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- Limiting to its own members the rental or occupancy of lodging which a private club owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose. HOW THE FAIR HOUSING LAW IS ENFORCED Title VIII provides three ways of obtaining compliance:* 1. Complaints can be sent to HUD - Discriminatory acts covered by the Fair Housing Law can be reported to: Fair Housing Department of Housing & Urban Development Washington, D.C. 20410 Fair Housing Department of Housing & Urban Development Richard B. Russell Building 75 Spring Street, SW Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Telephone (312) 353-7776 Complaints may be written in letter form or on a complaint form obtainable from HUD. Complaints should be notarized and sent to HUD within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory act. 2. Court action by individual - a person may take a complaint directly to the US District Court or State or local court under Section 812, within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory act. 3. Court action by the Attorney General - Information about possible discrimination in housing may also be brought to the attention of the Attorney General. If there is a pattern of practice of resistance to full enjoyment of rights granted under Title VIII, or ifa group or persons has been denied such rights and the denial raises an issue of general importance the Attorney General may bring court action to insure full enjoyment of the rights granted by Title VIII. *In addition to the above, the North Carolina Human Relations Commission has been established as the State Agency to investigate discrimination complaints in North Carolina pursuant to the North Carolina Fair Housing Act. The County of Cabarrus will assist individuals having complaints in filing an official written housing discrimination complaint with the Commission and also assist the Commission in their investigation of the complaint.