Fair housing administrator.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 17-6
in effectSec. 17-6. - Fair housing administrator.
(a) There is hereby created the office of fair housing administrator, who shall be in charge of the office of fair housing. The fair housing administrator, who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council, shall have the responsibility for implementing and enforcing this chapter 17 and may establish such rules and regulations as are determined necessary to perform the duties of that office.
(b) The fair housing administrator shall cooperate with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Attorney General of the United States in the enforcement of the federal Fair Housing Act, and may assist the secretary or attorney general in any way consistent with the policy of this chapter. The fair housing administrator is encouraged to cooperate with the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division, in the enforcement of the Texas Fair Housing Act, and may assist the commission in any way consistent with the policy of this chapter.
(c) The fair housing administrator shall treat a complaint referred by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Attorney General of the United States under the federal Fair Housing Act, or by the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division, under the Texas Fair Housing Act, as a complaint filed under this chapter. No action will be taken under this chapter against a person for a discriminatory housing practice if the referred complaint was filed with the governmental entity later than one year after an alleged discriminatory housing practice occurred or terminated.
(d) The fair housing administrator may order discovery in aid of investigations under this chapter. Such discovery may be ordered to the same extent and is subject to the same limitations as would apply if the discovery were ordered in aid of a civil action in a state district court of Harris County, Texas.
(Ord. No. 06-412, § 2(Exh. A), 4-26-06)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH17FAHO_ARTIGEPR_S17-6FAHOADFetched: 10/26/2026