Discriminatory housing practices—Reporting.
El Paso City Code § 17.20.070
in effect17.20.070 - Discriminatory housing practices—Reporting.
A. An aggrieved person may report any discriminatory housing practice to the grievance officer and may file a complaint not more than one hundred eighty days after the commission of the practice of which complaint is made. A complaint may also be filed by the grievance officer, if such officer has evidence to believe that a person has committed a discriminatory housing practice.
B. The grievance officer shall treat a complaint referred by the secretary of housing and urban development or the attorney general of the United States under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, Public Law 90-284 and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, as a complaint filed under subsection A of this section.
C. A complaint shall be in writing, verified, and contain the following information:
1. Name of aggrieved person;
2. Street address of current residence of aggrieved person;
3. Telephone number, if any, of aggrieved person;
4. Name of actor;
5. Street address of actor, if known to the aggrieved person;
6. Date of alleged discriminatory practice;
7. Street address of property involved;
8. General statement of facts pertaining to the offense, including the basis of the alleged discriminatory practice (race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability or national origin);
9. Date of filing complaint;
10. Signature of aggrieved person;
11. If complainant is other than aggrieved person, the signature, name and street address of the complainant, in addition to the preceding information.
D. Not more than ten working days after the filing of complaint by certified mail, the grievance officer shall notify the actor named in the complaint that:
1. A complaint alleging the commission of a discriminatory housing practice has been filed against the actor and of his rights. The grievance officer shall furnish a copy of the complaint to the actor;
2. The actor may file a verified written answer to the complaint within seven days after the complaint is received by the actor.
E. A complaint or answer may be reasonably and fairly amended at any time. The grievance officer by certified mail shall furnish a copy of each amended complaint or answer the actor or the complaint, respectively, as promptly as practicable.
F. The grievance officer and staff may not make public, without the written consent of the persons concerned, the name of the actor or the aggrieved person or any information relative to a complaint, before the grievance officer notifies the city attorney of a discriminatory housing practice alleged to have been committed in a complaint or while the complaint is in the process of being investigated and prior to completion of all negotiations.
(Ord. No. 19138, § 1, 2-2-2021)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17HO_CH17.20FAHOOR_17.20.070DIHOPREPFetched: 10/28/2026