Date
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Time
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Center
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Audience
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Name of Training
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Training Content
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Registration Link
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January
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| 1/20/2026 |
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
Public, Tenants, Program Recipients; Landlords/Owners/Property Managers; Homeless Service Providers; HCV Agents; Local Units of Government, State Departments |
Criminal Records & Fair Housing - Is a Prior Conviction an Automatic Disqualifier? |
HUD withdrew all of its guidance on the use of criminal records in housing, including HUD's Office of General Counsel's Guidance, entitled Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to Use of Criminal Records (Apr. 4, 2016)). On the other hand, the State of Michigan’s most recent Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (2016) states that “Individuals exiting prison are often discriminated against through strict rental policies that prohibit renters with criminal records. Often this results in a disparate impact based on race and national origin as there are higher rates of incarceration a.m. Ong minority populations.” Goal 1.4 & Strategy 1.4.C of Michigan’s Statewide Housing Plan (2022) lists a strategy the need to promote compliance by housing providers with “HUD’s guidance on use of criminal records by housing providers and real estate transactions.” This webinar address this conflicting federal and state landscape, providing clear training and answers--for tenants and home owners and for housing professionals--as to current standards governing criminal record policies and residential housing. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit
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| 1/27/2026 |
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
Senior renters and individuals living with Disabilities |
Full Use, Full Enjoyment: a Reasonable Accommodation Practicum |
This training will cover general information regarding Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications. Importantly, this training will also include a step-by-step walkthrough of what to expect at each phase of RA/RM requests, and best practices for appealing RA/RM denials. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
| 1/27/2026 |
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
Property owners or managers, rental professionals, landlords, and public housing agency staff |
Fair Housing & Source of Income for Rental Professionals |
In depth training for rental professionals that provides a brief review of fair housing laws and any legislative updates, and a comprehensive overview of Michigan's source of income protections, including best practices and more. |
Trainings | Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
March
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| 3/4/2026 |
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
HCV Agents; Landlords/Owners/Property Managers; Homeless Service Providers; Housing Counselors; Public, Tenants, Program Recipients; Local Units of Government, and State Departments |
Source of Income (SOI) Protections - Critical "Must Know" Information and Direct Answers to the Key Technical Compliance Questions |
This webinar will address the commonly raised questions concerning source of income (SOI) requirements, as well as technical questions that have arisen under Michigan's new SOI legislation. Q&As include how should qualifying ratios be computed? Are there limits on credit score, down payment amounts, and other qualifying requirements? May housing provider refuse to enter into HAP contracts due to Fourth Amendment arguments? How much time must a landlord wait for approval of a voucher applicant? Can a housing provider prefer voucher holders? These and other questions will be answered.
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Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
| 3/4/2026 |
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
Property owners or managers, rental professionals, landlords, and public housing agency staff who are new to fair housing |
101 Fair Housing #2 |
Introductory and comprehensive class for rental professionals that defines housing discrimination, provides an overview of federal, state and local fair housing laws, the protected classes, reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, best practices for rental professionals. and resources. |
Trainings | Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
| 3/10/2026 |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
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Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan
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Social Workers |
Fair Housing for Social Workers: a practical application of anti-housing discrimination laws |
A fair housing training tailored to the needs of your clients. This training will provide an overview of fair housing law and how to recognize the signs of housing discrimination, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and familial status. We will also address how to write a letter of support for reasonable accommodation or modification. One CEU available to licensed social workers. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan |
| 3/19/2026 |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan |
Medical and mental health providers |
Fair Housing for Medical and Mental Health Professionals: a practical application of anti-housing discrimination laws |
A fair housing training tailored to the needs of your patients/clients. This training will provide an overview of fair housing law and how to recognize the signs of housing discrimination, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and familial status. We will also address how to write a letter of support for reasonable accommodation or modification. One CEU available to licensed social workers. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan |
| 3/24/2026 |
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
GP, Housing Professionals, Agency Professionals |
