This month marks the 42nd anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), the federal law that bars housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and familial status.
We have given you six rules to ensure compliance with 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.
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This month, the focus is on preventing resident grievances from escalating into costly litigation. Of course, you can't prevent anyone from filing a fair housing complaint—doing so may itself be a fair housing violation. But if you focus your fair housing efforts on prevention, you can...
We have given you seven rules to help you resolve potential fair housing problems before they turn into formal complaints or costly lawsuits. 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.
We have summarized some recent court decisions on 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.
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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.
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.
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