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You Can Protect Yourself – Knowing Your Rights as a Tenant Avoid fraud and other problems, habitability and repairs, domestic violence and stalking, security deposit, late fees, legal eviction process, Anti-Lockout Statute, and complaint process. Registration Closed |
Knowing Your as a Tenant-YouTube |
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Steering in the Homebuying Process Examples of real estate agent steering on the homebuying process; regulations, caselaw, and theories of liability; identifying instances of steering; case studies; and effective remedies to address steering in the homebuying process. Registration Closed |
Steering in the Homebuying Process-YouTube |
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Fair Housing Rights for Rental Homeseekers The training will provide information from a rental housing perspective on what protections exist under fair housing laws with a brief overview of the laws and protected classes (including recent and proposed changes), an in-depth look at case trends as well as specific protections for persons with disabilities and families with children, and information on how fair housing complaints can be made, investigated, and potentially resolved. Registration Closed |
Fair Housing Rights for Rental Homeseekers - YouTube |
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Reasonable Accommodations/Modifications 101 Fair housing laws requires that all people be treated equally. But when it comes to a person with a disability, it is critical that owners, managers, condo boards and Homeowners Associations are required to change and/or adjust their policy to allow the person to have full use and enjoyment of their living quarters. This training will cover common requests for accommodation, who pays for accommodation and modifications, as well as many examples positive outcomes. Registration Closed |
Reasonable Accommodation/Modification Quiz |
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Combatting Steering in the Homebuying Process: Where You Live Should be Your Choice This training is for anyone seeking to purchase a home. This training also assists real estate agents, mortgage originators, property owners, and others involved in selling residential homes. Registration Closed |
Combatting Steering in the Homebuying Process: Where You Live Should be Your Choice -YouTube |
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National Origin Discrimination and Limited English Proficiency Defining "national origin"; review of key guidance documents for national origin questions.
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Criminal Background Screening (for housing providers) This training will focus on the federal law and examples of dos and don'ts in decision making during the screening process. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released guidance about how the Fair Housing Act applies to housing policies with regard to criminal background checks. Registration Closed |
Criminal Background Screening Quiz |
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Source of Income – Overdue Protections for Voucher Holders and Purchasers with FHA and VA Loans January 5, 2023 This webinar is for tenants, as well as any groups or agencies that assist tenants. This webinar will also benefit municipalities considering to adopt source of income (SOI) protections or implementing ordinances that have SOI as a protected class. Finally, this webinar will assist housing providers involved in renting housing. Registration Closed |
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Occupancy Standards This session will cover the guidelines governing occupancy standards in Michigan, local municipalities and the guidance of HUD. The fair housing laws allow housing providers to establish reasonable occupancy standards” THE BIG QUESTION IS – WHAT IS REASONABLE? Registration Closed |
Occupancy Standards Quiz |
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Appraisal Discrimination Importance of home ownership; under valuation of homes in minority communities; racial bias driving a portion of the under valuation of homes; major laws applicable to appraisal discrimination cases; theories of liability applicable to appraisal discrimination cases (disparate treatment and disparate impact); addressing instances of residential appraisal discrimination; and importance of Tidewater Initiative and other Reconsideration of Value (ROV) policies and importance of addressing under evaluations prior to a loan decision. Registration Closed |
Appraisal Discrimination - YouTube |
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National Origin Discrimination & Limited English Proficiency (LEP) This webinar is for tenants, as well as any groups or agencies that assist tenants. This webinar will also benefit municipalities considering adopting source of income (SOI) protections or implementing ordinances that have SOI as a protected class. Finally, this webinar will assist housing providers involved in renting housing. Registration Closed |
National Origin Discrimination & Limited English Proficiency (LEP) - YouTube |
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Fair Housing for Advocates Front-line staff working in community-based organizations have clients with housing problems, but rarely get any formal training on housing law. FHC will give the group a solid understanding of fair housing law, the role fair housing centers play in uncovering illegal discrimination, as well as outlining common scenarios that clients face. The goal is to help community-based advocates staff recognize the signs of housing discrimination and to make appropriate referrals for their clients. Registration Closed |
Fair Housing for Advocates Quiz
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Criminal Background Screenings (for tenants) This training will provide fair housing guidance and resources that can assist in navigating barriers to finding housing for formerly incarcerated individuals as well as family members and professionals advocating for those impacted by the criminal legal system. Criminal background checks are often used as a screening criterion for rental housing to determine whether an applicant is qualified. Registration Closed |
Criminal Background Screenings (for Tenants) Quiz |
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What You May Ask and May Not Ask - Permissible and Impermissible Inquiries of Prospective & Current Tenants. This webinar is for property owners and management companies that receive rental applications as to permissible and impermissible inquiries. This webinar also seeks to guide tenants as to the kind of information that may be requested during the tenant application process. Registration Closed |
