for a pe rson, owner , financi al ins titutioi1 ,
r eal es t a te broker or r c2.l es t ate sa l csrna.i1, or any representa tive of the
ahove , t o :
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Re fuse t o s c 11 , ;iu r cki sc , cx::h:rngt: , r ent or lease; or other-
o f li i s r 2.cc , co 1o r , r e: l i ,·. io n, ~ncc ::-_t r:· , n:iti on,d or t. \
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To discr imi11a·tc against a person in the forms , condi tions ·
or pr ivileges of t he s al e, purchase , exch ange , rental or lease of any
housing accoi,-:rr.odation , or in the f urnishing of faciliti e s or s ervices _in
connection tl1crewi t h : or
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To Tefuse to receive o:r transmit cl bona fl.de offer to s e ll,
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purchase , exchange, r ent or l ease any hous.irig accommaclatiqn from or to a
person because of his race , color , religion, ;: i.ncestry, national or igii1 or
place of birt h ; or
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To r efuse to negotiate for · the sale , purdrn.se ~ exch ange
rental or l ease of any housing acco11unodation to
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person _b ecause of his race ,
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, colo r , religipn , ancestry, national origin or place of birth ; or
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To r eptescnt to _a person t hat any housing accorrmK)dc.1tion is
not available fo r inspec tion , sale , purcha.se , exchange , rental or . lease when
·in fact it is so availabJ.e ' or to refuse
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acco ,~;ndat ion , because of h is r ace, color , reli~iori , ancest_1·y ,
national or igin or place of birth ; or
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To pr int , circulate, post or mail , or cause to be printed~
circulated, posted or maUe~ ,
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not i ce , stat ement or a~vertis em2nt , or to
announce a po licy, or to s i ~ or to use
a form
of application for the s al e ,
pur chase , exchange , r ental .. l ease or fin m1cing of cmy housing accOirrrnodat ion,
o r to make a recoyd of inc1uiry in coru1cction Hi th the prosi)ective ·sal e ,
pt.irchase , exchan~'.e , r ental, l ensc or finar1ci11g o f any housing accommo<lation ,
_wh ich indicates , directly. or i ndirectly , any discrimination or any intent
to make a discri ir\ination .
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To offe:r , solicit , accept or us e a i'istinp, of any l1ousfr1g
accomr:iOClation fo r s:i.19 , purc..'. ~;:::;c , exch,rnge , rental or l ease ,,.ri tl 1 t he WH.,_:' r-.
s tanding th2t a per son may he s ubjected to discrimi nat i on in connect ion ,-:ith
such s ale, purchc1sc . cxclw.nr.c , r cnt;i1 or lcas r.; , or in tl1e f urn i s hing of
focilj tics or services rn co nnec t.ion t licrcwi t h : or
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indirectly , the saJ c, purclw.s2- , exchange , r ent al or l eas e , or
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the li sting for o.n.y of the c1bo\"e , · of c1.ny hous i ng accomTrndat i on by r epresent -
ing that the prese;1ee or anticipat e::1 presence of pe rsons of ,my paTticular
r ace , coloT,TCligion, ancestry, n,ttiona l o_r i gin or place of bir th in the
area to be af fcc trxl by such sal8, puTch;1se , exch2j1ge , r ental or l ease .dll
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or may r esult in:
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The l m·:er ing of property values i n the are;;~: or
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An increase in criminal or ant isocia l behavior
in the area ; or
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A decline in the qua lity of the s chool s serving
the area ; or
To make any misrepresentat_ions concerning the l i s ting fo r
sale, purchase , exc:ha.ng,.;_ r ental or l ease, or the ant icipRtecl li st ing foT
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of i nd:1~.i11g or atterript i ng to induce c1ny such J.isting o:· any of the 2.bove
transc1.ct i ons : or
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o pl?.ce a s:i. gn puri-:,-oTting to of for for s aJ.e , purch2.sc·,
exch ange , r ent al or l cJ.:c;c any housing acconn1c1dat :i.on that is not , in f act, so
offered : o·r
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To a.c ve.rt: i se fo r sale , purchJse·, excluu1ge , re,1tal cw l ense
any hous i ng ~tccom;:,:::ido.tio,1 1-1:,ic11
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no;1- cxi st ent , or which is not actua lly
being offered for m1y of _tlic Jbo,.rc : or
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To E-:;1gage rn, or hire to be clone , or ~o con sp iYe with others
to car.unit 0cts or activities of any nature: , the'! purpose of 1-,,h ich i s to
coerce: . cc1us c pcmi.c . inc ite unrest' or crc::itc or pl a y upon fear , \1'it.h the;
pu rpose of ci thcr discoura~inr. or
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~Jlc, p' r ch., sc , c.' xck!:~c . r cn to. i en l c:1 -;c, or the Ji st .i.n\:' for c1.ny o r the
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To r etaliate or discriminate fr1 any manner ag~ inst a person
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because he ha s opposed a practice cl ecln rcd unJ awful by this Ordinance ,
or because he has fil ed a complaint , t estified, assisted or participated
in any manner in any i nvestignt ion , proceeding, hem:ing or con.fenmce t.u1.dcr
this Ordinance .
