City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations v. MacBeth

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

The sole issue in this appeal is whether appellant, City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations (Commission), has authority under Section 13(i) of the Pittsburgh Human Relations Ordinance (Pitts*638burgh Ordinance) to order a respondent adjudged to have committed a discriminatory act to pay the attorney’s fees of the successful complainant.

September 8, 1976, the Commission ordered Louis MacBeth, appellee, to cease and desist from discriminating on the basis of race in connection with rental housing accommodations in Pittsburgh. Additionally, MacBeth was…