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Women's Issues in Fair Housing This training covers fair housing and women. Topics will cover fair housing law as it pertains to survivors of domestic violence, sexual harassment by a landlord or neighbor, and discrimination against solo mothers with children. Registration Closed |
Women's Issues in Fair Housing Quiz |
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Applicant Inquiries: Permissible and Impermissible Inquiries of Prohibition on blanket inquiries; understanding of HUD's Regulation, 24 CFR 100.20(c), that addresses Registration Closed |
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Fair Housing 101 for Rental Professionals The training will provide information on what constitutes housing discrimination, an overview of Fair Housing laws, the protected classes with case examples, specific protections for persons with disabilities, best practices for compliance, and emerging trends. Registration Closed |
Fair Housing 101 for Rental Professionals - YouTube |
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Senior Housing (HOPA for Landlords) The Fair Housing Center will provide comprehensive training on the HOPA and the protected classes as well as specific protections for persons with disabilities and families with children. Registration Closed |
Senior Housing (HOPA for Landlords) Quiz |
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Tenants' Rights and Responsibilities for Landlords The fair housing laws allow housing providers to establish reasonable occupancy standards” THE BIG Registration Closed |
Tenants Rights and Responsibilities for Landlords Quiz |
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Evictions - Fair Housing Claims & Eviction Proceedings Causes of evictions; correlation of evictions with protected class categories; housing affordability; fair housing violations underlying portion of eviction filings; preserving fair housing claims in eviction proceedings; and availability and standards for obtaining injunctive relief. Registration Closed |
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Wrongful Evictions - Recognizing Fair Housing Violations Underlying Eviction Filings and How to Assert the Fair Housing Claims This webinar is for tenants and rental applicants, as well as for attorneys, property owners, and management companies. Registration Closed |
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Senior Housing (HOPA for Tenants) FHC will cover the housing law, the role Fair Housing Center play in uncovering illegal discrimination. The goal is to help renters of senior housing and subsidized housing complexes recognize the signs of housing discrimination and understand their rights and responsibilities under fair housing law; and provide information on how fair housing complaints can be made, investigated, and potentially resolved. Registration Closed |
Senior Housing (HOPA for Tenants Quiz |
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Lending Discrimination Review of the residential mortgage lending process, including the various roles of the secondary market, mortgage brokers and private investors in residential mortgage lending; defining lending discrimination; review and analysis of laws that prohibit lending discrimination; discussion of legal theories (direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, and disparate impact) that apply to lending discrimination cases; prima facie elements applicable to various lending discrimination claims, and to redlining and reverse redlining claims; analysis of HMDA Reports and “loan level data” to identify potentially comparable loan files; analysis of comparable loan files; and conciliation/resolution of complaints of lending discrimination. Registration Closed
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Mortgage Lending Discrimination – Nuts and Bolts in the Assembly of a Successful Discrimination Claim This webinar is for mortgage applicants, lenders, civil rights investigators and others seeking to learn more about recognizing mortgage lending discrimination and how to build a case of lending discrimination. Registration Closed |
Lending Discrimination - YouTube |
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Fair Housing 201 for Rental Professionals This annual update training will provide a brief overview of Fair Housing laws & protections, information on the state of housing discrimination, Fair Housing laws update/application, Hot Topics (such as advertising, eligibility, disability protections, occupancy standards and more), and available tools & resources. Registration Closed |
Fair Housing 201 for Rental Professionals- YouTube |
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Damages and Other Remedies in Fair Housing Cases This webinar is for victims of housing discrimination, as well as civil rights investigators, attorneys, and others who assist victims or potential victims of housing discrimination. This webinar is also informative for property owners, management companies, and insurance companies seeking to learn more about damages and other relief that can be obtained in fair housing cases. Registration Closed |
Damages and Other Remedies in Fair Housing Cases - YouTube |
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Complaint Process and Remedies in Fair Housing Cases Importance of fair housing (policy of the U.S. to provide "for fair housing throughout the United States” 42 U.S.C. § 3601); emotional harm explicit or implicit in cases of housing discrimination; elements of damages (compensatory, including economic and non-economic damages, punitive damages, and civil fines; attorney fees; injunctive relief; forums for fair housing cases (administrative filings with HUD or the MDCR or federal or state court); and role of fair housing centers ("FHIP" organizations) in fair housing enforcement process. Registration Closed |
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Fair Housing for Advocates Front-line staff working in community-based organizations have clients with housing problems, but rarely get any formal training on housing law. FHC will give the group a solid understanding of fair housing law, the role fair housing centers play in uncovering illegal discrimination, as well as outlining common scenarios that clients face. The goal is to help community-based advocates staff recognize the signs of housing discrimination and to make appropriate referrals for their clients. Registration Closed
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Fair Housing for Advocates - Quiz |
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Tenant’s Rights and Responsibilities (for This fair housing training will provide in-depth coverage of Federal and State Fair Housing Laws, address local ordinance protection and information on the state of housing discrimination. The training will provide information on what constitutes housing discrimination, the protected classes with case examples, specific protections for persons with disabilities, and best practices for compliance. Registration Closed |
