Governor Schwarzenegger Phyllis W. Cheng


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Housing Complaint Flow Chart


 
  Initial inquiry to Housing 800 number  
 
 
  Intake interview  
 
 
  Insufficient information to support a potential violation of the law  
 
 
  Complaint filed, registered, and served*  
 
 
  Non-jurisdictional cases and those not supporting further inquiry are closed  
 
 
  Pre-determination resolution explored  
 
 
  If resolved, case closed  
 
 
  Investigation  
 
 
  If no provable violation, case closed  
 
 
  If investigation shows a provable violation, resolution attempted  
 
 
  If settled, case closed  
 
 
  Formal conciliation if resolution effort unsuccessful  
 
 
  If conciliation successful, case closed  
 
 
  Accusation issued and Administrative Hearing or Lawsuit  
 
 
  Either party can elect to have the Department litigate in court in lieu of an administrative hearing  
 

* If there is concurrent jurisdiction, the complaint is also filed with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)