Source of Income and Fair Housing |
This training will go over Source of Income protections in Michigan. We will discuss what constitutes Source of Income discrimination as well as how typical supplementary income types intersect with these protections. Some time will be given also to common subsidy classes, such as Rural 515 and LIHTC properties. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
| 3/26/2026 |
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan |
Advocates for low income women and families |
Women, Vouchers, and Repairs |
Based on original research done by FHCSEMM staff member Marnay Avant, this training will look at the unique issues for women who use section 8 vouchers and the strategies they employ to have their property owners/managers keep the unit in livable condition. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan |
April
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| 4/7/2026 |
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
Public, Tenants, Program Recipients; Persons with Disabilities & Disability Rights Advocates; Landlords/Owners/Property Managers; Homeless Service Providers; Developers/Contractors; Housing Counselors; HCV Agents; Local Units of Government, State Departments; Community Development Organizations; Lenders (Financial Institutions) |
Disparate Impact Theory of Liability in Housing Cases - Must Know & Need to Know in 2026 |
Without question, the most significant fair housing claims have been brought under the disparate impact (DI) theory of liability. These claims were based on the Supreme Court's decision in Texas Dept of Housing & Comm. Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. 519 (2015) and HUD’s 2013 DI Rule. Recently, a Presidential Executive Order, entitled "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy" (Apr. 23, 2025), and HUD Memorandum, Fair Housing Act Enforcement and Prioritization of Resources (Sept. 16, 2025), have stopped enforcement of DI claims by HUD at the federal administrative level. This webinar will address these changes in federal administrative enforcement of DI claims and provide guidance as to how to navigate this conflicting federal and state landscape. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
| 4/28/2026 |
6:00 - 7:15 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
Tenants and rental home seekers, housing advocates, voucher holders |
Fair Housing and Source of Income: Renter Rights & Responsibilities |
Training that defines housing discrimination and who is protected with an emphasis the new source of income protections under Michigan law from the perspective of applicants, voucher holders, tenants and community members; training will include information how to file a complaint/report housing discrimination. |
Trainings | Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
| 4/30/2026 |
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
GP, Housing Professionals, Agency Professionals |
Disability and Race Discrimination |
Addressing race based discrimination has been the driving force behind the beginnings of Fair Housing. Disability is consistently the most cited protected class in fair housing complaints. This training will cover these two topics in depth, including the historical underpinnings of Race and Disability as protected classes as well as how they shape fair housing today. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
May
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| 5/12/2026 |
5:30 - 6:30 PM |
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan |
Community members |
Housing Choice Vouchers and Other Sources of Income: New Protections for Renters |
Landlords with five or more rental properties cannot refuse to rent to tenants who use income sources like housing vouchers (including Housing Choice Vouchers/Section 8), Social Security, disability, veterans' benefits, child support, or alimony. Learn how to get help and enforce your rights. We'll also provide an overview of federal and state fair housing laws. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan |
| 5/19/2026 |
5:30 - 6:30 PM |
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan |
Community members |
Housing Choice Vouchers and Other Sources of Income: New Protections for Renters |
Landlords with five or more rental properties cannot refuse to rent to tenants who use income sources like housing vouchers (including Housing Choice Vouchers/Section 8), Social Security, disability, veterans' benefits, child support, or alimony. Learn how to get help and enforce your rights. We'll also provide an overview of federal and state fair housing laws. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan |
| 5/19/2026 |
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
Public, Tenants, Program Recipients; Persons with Disabilities & Disability Rights Advocates; Landlords/Owners/Property Managers; Homeless Service Providers; Developers/Contractors; Housing Counselors; HCV Agents; Local Units of Government, State Departments; Community Development Organizations; Lenders (Financial Institutions) |
Tenants' Rights & Responsibilities |
The training will address the following topics: How to avoid fraud to confirm that you are entering into a lease agreement with a legitimate landlord/owner who has obtained a rental certificate; importance of a written lease and what to look for; how to address matters of habitability and repair and navigate the “deduct & repair” process; security deposit limits and how to compute them; importance of inventory checklists at the beginning and ending of the rental period; how to assert claims for recovery of a security and the right to “double damages”; determining the limit for rent increases and late fees; kinds of notices required for a lawful eviction; tenant organizations and retaliatory evictions; and challenging an unlawful changing of the locks, termination of utility services, and other constructive eviction under Michigan’s Anti-Lockout Statute. The training will also include a great deal of time to answer questions. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
June
|
| 6/2/2026 |
9:00 a.m. - noon |
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
Property owners or managers, rental professionals, landlords, and public housing agency staff who are new to fair housing |
101 Fair Housing #3 |
