SB107
AN ACT relating to housing; revising various provisions relating to discrimination in housing; providing civil penalties and other remedies for certain violations; authorizing the Nevada Equal Rights Commission within the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to enter into certain agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Commission to investigate and enforce laws relating to fair housing as a certified agency under federal law; providing that certain conduct relating to an applicant or tenant's arrest record constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing; providing that certain requirements relating to guarantors constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing; requiring a landlord to provide to a tenant a statement relating to utility service in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to housing; revising various provisions relating to discrimination in housing; providing civil penalties and other remedies for certain violations; authorizing the Nevada Equal Rights Commission within the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to enter into certain agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Commission to investigate and enforce laws relating to fair housing as a certified agency under federal law; providing that certain conduct relating to an applicant or tenant's arrest record constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing; providing that certain requirements relating to guarantors constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing; requiring a landlord to provide to a tenant a statement relating to utility service in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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AN ACT relating to housing; revising various provisions relating to discrimination in housing; providing civil penalties
Existing law creates the Nevada Equal Rights Commission within the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. (NRS 232.910, 233.030) The Commission is authorized to investigate and conduct hearings concerning acts of prejudice with regard to housing, employment and public accommodations. (NRS 233.150) Existing law sets forth the Nevada Fair Housing Law to prohibit discrimination in housing. (NRS 118.010-118.120) In addition, the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of dwellings and in other housing-related transactions. (42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.) Sections 15, 18 and 19 of this bill revise references to the types of discrimination from which persons are protected in Nevada to conform to federal law. Section 19 authorizes the Commission to initiate a complaint alleging an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing. Section 21 of this bill requires the Commission to investigate each complaint which alleges an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing and to attempt to resolve the issues raised in the complaint through informal negotiations with the parties. Section 22 of this bill requires the Commission to serve upon a complainant certain information. Section 12 of this bill establishes new procedures and requirements with respect to investigations and administrative hearings concerning such complaints. Following the Commission's investigation of a complaint, if the Administrator o
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