Fair Housing is a prominent part of our daily lives, and as multifamily professionals we are aware of that to the point of being wary. How much do you really know about Fair Housing, and examine if you are letting fear or lack of knowledge get in the way of doing your best work? This show is designed to get you up to speed on fair housing and equip you with the confidence to perform effectively within the boundaries of these important laws! Join one of our industry’s most experienced authorities Anne Sadovsky and many special guests as we explore real-life case studies, lessons learned, success stories, and potential pitfalls on topics including: the importance of consistency and documentation; what is (and isn’t) a protected class; the ins-and-outs of accessibility; observing occupancy standards; the skinny on steering; guidance on companion and assist animals, latest findings and much more! Always exciting and educational…stay updated and educated on this very important part of your job!
Fair Housing Focus Details
- Dates: Fridays, May 6th – July 22nd
- Time: 4:00 pm Eastern, 3:00 pm Central, 2:00 pm Mountain, 1:00 pm Pacific
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- Level: All
- Length: 12 episodes, 60 minutes each
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Episode Guide
Episode 1 - In the Beginning, There are the Basics. This first episode focuses on the fundamentals starting all the way back to 1866! You will learn how Fair Housing relates to Civil Rights, who, exactly, the protected classes are with definitions of each, how and when different ‘groups’ became protected, what additional federally protected classes might be coming in the near future, whether your state, city, or county have additional anti-discrimination laws of which you need to be aware and more! The key takeaway will be a firm grasp of who is protected and why!
Episode 2 – Featuring Special Guest, Doug Chasick, Chief Learning Officer and Sr. VP, Professional Services, CallSource - There is more to Fair Housing than Meets the Eye, and this episode will expand your view of what lies beneath the surface! Join Anne and her special guest, Doug Chasick, as they discuss shoppers and testers and if what they do is entrapment, how to respond to a Fair Housing complaint, how much time you have to address a complaint, and other key considerations! The key takeaway will be an increased awareness and understanding of Fair Housing issues, how to deal with complaints and lawsuits, retaining certain documents and other information far beyond protected classes alone!
Episode 3 – Featuring Special Guest, Doug Chasick, Chief Learning Officer and Sr. VP, Professional Services, CallSource - Today it is such a part of our landscape and life experience that most of us accept the continuous flow of marketing messages. They are part of the fabric of our daily lives; but these messages aren’t exempt from Fair Housing rules! This episode focuses on social media, advertising, marketing, and how and where Fair Housing applies. We’ll discuss issues including linguistic profiling; email name profiling; social media profiling; unexpected surprises; and more. The key takeaway will be an educated understanding of what you can and cannot say, print, or post!
Douglas D. Chasick, CPM®, CAPS, CAS, SLE, Adv. RAM, CLP, CDEI, “The Apartment Doctor”, is the Senior VP of Multifamily Professional Services for CallSource. With over 35 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, and more than 8 million square feet of commercial, retail and industrial properties. An nationally recognized speaker and author, Doug was awarded his CPM® in 1979 and was a member of the IREM National Faculty for eight years. He is a Senior Instructor member of the NAAEI Faculty, leading the Advanced Instructor Training course and NAAEI designation courses. A licensed Real Estate Broker in Florida and Georgia, he is also a licensed Expert Fair Housing Instructor in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and an NAA/HUD certified Lead Hazard Awareness Training course Instructor. Doug is a 2010 recipient of the National Apartment Association’s prestigious Apartment Career and Education (ACE) Award. Contact Doug at dchasick@gmail.com, www.aptdoctor.com, www.twitter.com/aptdoctor, www.facebook.com/aptdoctor, and www.linkedin.com/in/dougchasick.
Episode 4 – Featuring Special Guest, D.J. Ryan, Fair Housing Specialist and Director of Client Education, Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP - The vast majority of us are in the business of providing homes for families that include children, and Fair Housing advocates have a great deal of interest in this protected class. You will learn how to comply with Fair Housing relative to families with or expecting children; how to set occupancy standards; what the Keating Memorandum is and what it represents; how to identify potential “dangers” on the property; how to apply age and adult accompaniment, rules and restrictions for amenities on-site; and more. The key takeaway will be a more complete understanding of Familial Status as a protected class.
