Fair Housing
The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) can investigate housing discrimination complaints and, after finding substantial evidence, can:
AOnly issue written warnings to the respondent
BFile a formal complaint and proceed to a hearing before the Illinois Human Rights Commission✓ Correct
CDirectly impose fines without a hearing
DRevoke the real estate license of a respondent broker
Explanation
After investigating a complaint and finding substantial evidence of discrimination, IDHR may file a formal complaint with the Illinois Human Rights Commission (IHRC), which conducts an administrative hearing. The IHRC can order remedies including compensatory damages, injunctive relief, and civil penalties.
Related Illinois Fair Housing Questions
- The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on which protected class NOT covered by the federal Fair Housing Act?
- What is the role of HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) in Illinois fair housing enforcement?
- The Illinois Human Rights Act's prohibition against housing discrimination extends to advertisements. A landlord who posts 'No Section 8' in an advertisement is potentially:
- The Chicago Fair Housing Ordinance (CFHO) provides additional fair housing protections beyond state and federal law. Which of the following is a protection provided by the CFHO?
- The Illinois Human Rights Act provides fair housing protection that EXPANDS on the federal Fair Housing Act by adding which additional protected class?
- A real estate agent who tells a buyer 'you wouldn't feel comfortable in that neighborhood' based on the buyer's ethnicity is engaged in:
- Under the Illinois Human Rights Act, a complaint of housing discrimination must generally be filed with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) within how many days of the alleged violation?
- Redlining is the illegal practice of:
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