Danville Title XV Ch. 163 Rental Housing Registration § 163.10

(A) Retaliation complaint by tenant. A tenant may file a complaint against the owner for retaliation with the Legal Division. No complaint may be filed more than 30 days after the occurrence of the alleged retaliation.


(1) A complaint form shall be completed by the tenant filing the complaint. The complaint shall include, but not necessarily limited to, the following:


(a) Name of the owner or local representative.


(b) The details of the alleged retaliation committed by the owner or local representative.


(2) A Rental Inspector will interview the tenant to ensure that all necessary information has been obtained regarding the complaint.


(3) The Rental Inspector will provide the complaint form and his/her interview notes to the city's Legal Counsel to determine whether or not there is sufficient cause to proceed with an investigation of the complaint. If an investigation is warranted, the city's Legal Counsel will follow the process outlined in subsection (B).


(B) Investigation.


(1) The city's Legal Counsel will interview the tenant(s) and any other witnesses.


(2) The city's Legal Counsel will interview the owner or local representative. If the owner or local representative declines to participate in the investigation of the wrongful retaliation complaint, city's Legal Counsel will reference this in its report.


(3) The city's Legal Counsel will obtain any other pertinent information or records concerning the complaint.


(C) Final report. Within seven days after the complaint has been filed, the city's Legal Counsel will prepare a final report which shall include the following:


(1) Summary of statements made by the tenant, owner or local representative, and witnesses;


(2) Any other information concerning the allegations of the complaint; and


(3) A preliminary finding on whether or not retaliation has been committed by the owner or local representative.


(D) Legal Department's determination.


(1) If the city's Legal Counsel finds that the owner did not commit retaliation, the Legal Department shall notify the tenant and owner or legal representative in writing within three days of final determination.


(2) If the city's Legal Counsel finds that the owner or legal representative did commit retaliation and initiates a case against the owner or legal representative in the city's administrative adjudication system, the Legal Department shall notify the tenant and owner or legal representative in writing within three days of final determination. The written statement must include the basis on which such a determination was made.


(Ord. 9538, passed 5-6-25)