Mount Carmel — Ch. 8½ Discrimination § 8½-46
Rehearing
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Either party may file a written request for a rehearing within ten days after the commission has rendered its decision in accordance with section 8½-45(b). No rehearing shall be granted unless the party requesting the rehearing did not know, and through the application of reasonable diligence could not have uncovered, a material fact by the end of the initial hearing.
Under Mount Carmel Ch. 8½ Discrimination § 8½-46, either party to a commission proceeding has a ten-day window after the commission issues its decision to submit a written request for a rehearing. However, the commission will only grant that request if the requesting party can show that a material fact existed which they neither knew about nor could have discovered through reasonable diligence before the initial hearing concluded. This provision sets a high bar for reopening a decided case, limiting rehearing to genuinely newly discovered evidence rather than facts that could have been found earlier.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners or managers who receive an adverse commission decision under Ch. 8½ Discrimination § 8½-46 should be aware that the ten-day deadline for requesting a rehearing begins running immediately upon the commission's ruling. A compliant and prepared operator generally keeps thorough records throughout the initial hearing process, since the rehearing standard requires demonstrating that a material fact was truly undiscoverable through reasonable diligence at that time. Consulting a qualified attorney promptly after a decision is issued is a common step operators take to evaluate whether the rehearing threshold can be met.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Tenants involved in a discrimination proceeding under Mount Carmel Ch. 8½ Discrimination § 8½-46 have the same right as the opposing party to request a rehearing within ten days of the commission's decision. To have a rehearing granted, a tenant would need to show that a material fact came to light that was not known and could not have been uncovered with reasonable diligence before the initial hearing ended. Tenant-rights organizations or legal aid services can help individuals understand whether newly discovered information might meet this standard and what steps are generally available after a commission ruling.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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