DJ Ryan has served the rental housing industry since 1973, working with the San Diego County Apartment Association for 18 years (14 of those years as Executive Director). She has been active in fair housing since 1987. From 1991 to 1997, she focused on fair housing issues as a consultant, speaker, trainer, and writer in her own consulting business. Since 1997, she has been a fair housing specialist and director of the firm’s statewide education program.
Episode 5 with Special Guest, Robert P. “Robin” Hein, Esq., Fowler, Hein, Cheatwood & Williams, P.A. of Atlanta - Accommodating people with disabilities is a Fair Housing issue with which many companies and communities struggle. This episode will discuss accommodations; modifications; service and companion animals, kinds of disabilities (including those that are not obvious), parking issues, who pays for required or requested changes, and more. The key takeaway will be a better understanding of people with disabilities as a protected class, what the law says about accessibility, and what you are and aren’t obligated to do.
Robin Hein is a member of the Georgia, Atlanta, and Florida Apartment Associations, and National Multi Housing Council. Mr. Hein’s firm represents apartment owners and managers and defends fair housing complaints throughout the Southeast and other parts of the U.S. Author of the Georgia Apartment Law Book, a comprehensive legal reference for apartment owners and managers.
Episode 6 – Featuring Special Guest Nadeen Green, Senior Counsel, For Rent Media Solutions - In today’s world, people of differing race, color, national origin, and religion experience discrimination, both covert and overt, in many ways and these are all classes protected by Fair Housing law. This episode focuses specifically on national origin, cultural differences and profiling, with specific discussions on dealing with neighbors of different cultures, handling complaint, linguistic profiling, email name profiling, and the issues relative to profiling in any way. What is our role in resolving issues of neighbors discriminating against one another? The key takeaway will be a greater understanding of how to address cultural differences while avoiding discrimination as defined by Fair Housing law.
Nadeen Green has been an attorney and has taught Fair Housing law to the multi-family housing industry for decades, presenting over 925 programs to management companies and apartment associations nationwide, including the National Apartment Association, IREM and now AIM. Our reliance on instant information grows as smart phones and Facebook connect us and Twitter informs; the potential for legal problems grows, too. Nadeen educates the industry and provides best practices to sail the uncertain waters of social media. Her reader-friendly articles appear regularly in publications and she blogs as Fair Housing Lady. Nadeen is proud to be Senior Counsel with For Rent Media Solutions, which offers our industry integrated marketing techniques, including print and Internet, mobile media, custom video, and social media solutions. For Rent Media Solutions operates For Rent Magazine, as well as Apartamentos Para Rentar®, and publishes 100 magazines covering more than 190 markets nationwide, including After 55™ Housing & Resource Guide, and ForRent.com™-The Magazine. For Rent Media Solutions operates four additional Web sites: ForRent.com®, SeniorOutlook.com™, CorporateHousing.com®, and ParaRentar.com™.
Episode 7 – Featuring Special Guest Moloy Good, Executive Director, Fair Housing Council of Oregon - Like any extensive area of consideration in our industry, Fair Housing has its “hot topics” and this episode will address a few of the ones that are probably hot on your agenda as well, including how to address steering, concessions/specials, cooking odors, answering “difficult” questions, second-hand cigarette smoke, medical marijuana, domestic violence, and more. The key takeaway will be an update on some of the latest issues that are grabbing attention and generating debate, and what Fair Housing laws have to say!
