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Fair Housing FAQs: Answering Your Questions About Fair Housing Compliance

March 13, 2012    

In honor of Fair Housing Month, we're going to tackle some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) about fair housing that come up in conventional multifamily housing communities.

April 2012 Coach's Quiz

March 12, 2012    

We've addressed 17 FAQs on fair housing compliance. Now let's look at how the rules might apply in the real world. Take the COACH's Quiz to see what you've learned.

INSTRUCTIONS: On a separate piece of paper, write down the number of each question, followed...

Meeting Disability-Related Needs of Individuals with Mobility Impairments

February 8, 2012    

This month, we're going to review the fair housing rules requiring communities to address the disability-related needs of individuals with mobility impairments.

Communities should expect increased demand to meet those requirements. Currently, veterans are returning from active duty in...

March 2012 Coach's Quiz

February 7, 2012    

We've given you seven rules on how to avoid discrimination claims by individuals with mobility impairments. Now let's look at how the rules might apply in the real world. Take the COACH's Quiz to see what you've learned.

INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the following...

Dealing with the Rise in Multi-Generational Households

January 17, 2012    

 

This month, we're going to look at the fair housing implications of the latest trend: the rapid increase in multigenerational living arrangements.

February 2012 Coach's Quiz

January 16, 2012    

We've given you six rules for dealing with multigenerational households. Now let's look at how the rules might apply in the real world. Take the COACH's Quiz to see what you've learned.

INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the following questions has only one correct answer...

Coach's Quiz: Fair Housing Word Search

December 26, 2011    

How to Protect Your Community from Race Discrimination Claims

December 11, 2011    

This month, in honor of Martin Luther King Day, our lesson focuses on discrimination based on race—the bedrock of fair housing law. When the landmark legislation was enacted in 1968, Congress declared that ensuring fair housing throughout the United States was a national policy of the...

January 2012 Coach's Quiz

December 10, 2011    

We have given you four rules on how to protect your community from race discrimination claims. Now let's look at how the rules might apply in the real world. Take the COACH's Quiz to see what you have learned.

INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the following questions has only...

How to Comply with Fair Housing Law When Dealing with a Hoarding Problem

November 7, 2011    

This month, we're going to discuss the fair housing implications of a significant problem: hoarding. Many of us collect or keep objects—perhaps more than we should—because they have sentimental value or we may “need them someday.” But compulsive hoarding is more than...

December 2011 Coach's Quiz

November 5, 2011    

We've given you seven rules on how to comply with fair housing law when dealing with hoarding problems. Now let's look at how the rules might apply in the real world. Take the COACH's Quiz to see what you have learned.

INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the following...