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Iowa Code Chapter 216 — Iowa Civil Rights Act (housing sections only)

Sections 216.2, 216.8–216.8C, 216.11–216.12A, 216.15–216.17A, 216.18, 216.19 and 216.20: definitions, housing discrimination, complaint and civil-action procedure, and local laws implementing the chapter. The other sections of chapter 216 are not included.

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Provisions (19)

§ 216.11

Aiding, abetting, or retaliation

§ 216.11A

Interference, coercion, or intimidation

§ 216.12

Exceptions

§ 216.12A

Additional housing exception

§ 216.15

Section 216.15

§ 216.15A

Section 216.15A

§ 216.15B

Formal mediation — confidentiality

§ 216.16

Sixty-day administrative release

§ 216.16A

Civil action elected — housing

§ 216.17

Judicial review — enforcement

§ 216.17A

Civil proceedings — housing

§ 216.18

Rules of construction

§ 216.19

Section 216.19

§ 216.2

Definitions

§ 216.20

Effect on other law

§ 216.8

Unfair or discriminatory practices — housing

§ 216.8A

Additional unfair or discriminatory practices — housing

§ 216.8B

Assistance animals and service animals in housing

§ 216.8C

Finding of disability and need for an assistance animal in housing

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