South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 65 - SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION
Subchapter 2 - FAIR HOUSING
Article 2 - FAIR HOUSING COMPLAINT PROCESSING
Section 65-221 - Referral of Complaints to State and Local Agencies

(1) Whenever a complaint alleges a discriminatory housing practice that is within the jurisdiction of a substantially equivalent local agency and the agency is certified or may accept referrals with regard to the alleged discriminatory housing practice, the Commission will notify the agency of the filing of the complaint and refer the complaint to the agency for further processing before the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission takes any action with respect to the complaint. The Commission will notify the local agency of the referral by certified mail.

(2) The Commission will notify the aggrieved person and the respondent, by certified mail or personal service, of the referral under paragraph (1) of this section. The notice will advise the aggrieved person of the right to commence a civil action under the Fair Housing Law in an appropriate court, not later than one year after the occurrence or termination of the alleged discriminatory housing practice. The notice will state that the computation of this one year period excludes any time during which a proceeding is pending under this rule, with respect to a complaint based on the alleged discriminatory housing practice. The notice will also state that the time period includes the time during which an action arising from a breach of a conciliation agreement under the Fair Housing Law is pending.

(1) Whenever a complaint referred to a local fair housing agency is reactivated, the Commission will notify the local agency, the aggrieved person and the respondent of the Commission's reactivation. The notification will be made by certified mail or personal service.

(2) The notification to the respondent and the aggrieved person will: