Fair Housing Seminar

Receive five (5) Continuing Education Credits (CECs) if you attend

Program Overview:

Join us for an interactive seminar with a fresh approach that dives into the toughest questions and scenarios regarding Fair Housing. HUD has received more funds than ever to ensure Fair Housing compliance, and complaints are filed at an unprecedented rate. Now it's time to achieve confidence in answering questions from residents and prospective residents about application guidelines, community rules, assistance animals, modifications, and more! We will explore specific state and local actions affecting Fair Housing in your area. Learn what the courts have said about each scenario and how you can avoid costly Fair Housing mistakes. This eye-opening class is essential for all positions and teams to attend.

What You'll Learn:

• General Introduction to Fair Housing Compliance
  • Protected classes
  • Two types of discrimination
  • Basics of compliance
  • Answers to the most common questions encountered on-site
    • "What kind of people live here?"
    • "Is this place safe?"
    • "Why does she have a dog - I thought this place didn't allow pets?", etc
• Deep Dive
  • Disability Issues
    • Related to animals and parking
  • Disparate Impact
    • Background checks, Source of income, Limited English Proficiency and VAWA
  • Other items important to compliance
  • Policy changes over the past months

Speaker:

Doug Chasick

CPM^®, CAPS, Adv. RAM, SLE,That Fair Housing Guy™

Doug Chasick, CPM^®, CAPS, Adv. RAM, SLE, That Fair Housing Guy™, is the former President of the Fair Housing Institute, Inc. With more than 49 years of investment real estate experience, he began as the Resident Manager of a 524-unit apartment property and has been the President or CEO of five real estate companies, responsible for portfolios of over 28,000 apartments.

Doug was awarded his CPM^® in 1979 and was a member of the IREM National Faculty for eight years. A Senior Instructor member of the NAAEI Faculty, he leads the Advanced Facilitator Training course, is the co-author of “Outstanding Facilitation Techniques”, and a co-author of the joint IREM & NAAEI “Fair Housing and Beyond” course. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Florida, a licensed Expert Fair Housing Instructor in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the recipient of the NAAEI Apartment Career & Education award.

 For any questions, please contact events@sefaa.org

*Event prices, dates, and location are subject to change

CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations and No-Shows are still responsible for payment. If you cannot attend the event, please note that your registration is transferable for the same event. For transfers/ replacements to the original registration, the SEFAA Office must be notified 24 hours prior to event start (48 hours for Signature Events: Volleyball Tournament, Trade Show, Circle of Excellence) by calling the office at 561-447-0696 or emailing events@sefaa.org to prevent double billing. Attendees may present the name of the registrant being replaced at check-in; however prevention of double billing cannot be guaranteed when transfers are made on-site.

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