§ 25-1506.1. Civil action - Time period - Tolling - Restrictions.

A.  An aggrieved person may file a civil action in district court not later than the second year after the occurrence of the termination of an alleged discriminatory housing practice, or the breach of a conciliation agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title, whichever occurs last, to obtain appropriate relief with respect to the discriminatory housing practice or breach.

B.  The two-year period does not include any time during which an administrative hearing pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title is pending with respect to a complaint or charge pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title based on the discriminatory housing practice.  This subsection does not apply to actions arising from a breach of a conciliation agreement.

C.  An aggrieved person may file an action pursuant to this section whether or not a complaint has been filed pursuant to Section 1502.2 of this title and without regard to the status of any complaint filed pursuant to this section.

D.  If the Attorney General has obtained a conciliation agreement with the consent of an aggrieved person, the aggrieved person may not file an action pursuant to this section with respect to the alleged discriminatory housing practice that forms the basis for the complaint except to enforce the terms of the agreement.

E.  An aggrieved person may not file an action pursuant to this section with respect to an alleged discriminatory housing practice that forms the basis of a charge issued by the Attorney General if the Attorney General has begun a hearing on the record pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title with respect to the charge.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 24.  Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 19, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.