A claimant may choose to bring his housing discrimination case either before an Administrative Law Judge or:

A claimant may choose to bring his housing discrimination case either before an Administrative Law Judge or:

• A. The Mayor
• B. The Attorney General
• C. A Federal Judge
• D. The HUD Director

Answer: (B)

Under the Fair Housing Act, a private housing-discrimination claim can be pursued in one of two tracks: an administrative proceeding before a HUD Administrative Law Judge or a civil action in federal court before a Federal Judge. The administrative path handles the case within HUD’s adjudicative process, while the federal-court path allows the claimant to sue in a U.S. district court for remedies such as damages and other relief. The other options listed (mayor, attorney general, HUD director) aren’t forums for a private discrimination case in this enforcement framework. If the claimant chooses the federal track, a Federal Judge would preside over the case.

Under the Fair Housing Act, a private housing-discrimination claim can be pursued in one of two tracks: an administrative proceeding before a HUD Administrative Law Judge or a civil action in federal court before a Federal Judge. The administrative path handles the case within HUD’s adjudicative process, while the federal-court path allows the claimant to sue in a U.S. district court for remedies such as damages and other relief. The other options listed (mayor, attorney general, HUD director) aren’t forums for a private discrimination case in this enforcement framework. If the claimant chooses the federal track, a Federal Judge would preside over the case.