Section R10-2-117. Notification to the Complainant

Upon the filing of a complaint, the Attorney General shall serve a notice upon each complainant on whose behalf the complaint was filed. The notice shall:

1.        Acknowledge the filing of the complaint and state the date that the complaint was accepted for filing;

2.        Include a copy of the complaint;

3.        Advise the complainant of the time limits applicable to complaint processing and of the procedural rights and obligations of the aggrieved person under this Article;

4.        Advise the complainant of his or her right to commence a civil action under A.R.S. § 41-1491.31 in an appropriate court, not later than two years after the occurrence or ter- mination of the alleged discriminatory housing practice or the breach of a conciliation agreement entered into pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1491.26. The notice shall state that the computation of this two-year period excludes any time during which a subpoena enforcement procedure is pending under this Article; and

5.        Advise the complainant that retaliation against the com- plainant or any other person because of the filing of a complaint or because the person testified, assisted, or par- ticipated in an investigation or conciliation under this Article is a discriminatory housing practice that is prohib- ited by A.R.S. § 41-1491.18.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 2, 1994 (Supp. 94-4).