Description 

Get Ready: Fair Housing Compliance Is Changing Fast in 2025. If you're not a fan of change, brace yourself—2025 is shaping up to be a year of major shifts, especially in Fair Housing compliance. With a new administration sweeping changes are on the horizon.

Across the country, courtrooms are buzzing with debates over critical issues such as:

• Enforcing disparate impact theory
• Implementing Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) requirements
• Expanding protected classes
• Banning criminal background checks
• Restricting the use of minimum income standards, credit scores, employment history, and landlord references in screening
• Reclassifying legitimate fees as "junk fees"
• Requiring pet acceptance for all residents

In addition, agencies like the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are now actively joining HUD and the Department of Justice in scrutinizing housing operations—and filing lawsuits. Meanwhile, Fair Housing testing, both paid and volunteer, is being conducted at record levels.

This session is your chance to catch your breath, take stock, and prepare.

We'll examine some of the more extreme allegations making headlines, review practical compliance guidance on hotbutton topics like assistive animals, disparate impact, background checks, and testing, and look at the most common missteps that lead to violations—and how to prevent them. Most importantly, we’ll talk about how to shift from reactive to proactive compliance strategies.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to build rapport without violating Fair Housing laws
• The five most common complaints—and how to avoid them
• The three essential rules every service team member must know before entering an occupied home
• Strategies to handle resident on resident issues
• The latest “nono words” and how to update your communication
• Compliance guidance on occupancy standards under current HUD interpretations
• How Limited English Proficiency (LEP) applies to market rate properties
• Vendor and contractor compliance responsibilities
• How to adapt to the expanded definition of sex under Fair Housing law

Why You Should Attend:

As a multifamily housing professional, staying ahead of Fair Housing regulations is critical to protecting your community and your company. This session will offer:

• Real world best practices for maintaining compliance
• Tools to help your team spot and avoid discrimination
• Guidance on handling reasonable accommodation requests
• Insights on creating a culture of inclusion and accountability
• Reviews of recent cases and compliance updates you can act on now

You’ll walk away with the knowledge to assess your training programs, strengthen your policies, and lead your team with confidence—no matter what changes 2025 brings.

Who Should Attend:

This session is essential for anyone in the multifamily industry, especially:

• Regional, Area, or District Leaders (VPs, Directors, Multisite Managers)
• Onsite Property and Community Managers
• Leasing Professionals and Supervisors
• Training and Development Staff
• Compliance and HR Teams
• Maintenance and Service Managers, Directors, and Supervisors