§ 40-26-139 — Civil action

Wyoming § 40-26-139

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 40: Trade and Commerce
• Ch. 26: FAIR HOUSING ACT

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(a) An aggrieved person may file a civil action in
district court not later than the second year after the date of
the occurrence or the termination of an alleged discriminatory
housing practice or the breach of a conciliation agreement
entered under this chapter, whichever occurs last, to obtain
appropriate relief with respect to the discriminatory housing
practice or breach.
(b) The two (2) year period does not include any time
during which an administrative hearing under this chapter is
pending with respect to a complaint or charge under this chapter
based on the discriminatory housing practice. This subsection
does not apply to actions arising from the breach of a
conciliation agreement.
(c) An aggrieved person may file a claim for relief
whether a complaint has been filed under W.S. 40-26-118 and
without regard to the status of any complaint filed under that
section.
(d) If the enforcing authority has obtained a conciliation
agreement with the consent of an aggrieved person, the aggrieved
person may not file a claim for relief with respect to the
alleged discriminatory housing practice that forms the basis of
the complaint except to enforce the terms of the agreement.
(e) An aggrieved person may not file a claim for relief
with respect to an alleged discriminatory housing practice that
forms the basis of a charge issued by the enforcing authority if
the enforcing authority has begun a hearing on the record under
this chapter with respect to the charge.