A. The superior court has jurisdiction to enforce a local fair housing ordinance with provisions substantially equivalent to the provisions of federal law and this article.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-1491.37

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. An incorporated city or town with a population of three hundred fifty thousand or more persons according to the 1990 United States decennial census that has a fair housing ordinance may file an action in superior court to enforce the ordinance.

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