§ 16-123-330 - Attorney General -- Action for enforcement. - Arkansas Statutes

16-123-330. Attorney General -- Action for enforcement.

(a) If a timely election is made under 16-123-329, the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission may authorize and the Attorney General may file and maintain on behalf of the aggrieved party a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the respondent seeking appropriate relief under this section resides or the Attorney General may authorize the commission to hire outside counsel to pursue appropriate relief.

(b) If the commission determines, as under 16-123-321, and after consultation with the office of the Attorney General, that a conciliation agreement has been breached by the respondent, the Attorney General may file a civil action on behalf of the aggrieved person in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the respondent seeking enforcement of the conciliation agreement resides or the Attorney General may authorize the commission to hire outside counsel to seek enforcement of the conciliation agreement.

(c) Venue for an action under this section is in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the respondent resides.

(d) An aggrieved person may intervene in the action.

(e) If the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may grant as relief any relief that a court may grant in a civil action under this subchapter.