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To aid , abet , incite, compe l or coerce any person to e11gHge
· in any of the practices prnhibi t ccl by this Ordimmce ; or to obstruct. or
prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this Ordinance; or
To obstruct or prevent a person from coi.nplying with the
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provisions of this Ordinance , or ·any or cle·r issued thereunder; or
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To resist , prevent, i mpede or interfere Hith the Commis'sion ,
or any o f its meJ11bers or representat ives, in the lawful performance of its ·
- or their duty tmcler this Ordinance ; or
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To, by canvassing, do any of th e unlawful practices pro-
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To oth8rwise deny to, o-r ,,:i thhold any housing accon~~odat ion
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ori gin or place of birth.
SECTJO;'-J FOUR .
EX.EMPTIONS .
Th~ provisions of this ·o rdinance
shall not apply:
(A)
To the rental or l ease of any housing units in a· hous ing
accommodation which contains not mo re than four housing units, if the
owne r or a merrber of his family resides in the housing acco1~If::0clr1tio11 ; oi·
(B)
To, the rental or le ase of ,my roorninf w1i t s in a hou:·; in~
unit, if the owne1· or a memo c-r of his faE:ily r eside~ in t:1c housing unit;
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To the rental or 1case of am· rooni rn'.~
· h'hjch the rn-.ner of ti1c entire hotisc or .~ 1x ~: h ' r
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____ (A) _.J 'ie.et a11c1 exe:cc ise its powers at any place within the City of
Louisville ;
(B)
Employ attorneys , hea ring exannners ~- clerks and othe1~
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he arings on and pass upon complaints alleging vfolations of this
Ordinance ;
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Adininister oaths;
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Compel the atte,)dance of Hitnesscs imd t..)1?, pro~uction of
_evidence be fo re it by subpoena iss ued by the J efferson County Circuit
Court ;
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Issue rernedial orders requiring cessation of viol ations of
this Orcl:iJ7.a.nce ;
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I ssue such affi.rm2.tive or ders as rn the judgment
Cornrniss ion win c an-y out the purposes of this Ordinance .
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Affinnativc
action ordered may include , but is not limited fo :
(1)
The s ale, purchz:sc , cxc h:-m1:c-, : e .,1s~ or ren\al
of ,my housin,I'. ;iccon1,·x l1tj n!l t o a ' per son \·:ho
has hcen ckt c n ~i ncd to have Leen disc r .i 111.i natcd
a0;iinst
unclcr the t cnrts of tld s Drdimmce :
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of 8 .co;"lt rac t., tlcc-J , l c.1 s c or ot !1cr in s tn urK!nt
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scl1 i.ng , pliTck s ing i exchanging , r enting or
l easing any housing .accor ,11,?dat.ion , 1-.•hich 1s the·
sub j ect of a complaint of discriminatory p-.:~~c.t ice ,
t o a person ,-;ho had ~J101·1lcdgc or notice of said
complaint prior to the transfer or the execut ion
-of the instn rn1ent ;
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Orderi ng execu tion ,md delivery of ·a contract;
cle.ed , l ease or other instrw11ent selling, purchasi ng, cxchR.ng ing 1 r enting or l easing any housing
accommodat i on , which i s the subj ect of an tmlaw;ful
· practice prohibited by this Ord inance , to any
pe rson aggrieved by s aid lu1lawful act;
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Applying to the· Jefferson County _Circuit Court for
such temporary or permanent r elief as -it deems
necessary; \·iherc such relie f is granted not i ce of
s ame shall be pronrptly fil ed in the Of fic e of the
County Court Clerk of .Je fferson Cmmty, Kentucky;
Subject to approval of the J}:iard of Aldennen , adopt,
promulgate , amend ,rnd r escind ru1cs and regulations to effectu0-te the
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the posting of notices prepared or approved hy the Commiss ion; anc1
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Exercise all other applicable p~:n-:eTs- a_s provided i n the
Kentucky Civil Rights Ac t (K. R.S . 344 . 320, 344. 330, 344 . 34 0, 344 . 3S0) .
