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University of Iowa Committee on Human Rights policies, 1958-1986

1963-03-31 Recommendations on Off-Campus Housing Page 3

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2. Such complaints shall be addressed to the Chairman, Committee on Human Rights, State University of Iowa. All complaints shall be writing and signed by the complainant. A complaint shall contain a statement of the facts upon which the complaint is based, name. and address of the householder involved, and the names and addresses of the witnesses, if any, who are able to verify the facts stated in the complaint. Upon request of a complainant, the Chairman shall designate from a list on file with the Committee, a person to assist the complainant in drafting the complaint. 

3. Within two (2) days after receiving the complaint, the Chairman shall refer and deliver the complaint to one of a panel of referees selected by the Committee. The referee to whom the complaint has been referred, within one (1) day after receiving the complaint, shall mail to the householder, by certified mail, a copy of the complaint, a copy of these rules, and notice of a time and place for conference with the complainant and the referee. Such notice shall include a statement that a finding that the householder has refused to rent a room or apartment to the complainant principally because of the complainant's race, color, creed, or national origin may result in removal of the property from the University Listing Services and in requiring students to move from the facilities in which discrimination exists. At the same time, the referee shall send to the complainant, by certified mail, a copy of these rules and notice of the time and place for conference. The time for the conference shall not be less than five (5) nor more than seven (7) days after mailing of notices to the complainant and the householder. 

4. At the referee's conference, the parties, together with such professional or non-professional counselor's as they may desire, shall present such relevant evidence and argument as they may desire and may offer the evidence of third parties. Only the referee, the complainant, the householder, their counselors, and their witnesses, shall be present at the conference. The conference shall be informal. the referee making such ruling as are necessary for reasonable orderliness and relevance of presentation. The referee shall be fully empowered to question the parties and their witnesses and otherwise to seek the facts.

5. Within three (3) days after conclusion of the conference the referee shall:
a. make a written determination, based solely on the evidence submitted at the conference, of whether or not the complainant has standing to complain and, if so, whether or not the householder has refused to rent to the complainant principally because of the complainant's race, color, creed, or national origin, with reasons for such determination;
b. mail, by certified mail, to the householder and the complainant, a copy of the determination.

6. If the referee determines that the complainant has standing to complain and that such discriminatory refusal to rent has occurred, the householder shall have two (2) days after receipt of a copy of the determination in which to mail to the Chairman, by certified mail, a request for a hearing before the Committee in order to contest the determination. If the referee

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3. 2. Such complaints shall be addressed to the Chairman, Committee on Human Rights, State University of Iowa. All complaints shall be writing and signed by the complainant. A complaint shall contain a statement of the facts upon which the complaint is based, name. and address of the householder involved, and the names and addresses of the witnesses, if any, who are able to verify the facts stated in the complaint. Upon request of a complainant, the Chairman shall designate from a list on file with the Committee, a person to assist the complainant in drafting the complaint. 3. Within two (2) days after receiving the complaint, the Chairman shall refer and deliver the complaint to one of a panel of referees selected by the Committee. The referee to whom the complaint has been referred, within one (1) day after receiving the complaint, shall mail to the householder, by certified mail, a copy of the complaint, a copy of these rules, and notice of a time and place for conference with the complainant and the referee. Such notice shall include a statement that a finding that the householder has refused to rent a room or apartment to the complainant principally because of the complainant's race, color, creed, or national origin may result in removal of the property from the University Listing Services and in requiring students to move from the facilities in which discrimination exists. At the same time, the referee shall send to the complainant, by certified mail, a copy of these rules and notice of the time and place for conference. The time for the conference shall not be less than five (5) nor more than seven (7) days after mailing of notices to the complainant and the householder. 4. At the referee's conference, the parties, together with such professional or non-professional counselor's as they may desire, shall present such relevant evidence and argument as they may desire and may offer the evidence of third parties. Only the referee, the complainant, the householder, their counselors, and their witnesses, shall be present at the conference. The conference shall be informal. the referee making such ruling as are necessary for reasonable orderliness and relevance of presentation. The referee shall be fully empowered to question the parties and their witnesses and otherwise to seek the facts. 5. Within three (3) days after conclusion of the conference the referee shall: a. make a written determination, based solely on the evidence submitted at the conference, of whether or not the complainant has standing to complain and, if so, whether or not the householder has refused to rent to the complainant principally because of the complainant's race, color, creed, or national origin, with reasons for such determination; b. mail, by certified mail, to the householder and the complainant, a copy of the determination. 6. If the referee determines that the complainant has standing to complain and that such discriminatory refusal to rent has occurred, the householder shall have two (2) days after receipt of a copy of the determination in which to mail to the Chairman, by certified mail, a request for a hearing before the Committee in order to contest the determination. If the referee