Aggrieved Person Used only in housing cases. This describes an area of activity or services in which discrimination is prohibited. The five areas covered by the Iowa Act are employment, housing, public accommodations, education, and credit. The protected bases of discrimination can vary according the area alleged. Also familial status, the presence of children in the household, is protected in the areas of credit and housing.
Marital status is protected in the area of credit.
The person who files a complaint of discrimination. Complaint A document filed with the Commission, signed by the person complaining of discrimination, identifying the actions complained of and identifying the people alleged to have committed the discrimination. Also known as the charge. The loss of monetary benefit, rights, or any offense against a person's dignity. A direct action must be filed within two years of the discrimination but the period during which a complaint is pending does not count against these two years.