SECTION SIX .
(A)
PROCEDURE .
Any person or pe1·sons cla imfog to be aggrieved by m1 unla,vful
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practice prohibited by this Ordinance rnay f i l e a ,vri tten compl aint in
accord,mce with the rul es _,md regul at i ons of t he Comnission .
111e complaint
must be fil ed within 30 days after the aggrieved nerson becomes aware of the
alleged mu.awful practice , and in no event nDre than 60 clays after the
alleged unla·\\'ful · practice cccun:ecl .
Any member of the C01;,mission Hho has
r eason to believe' an unlm·:ful .nractice has occurred may file a compl nint
naming the Commission itsel f as the party c·ompl ainant.
(B)
Upon r eceipt of a complaint, t he Crnr1mi ss ion shall serve thf'
. compl a int c1.nd a \·,Ti tten resume setting for.th the rir,hts of t he parties and
the procedures to be fol1oKed by the Co1rilnis$io11 in the inves ti g:i.tion ancl
�a<l j udic ett i on of t he compl a i nt upon the per son or persons charged with a
violat ion of this Or r.li mmcc , (hcr e in ct ft e r r e ferred to a s t he ' 're spondent '
whether one or
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re per sons ).
Upon r ece i pt of a .COlll))la in t , the ·s ta ff of the Corr:mi ss ion shall
. conduct a p re l i 1'1 i nary invest i ga tion of the compl a int an<l ·shall ,\·ithin 21
days after ser vi ce of t he cor.ipl a int on t he r espond ent r en<ler a . wr i tten r eport
t o the Cormni ssion .
(D)
The Conmi s sion sha ll h'i t hin 10 days after r e ce ipt from the
St a ff of the Commiss i on of the r epo rt of the pr eliminar y invest i gation
det er mi ne whether ther e is probab le cause to beli eve th.a t an unl m·: ful ·
pract i ce has· been coirnni tt ed :
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If the Com;-n ission <let.er mine s t hat there i s no
such prob able cause , -t he co.np1aint sha U be
di smis sed .
( 2) . If the Commiss i on de termi ne s that t here i s ·such
prob abl e · cause , the ·eon.mi s s ion shall make cm
effo r t to e liminate the tml m::fu l pract i ce by
· conferenc e 2.m l concil i at i on 1 -i n accor dance ,,: ith
t h e Rule s an cl Re:gulations of the Commission .
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Ni t h i n 30 clays v.ft er the Cori.:;iiss i on has dete r mined tha t
probabl e cau.se exis t s , w1l ess an order has beei1 i ss ued di s mi ssing t he compl ain t or s tating t he t erms of a conc~liat i on a_greernent , a hearin g sha ll be
· ca lled and held in acco rdance ,,:i t h the rules of t he Comi11 i s sion .
(F)
Ahy end cavo L or negoti at ions fo r concil iat i on shall not be
r ece ived rn evidence , and sh2. ll be he l cl confidential by t he C011 J11is.s i on and
i ts sta ff .
(G)
Upon t he conclus ion of t he hear ing , an ad j ud i cative or der
sha ll be i ssued a1)d served upo n t l1c compl a ina1;t (s ) and respondent .
(I I)
Pro ceedin gs may he rc- or,encJ upon pet i t ion of anr a _r.crri evecl
party ,· excep t t l-i~1t ar:. ·app1 i c a t i o n t o r e -open mu~-t li e fiJ ed \l'i th in 10 cl ay s
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�I n any proceedings unq.er this Section, the r espondent may
( I)
file a v:ritten ru1s ,,; er to the corr:;:il a int an<l m,'ly- appear at tJ1c hearing in person
or othen;ise , with or \>'i t hout counsel, and submit evidence and be hecJr d. The
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Commis s ion in conduct ing any hearing ma y pe rmit rea sonable an:encl.rnents t o any .
· compla i11t ·o r answer , and
t es tin,ony t aken at t l1e heiHing
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. oath and shall be fully transcr ib ed.
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All r elevant t es UJrDny shall be privi-
l eged to t he extent t hat s aid t estimony ,,:ould b_e privileged in the courts of
the Comrri0nweal th of Kcnt udiy .
In connection with an i nvest i gation of a complaint filed
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unde r this Or dinance, the Cmrrrnission , or its designa tcd_representatives , may
·at · any T-easonable time r equest access to the premises, reco rds and clocurncmts
relcvaJ1t to t he compla int and sha ll have tJie right to examine , photograph
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If a person f a ils to permit access, exarm..J1 ation , photo-
.and copy evic-1ence .
