Accommodations, Advertising/Applications, Complaints/Investigations, Eviction, Leasing, Employees/Contractors, Other Issues

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...

November 2011 Coach's Quiz

October 9, 2011    

We have given you six rules for applying fair housing rules to new media. 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 answer. On...

How to Avoid Fair Housing Problems in New Media

October 9, 2011    

This month, we're going to review fair housing rules as they apply to new media advertising and marketing. The Internet, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Foursquare…the options for social networking are endless—and appear to be increasing every year.

Complying with Fair Housing Rules Banning Sex Discrimination

September 6, 2011    

This month's issue reviews the fair housing provisions banning discrimination based on sex. The law, originally aimed at practices that foreclosed opportunities for women to buy or rent homes, has evolved to encompass a broad array of discriminatory practices. For example, courts have...