Jacksonville — Ch. 10 Fair Housing § 10-19

(a) The commission shall be empowered to recommend to the city council that the council order any person found to be engaging in an unfair real estate practice to cease and desist from such practice, upon such terms as shall be necessary and proper for the enforcement of this chapter.
(b) The commission shall be empowered at the conclusion of proceedings, as part of its report, to recommend to the city council that it direct the city attorney to do any one (1) or more of the following:
(1) To institute and prosecute proceedings to enforce this chapter;
(2) To apply to any court of competent jurisdiction:
a. For an order restraining any person from violating any provision of this chapter; and
b. For such other or further relief as may seem to the court appropriate for the enforcement of this chapter and for the elimination of violations thereof.
(3) To petition or institute proceedings with the state department of registration and education for the purpose of causing the department to revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the license granted by such department to any real estate broker or real estate salesman found to have violated any provision of this chapter.
(4) In the case of any unlawful real estate practice or violation of this chapter by any person in the course of performing under a contract or subcontract with the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof, or with the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, to petition or institute proceedings with such contracting agency for the purpose of causing it to terminate such contract or any portion thereof, either absolutely or on condition of compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) After receipt of the recommendations of the commission, the city council may issue such cease and desist orders and may direct such action by the city attorney, including the procedures set forth in this section, as shall be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
(d) If, during the course of any proceedings prescribed herein, the commission, on the basis of the evidence before it, concludes that a violation of this chapter is imminent, it may relay such evidence to the city council, together with its recommendation that the city attorney be instructed to seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prohibit such violation.