Moloy Good started with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon in April of 2003. He was recently named its Executive Director. FHCO is a highly regarded private nonprofit dedicated to furthering the cause of fair housing through education, outreach, and enforcement. Mr. Good began his work with FHCO as its Enforcement Coordinator. In this position he managed all of FHCO’s enforcement activity, including designing and administering tests to determine if the fair housing laws are being met. Previously he worked as a staff attorney for Legal Aid Services of Oregon. He helped defend people against evictions, but also negotiated with landlords to avoid evictions. Mr. Good’s commitment to civil rights began while he was growing up in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. He experienced and witnessed much of the ignorance that leads to bigotry and prejudice. In high school he decided to pursue a career that would allow him to combat this intolerance. During college he continued to pursue this goal by studying about the civil rights movement, eventually writing his senior thesis on the subject. He chose to attend Howard University School of Law because of its long and distinguished history as a catalyst for the expansion of civil rights. His work with FHCO has allowed him to use his legal education to help defend and further the cause of civil rights.
Episode 8 - Housing is a people business, and wherever there are people, gender issues can come into play. This episode focuses on gender issues ranging from women’s rights, sexual harassment and domestic violence on the property. What can you do if domestic violence occurs and one or both of the residents want to stay on the property? What if an employee is accused of sexual harassment? Your key takeaway will be a greater understanding of how Fair Housing relates to these key issues, and how to navigate these difficult waters with success.
Episode 9 - This week’s show features many discussions of who and what Fair Housing laws protect, but this episode will turn the tables with focus on areas where Fair Housing rules and laws do NOT provide protection. We’ll talk about some things that may surprise you, discuss situations where residents think they are protected and are not, how to handle the questions. We will include how your signage, documents, websites, brochures and old community policies can get you in trouble, and how rewording and other changes will create your best compliance and defense!
Episode 10 - Many Cities and States are adding protected classes to the seven protected under Federal law. This session includes discussions on other classes added for protection, by whom and where, and why. Could these additional protected classes be considered by HUD as additional federally protected groups? What action does it or would it take to gain protection for any additional persons/groups? Is there a group or class that is added most often by states, cities, companies?
Episode 11 - Get your questions answered and your answered questioned! This is a great chance to submit your most burning Fair Housing issues, questions and comments. July 1 is the deadline to email your questions to Anne at anne@annesadovsky.com. Every effort will be made to create a discussion group, answer the questions, get more information for you and get clarity on issues that you face regularly.
Episode 12 - This is the best opportunity ever of attendees to share stories and experiences, how they were handled/settled and what issues you deal with most. You may submit by July 25, and you may remain anonymous. If you have cases or complaints to share that might help others, along with information on how they ended, Anne wants your stories! Submit via email by July 25 to anne@annesadovsky.com or by telephone 972-661-9300!
Anne Sadovsky, CSP (a Certified Speaking Professional by The National Speakers Association) is the owner of a Dallas based marketing, consulting and seminar firm – where she and her associates provide training, keynotes and counsel to a variety of industries, businesses and associations. Clients come from a variety of fields including housing, medical, technology, churches, hospitality, women’s groups, and education. She is the former Vice President of Marketing and Education of Lincoln Property Company. Her expertise in multifamily housing (since 1968!) makes her a sought after consultant and trainer. As a consultant Anne has literally saved and made apartment owners and developers millions of dollars. Her training tapes and seminars have educated thousands. She has officially flown more than one million miles in order to share her wisdom and wit. Anne is a widely published author and a popular guest on radio and television talk shows nationally. Her success story has been written about in many newspapers and magazines including Money Magazine, Texas Business and Ladies Home Journal. Mirabella Magazine listed her as one of the One Thousand Women of the 90′s, along with Mother Teresa and Oprah Winfrey. She is affiliated with numerous business and professional organizations including the National Speakers Association where she holds the prestigious designation of Certified Speaking Professional. She has earned a Texas Real Estate license, and is a CAM, CAPS, And RAM, along with many other designations and honorary positions in the industry. Anne is one of the most astute trainers in Fair Housing and Diversity in the industry. Hundreds of thousands of people have been inspired and challenged by Anne’s story. Her message is common sense, entertaining, and enlightening. She makes a difference and helps create success in both business and personal lives. She is truly the first lady of the apartment industry.
