Fair Housing
The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission is charged with receiving, investigating,
conciliating, or resolving complaints alleging violations of the Arkansas Fair
Housing Act which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national
origin, religion, sex, familial status. And the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission
has the authority to fine landlords for violations, and those violations can be
thousands of dollars. See AFHC v. Crouch, Inquiry Number 220260, 2007 (AFHC
fined the property manager and landlord $11,000 for discrimination).
What do you do when you receive notice of a complaint and data request letter or
subpeona?
Our office interacts with the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission regularly.
Ideally, you may want to have us examine your legal documents and discuss your
rental application procedure to prevent your receiving a notice of investigation
or subpeona.