Fair Housing Essentials: Staying Compliant and Informed

This session delivers relevant knowledge of fair housing essentials-practical explanations of how federal, state, and local protected classes and barred discriminatory acts impact property operations.

You’ll learn...

• What classes are protected by Fair Housing laws and how have they been expanded or interpreted

• Landlord acts that are prohibited by fair housing laws

• The difference between actual and constructive discrimination 

• How making “exceptions” for one tenant may give another tenant grounds for claim of discrimination 

• What is the “interactive process” and why it matters

• Common fair housing violation claims

• Developing case law on gender identity being included under “sex” protected class

• How “source of income” discrimination is and is not a violation of fair housing laws

• The interconnection between fair housing and Violence Against Women Act

• How the protected class of “familial status” and landlord policies relate: occupancy, community rules, vehicle limits, income qualifications, 2^nd+ story occupancy limitations

• What a “disability” is under fair housing 

• The essentials of “reasonable accommodation” and “reasonable modification”

• Specific Rules HUD requires for “covered” housing

• Are disabled persons allowed to be in violation of the lease because of their disability? And is there is a different “cure period” for disabled persons? Can a disabled person terminate their lease early without penalty? 

• What a claimant must prove to succeed in a discrimination case

• Emotional support animals: the basics of processing a request and rules that apply

• Tips on avoiding discrimination claims

• Q&A

If you’re a regional manager, community manager, leasing consultant, maintenance technician, maintenance supervisor, or supplier partner, we recommend this course!