From Rent to Rights: Navigating Fair Housing Compliance and Financial Policies

Apr 22	01:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM MT / 10:00 AM PT
	Duration: 60 minutes	Speaker: Doug Chasick

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ABOUT THE EVENT

In the complex world of apartment management, balancing financial policies with fair housing compliance is a delicate but crucial act. One misstep can lead to costly legal battles, reputational damage, and a breakdown of trust with your residents. This one-hour webinar, "From Rent to Rights: Navigating Fair Housing Compliance and Financial Policies in the Apartment Industry," will provide you with the essential knowledge and practical strategies to ensure your financial practices are not only profitable but also fully compliant with fair housing laws.

Are you confident that your rent collection, screening processes, and other financial policies are free from discriminatory practices? Do you understand the subtle ways in which seemingly neutral policies can have a disparate impact on protected classes? This webinar will equip you with the tools and insights you need to navigate these challenges and create a fair and equitable environment for all residents.

This isn't just a general overview of fair housing. "From Rent to Rights" dives deep into the intersection of fair housing and financial policies, providing concrete examples, actionable strategies, and compliance insights tailored specifically to the apartment industry. We'll explore the common pitfalls, discuss best practices, and empower you to build a financially sound and legally compliant business.

Areas Covered

Basic Fair Housing compliance requirements
Fair Housing policy
Qualifying standards
Lease applications, leases, rules and other documents
Fees and charges: application, late, NSF, damages and pet-related fees and charges
Security deposits
Ancillary income

Learning Objectives

We'll review the fundamental principles of the Fair Housing Act, outlining the protected classes, the types of discrimination and clarify how these principles apply specifically to financial practices in the apartment industry.
Disparate Impact vs. Disparate Treatment: Understand the critical distinction between these two forms of discrimination. We'll explain how seemingly neutral financial policies can have a disparate impact on protected classes, even if there is no intent to discriminate.
We’ll explore the direct connection between fair housing and various financial aspects of your business, including rent collection, late fees, security deposits, application fees, screening criteria and evictions.
We'll discuss practical risk management strategies for minimizing your exposure to fair housing claims, including regular audits of your financial policies and procedures.
Examine the importance of maintaining accurate and detailed records related to your financial policies and their application and what records are necessary.

Who Should Attend

On-site and multi-site personnel including Regional/Area Managers, Community Managers, Maintenance Managers/Professionals, Marketing, Training and HR Professionals.

Handouts & Reference Material

I will provide a PDF workbook with full page reproductions of the presentation slides.

Speaker(s)

Doug Chasick

Doug Chasick, CPM®, CAPS, Adv. RAM, SLE, That Fair Housing Guy™, is the former President of the Fair Housing Institute, Inc. With more than 46 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.

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