Introductory and comprehensive class for rental professionals that defines housing discrimination, provides an overview of federal, state and local fair housing laws, the protected classes, reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, best practices for rental professionals. and resources. |
Trainings | Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
| 6/23/2026 |
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
Public, Tenants, Program Recipients; Persons with Disabilities & Disability Rights Advocates; Landlords/Owners/Property Managers; Homeless Service Providers; Housing Counselors; HCV Agents; Local Units of Government, and State Departments |
Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications - Must Know & Need to Know in 2026 |
HUD has promulgated regulations and issued policy guidance concerning the requirements to permit reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications for persons with disabilities (24 C.F.R. § §100.203 & 100.204 and Joint Statements of HUD/DOJ Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act (May 17, 2004) & Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act (Mar. 5, 2008)). What is the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo, 144 S. Ct. 2244 (2024), on HUD's regulations and the HUD/DOJ guidance? What is the statue of reasonable accommodation and reasonable modification claims at the state and local level? This webinar will assess these developments and provide a concise analysis of the status of reasonable accommodation and reasonable modification claims in 2026. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
| 6/25/2026 |
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
GP, Housing Professionals, Agency Professionals |
Fair Housing and the Violence Against Women Act |
Everyone has the right to live free from discrimination and to feel safe in their home. The Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, was written with this in mind. This training will examine the history of VAWA and discuss the expanded fair housing protections offered to those protected under VAWA. Additionally, we will explore other programs that may offer benefits to those most affected by VAWA, such as SNAP and WIC. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
July
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| 7/14/2026 |
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
Landlords/Owners/Property Managers; Homeless Service Providers; HCV Agents; Local Units of Government, and State Departments |
Fair Housing for Landlords - Compliance Check with Q&As |
This in person training is for housing providers (owners, management companies, and others involved in the ownership and operation of housing). What are the key fair housing requirements and best practices? What are the important requirements under landlord-tenant law? Bring your lease agreement and questions. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
| 7/30/2026 |
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
GP, Housing Professionals, Agency Professionals |
Disability and Race Discrimination |
Addressing race based discrimination has been the driving force behind the beginnings of Fair Housing. Disability is consistently the most cited protected class in fair housing complaints. This training will cover these two topics in depth, including the historical underpinnings of Race and Disability as protected classes as well as how they shape fair housing today. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
September
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| 9/10/2026 |
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
Property owners or managers, rental professionals, landlords, and public housing agency staff who are new to fair housing. |
101 Fair Housing #4 |
Introductory and comprehensive class for rental professionals that defines housing discrimination, provides an overview of federal, state and local fair housing laws, the protected classes, reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, best practices for rental professionals. and resources. |
Trainings | Fair Housing Center of West Michigan |
| 9/15/2026 |
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
Primarily Current and Prospective Cooperating Attorneys, as well as the Public, Tenants, Program Recipients; Persons with Disabilities & Disability Rights Advocates; Landlords/Owners/Property Managers; Homeless Service Providers; Developers/Contractors; Housing Counselors; HCV Agents; Local Units of Government, and State Departments; Community Development Organizations; Lenders (Financial Institutions). |
Attorney Fees in Fair Housing Cases - A Necessary and Critical Factor in Ensuring that Victims Receive Effective Service by Qualified and Fully Compensated Legal Counsel |
Congressional policy favors private enforcement of civil rights acts and mandates a liberal construction of attorney's fee statutes. Texas State Teachers Association v. Garland Independent School Dist., 489 U.S. 782 (1989). The eradication of housing discrimination is a policy that Congress considered to be "of the highest priority". Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 409 U.S. 205, 211 (1972). This training will address, among other topics, the availably of attorney fees under federal and state civil rights statutes pertaining to housing discrimination claims; the various standards for awarding attorney fees for plaintiffs, defendants, complainants, and respondents in state and administrative proceedings; and the "lodestar" and "Laffey Matrix" approaches for quantifying the attorney fee award. Significant time will also be made available for participating who have questions regarding fair housing cases and attorney fee awards. |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
| 9/24/2026 |
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
Senior renters and individuals living with Disabilities, although this training will target those who provide housing to the same. |
Full Use, Full Enjoyment: a Reasonable Accommodation Practicum |
This training will cover general information regarding Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications. Importantly, this training will also include a step-by-step walkthrough of what to expect at each phase of RA/RM requests, and best practices for appealing RA/RM denials (geared toward professionals) |
Events & Trainings | Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan |
