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<br /> <br />adjudged to have committed any prior discriminatory housing practice; <br />(ii) in an amount not exceeding $25,000 if the respondent has been <br />adjudged to have committed one other discriminatory housing practice during the 5-year period ending on the date of the filing of this charge; and <br />(iii) in an amount not exceeding $50,000 if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed 2 or more discriminatory housing <br />practices during the 7-year period ending on the date of the filing of this charge; except that if the acts constituting the discriminatory housing practice that is the object of the charge are committed by the same natural person who has been previously adjudged to have committed acts constituting a discriminatory housing practice, then <br />the civil penalties may be imposed without regard to the period of time within which any subsequent discriminatory housing practice occurred. <br />(2) In a civil action, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the City of Charlottesville, a reasonable attorney’s fee and costs. <br />(3) Relief granted under this section shall not affect any contract, sale, encumbrance, or lease consummated before the granting of such relief and involving a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant, without actual notice of the filing of a complaint with the Director or civil action under this subchapter. <br />(n) Intervention by the City <br />(1) Upon timely application, the City may intervene in a private civil action if the City certifies that the case is of general, public importance. Upon such intervention, the City may obtain such relief as would be available to the City under 42 U.S.C. § 3614 in a civil action to which such section applies. <br />(o) Contracted services <br />(1) In order to fulfill the requirements of this section, the City Manager or their designee is authorized to contract on behalf of the City with any objective, neutral third party for the purpose of conducting informal dialogue or mediation with respect to resolution of complaints and advising the Director of the Commission of <br />the results of such proceedings. <br /> <br /> Sec. 2-437.3. Investigation of individual public accommodation, credit, or private education discrimination complaints and issuance of findings. <br />(a) Complaints and answers <br />(1) The Director shall develop and implement a central intake procedure to be used by the Office of Human Rights for receiving and processing individual inquiries that allege an unlawful, discriminatory public accommodation, credit, or private education practice. <br />(2) Upon the receipt of such inquiry, the Director or other designated professional staff shall conduct an initial assessment to determine if the inquiry is jurisdictional. The inquiry may be dismissed by the Director without further action if it is non- <br />jurisdictional.