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Pll heari ngs he ld under and pu1·smmt to this Onlinance shall ·
be op3n to the public .
(L)
In co11;put i ng tirr.e or p eriods of time under this Ordin a.nce,
Sundays 8.ncl National holidays shall be excluded.
(M) .·An papers
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pleadings required by this Ordinance to b e
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s erved shall be served in acco r dcu1ce with the Kentud.'y Rules of Civil
Procedur e.
(N)
At any time aftc1· a compl aint has be en filed, the Corrunis s ion
may fil e an action i n the. J e ffei·s on Cot.1J1ty Circuit Court seeking appropri ate
temporary r elief a gain s t the r es pondent , pendin[! final clcte rn1in a i-.ion of
proceedings under thj s· Section.
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/\t a:ny ti!'~ aft e r a co!nplc1jnt has been :filed, the Com111is sion
may file an ac tion rn the J ef fe rson C0tmty Circuit Cotn-t s eeking such
app ropriate r elief c1gainst
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pe rs on as it may clec1:1 neccssc1ry to pr event.
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any change of position betheen the con:p l aii1,mt (s) and. the r es11onc.l cnt and/o~~
to prevent · the ques tions presented to tht) Commi ss ion from becoi;1ing r.ioot ,
(P)
If the Co1rnnission det ermines th at any r espondent has commi t.ted
ru1 unlawful act proh Hli t c<l by t his 0:i;d i ncince , c1nd the said · re spondent r e fus es
to comply with or obey the orde1· ?-ss ucd by the Co,,m11s sion , th e Corr.mission_ rnay
file
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Rction in the J efferson County Circuit Court s eekin~ enforcer.1cnt of
s aid order .
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Th e Cormni ssion
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file suit in the .Jefferson Cou.11ty Circuit
Court s eeking 0nfoTcerncnt of any of jts ord ers issued pursuant to this
Ordirnmce .
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SECTION SFVI:.'\ .
.llJ1 PrJ\L .
J\ny r c~;pond~11t or coi: l1 l a i nai7 t ar,i:i;ri cvcd
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Crn:~:1i~~.;io_n, or - ru_
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order fo the J efferson Coun ty Circui t Court by filinf. with the Clerk of said
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Cour t, within 30 days ;:i f t cr s c1·vic e i11xm him of s:-ticl oi·dcr, a ,-:rit tcn
. pctj tion in dup J icatc praying that such onlc::r _be raodifi cc; or set ::i.s ide , an'
by serving a dup li cate cony of the petition ori the CoJ1:rniss jon.
The Con1.mission
sh all then cciusc to be fiJ ed- in said Cou·ct a certi [ied tTanscript of the
. record in the procec din_(~S before ·i t , includin g the p1 eadings , t es tiirony and
order.
SEC'TIO:~
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I f the C01 n,:1issjon fi nds t k 1t ::iny pcr s~n k1 s co1runittcd
vnl a.\·1ful pract ice ;.i s cl c 1i11c-d rn th is Ordin:rnce
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w;i y s ubjec t suc11 rcrson
to pay the fi ne, fjJc :-in ;ict .i on in the .Jc f fc.rc;on County Cnmt for the
collccUon thc rc0 f .
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I f a r eal es t a te broker, a r ea l est r1.te s alesman or an
employee the r eof has fa iled t o compl y ,-1i th any 01·de r i s sued by the
Con nission , or has been found to have conr.ni t t cd an unl a1._rful practice in
viol at i on of t hi s Or dinance , t he Comni ss ion shall so _notify jn writing the
Real Es t ate Cor;nni ss i on of the Cornm::im:ealth of Kentucky".
(C)
Should the Conm1ission detennine ..at any" tirr;e tl1at a complaint
filed with it_all egi ng a violation of this Ordinance was filed i n bad _faith,
the Commi s sion sha ll forthwith _issue an order requiring the complainant (s)
to pay to the respondent the arrmmt of the reasonable expenses caused the
respondent by the filing of said complaint , i ncluding reasonable attorney ' s
fe es; and su h or der may be enforced in t he s ame manner as any other 01·der
iss1.1ed by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance .
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SEVERA.BILITY OF PROVISIO:~s.
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-- · pro\risions or applicat ions of this Oi.·dirnmce , Hhich shall be and continue in
effect w:i.thout t he invalid pl'ovision or application; and to this end , the
provis ions of thi s Ordii1 ance are s everable .
S:SCTION TEN.
EFFECTIVE DATE .
This Ordinance shall take effect
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C.B.A.
EPFECTIVE
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MI\YOR
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