§ 5.25.015. Powers and duties.  


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  • A.

    This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission under title 5 of the Anchorage Municipal Code. This ordinance is intended to incorporate the substantive provisions and protections of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended (42 USC Sections 3601 et seq.), the Fair Housing Act, and is to be interpreted in a manner which is not inconsistent therewith.

    B.

    To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the commission may exercise every power and duty enjoyed by the commission as enumerated in title 5 of the Anchorage Municipal Code, and every power and duty shall be retained and exercised to enable the commission to effectuate the goals, policies and provisions of this title.

    C.

    All provisions of title 5 shall apply to this chapter unless otherwise stated.

    D.

    The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish the goals of fair housing in Anchorage.

(AO No. 2002-164(S), § 1, 1-15-03)