We have given you six rules for protecting the safety of your community without violating fair housing law. 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.
This month's issue of Fair Housing Coach focuses on avoiding discrimination claims based on sexual orientation. Federal fair housing law does not ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, but many fair housing experts believe that the federal law may be amended to include sexual...
We have given you seven rules on how to avoid fair housing trouble under state and local laws protecting sexual orientation. 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.
In honor of Fair Housing Month, this month's issue will give you a chance to test your knowledge of fair housing law. The rules forbidding outright housing discrimination seem fairly straightforward, but simply telling your staff not to discriminate against prospects and residents is not...
INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the following questions has only one correct answer. On a separate piece of paper, write down the number of each question, followed by the answer you think is correct—for example, 1) b, 2) a, and so on.
This month, the focus is on fair housing trouble from an unexpected source: the people who work at your community, but aren't your employees. Communities often rely on a variety of outside contractors or vendors to perform services on their behalf, ranging from independent leasing agents and...
We have given you five rules on how to prevent fair housing trouble caused by outside contractors. 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...
This month, we are going to focus on how to handle parking requests as reasonable accommodations for residents with disabilities. The Fair Housing Act (FHA) requires communities to make exceptions to rules, policies, practices, or services as a reasonable accommodation to afford a resident with...
We have given you five rules on how to handle parking-related accommodation requests. 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 one correct...
This month, the focus is on complying with fair housing requirements when faced with a request from a resident with a disability to transfer to a particular unit within a community.
