The Fair Housing Act forbids harassment, retaliation, and other forms of housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, handicap, familial status (households with children under the age of 18, including those seeking custody or who are pregnant), or national origin.
HUD has issued a new ruling on harassment. This new material will be examined in depth.
Why should you attend?
We will explore best practices for what property owners and managers may do to assist prevent and handle harassment.
Property managers and owners are concerned about their liabilities if they do not intervene in harassment cases. A property owner or management may be held directly or indirectly responsible for sexual harassment and other tenant disputes. You must now take action or you will be held accountable for a fair housing violation. This will be explored in full.
We'll also discuss what legal steps can be taken in cases of harassment.
Areas Covered in the Session:
We will cover all types of harassment and explain what they are and what can be done to prevent them. They are:
We will also discuss What duties do property owners or property managers have to prevent or stop sexual harassment.
Who Should Attend?
Paul has been involved in the real estate industry for the past 38 years. He has been involved in sales, construction, project management, appraisal, mortgage consulting and brokerage, property management, and property management consulting/training. Through his consulting company, Property Management Solutions, he provides training and consulting services nationwide to owners, management companies, multi-housing associations, as well as state and federal agencies.
He specializes in fair housing issues and has developed fair housing and outreach programs for governmental agencies as well as conducting seminars which are presented to property management companies, apartment associations, and the general public. For over twenty years was involved in appraisal of residential, multi-family, farm, and commercial properties throughout the Midwest. Most recently, he was a consultant for affordable, multi-housing properties in 22 different states. This involved properties in HUD, Rural Development, HOME and Tax Credit programs.
