What Happens After You File a
Complaint?
- HUD notifies you in writing when it received
your complaint and if it has jurisdiction to investigate.
- HUD notifies the person you filed the complaint
against and gives him/her a chance to answer the allegation.
- HUD investigates your complaint and decides if
there is "reasonable cause" to believe the law has been violated.
- HUD tries to conciliate or reach an agreement
between both sides in the complaint:
If an agreement is signed, HUD
takes no further action.
- HUD notifies you in writing if it cannot finish
its investigation within 100 days of receiving your complaint.
- If HUD refers your complaint to a state or
local agency, that agency must begin work within 30 days or HUD may take it
back and do the investigation.
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Complaint Investigation
Complaints that are not referred to a substantially
equivalent state or local agency must be investigated by HUD within 100 days to
determine whether reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory
housing practice has occurred. If HUD does not complete the investigation
within the 100 days, HUD must notify, in writing, the people involved in the
complaint and state the reason for the delay.
Also, within the 100-day period, HUD is directed to engage
in conciliation (voluntary) efforts with the parties. If the case is not
conciliated and if a reasonable cause determination is made, HUD will issue a
formal charge on behalf of the complainant. |