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MSHDA Tenants What is housing discrimination? How do I know if I am being denied housing because of my race, or because I have children? What are my rights to a reserved parking space if I have a disability? FHC will give tenants a solid understanding of fair housing law, the role fair housing centers play in uncovering illegal discrimination, as well as stories of fair housing victories. Registration Closed |
MSHDA Tenants Quiz |
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Senior Housing (HOPA for Landlords) The Fair Housing Center will provide comprehensive training on the HOPA and the protected classes as well as specific protections for persons with disabilities and families with children. Registration Closed |
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Fair Housing 101 - In Person This fair housing training will provide an in-depth coverage of Federal and State Fair Housing Laws, address local ordinance protection and information on the state of housing discrimination. The training will provide information on what constitutes housing discrimination, the protected classes with case examples, specific protections for persons with disabilities, and best practices for compliance. Registration |
Fair Housing 101 Quiz |
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Zoning and Land Use Exclusionary zoning and fair housing; challenges to zoning under disparate treatment and disparate impact theories of liability; HUD's regulations applicable to zoning and land use (24 CFR 100.70(a), (b), and (c)(4)-(5); HUD/DOJ Joint Statement, State and Local Land Use Laws and Practices and Application of the FHA (2016); and examples of common violations. Also, responsibilities of local building officials upon receipt of reasonable accommodation and modification requests related to local land use and zoning requirements. |
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Recognizing and Addressing the Undervaluation of Homes in Minority Communities - Combatting Appraisal Discrimination This webinar is for persons seeking financing for the purchase or refinance of residential loans and for those selling residential homes. This webinar is also for real estate agents, brokers, lenders, underwriters, and appraisers interested in learning the standards for obtaining objective and unbiased appraisals and best practices for appraisal review and requests for the reconsideration of value. |
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Reasonable Accommodations/Modifications for Tenants + Owners living under Fair housing law requires that all people be treated equal. But when it comes to a person with a disability, property owners, managers, condo boards and Homeowners Associations have to bend the rules. The training will cover common requests for accommodation, who pays for accommodation and modifications, as well as many examples positive outcomes. Registration |
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Fair Housing Applies to Cities, Villages and Townships – Zoning & Land Us This webinar is for cities, villages, and townships (CVTs), and those employed or serving in offices on boards of CVTs, as well as those interacting with CVTs in matters involving zoning or land use issues and questions concerning This webinar is for cities, villages, and townships (CVTs), and those employed or serving in offices on boards of CVTs, as well as those interacting with CVTs in matters involving zoning or land use issues and questions concerning. |
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Fair Housing Rights for Homeless Providers This training will provide a brief introduction to fair housing laws, the protected classes and what is covered, signs of housing discrimination, and in-depth look at barriers impacting this population, throughout the home seeking experience and post-housing acquisition; it also includes information on referral and resolution of complaints. Registration |
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Little Things Shouldn't Matter: Fair Housing & Familial Status Discrimination Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness (MCAH) and featuring staff from the Fair Housing Centers of West Michigan and Metropolitan Detroit This training will provide a brief introduction to fair housing laws, the protected classes and what is covered, signs of housing discrimination, and in-depth look at barriers impacting this population, throughout the home seeking experience and post-housing acquisition; it also includes information on referral and resolution of complaints. |
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Disparate Impact and Why It Should Matter to Every Tenant Protected Class Categories Under Federal, State, and Local Laws. Two Main Theories of Liability: Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact. What is “Disparate Impact” or “DI”? HUD’s 2013 DI Rule and the Supreme Court’s 2015 Decision in Texas Dept of Housing & Comm. Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. |
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Tenants Rights and Responsibilities (for Tenants) - In Person The training will cover the Federal Fair Housing Acts as well as the State and Local Ordinances covering fair housing and provide information from a rental housing perspective on what protections exist under fair housing laws and protected classes (including recent and proposed changes), a brief overview of specific protections for persons with disabilities and families with children, and information on how fair housing complaints can be made, investigated, and potentially resolved. Registration |
Tenants Rights and Responsibilities (for Tenants) Quiz |
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Fair Housing 201 This advanced training will provide information on 2022 guidance from HUD on the use of criminal records and fair housing barriers in advertising, screening, and harassment as well as barriers faced by gender, families with children and persons with disabilities. It is designed as a '201' level for rental housing professionals who are more experienced in fair housing, have completed introductory fair housing training, and are seeking advanced and updated information on fair housing including current cases, tools and best practices. |
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Fair Housing Rights for Homebuyers This training will provide information on what fair housing protections exist for people who are looking to buy a home and get home loans, including a brief overview of the laws and protected classes; how fair housing applies to home sales and financing, and information on how fair housing complaints can be made, investigated, and potentially resolved. Registration |