Fair Housing-Participant Guide

Participant Guide - Fair Housing

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This document is a comprehensive professional development resource from NAHRO focusing on Fair Housing laws, especially regarding disability discrimination, familial status, and sexual orientation. It includes various pretests, quizzes, hypothetical case studies, discussion questions, and activities designed to increase awareness and understanding of fair housing protections and obligations.<br /><br />Key content includes:<br />- A Fair Housing Awareness pretest assessing knowledge on laws protecting disabled individuals, protected classes, reasonable accommodations, and the duties of public housing agencies (PHAs).<br />- Detailed hypothetical scenarios illustrating potential disability discrimination cases, such as denial of reasonable accommodations, harassment, or refusal to rent based on disability, with prompts to evaluate if the situations violate Fair Housing laws.<br />- Case studies emphasizing the affirmative duty to provide reasonable accommodations and modifications, like assigned parking spaces or adapting policies for tenants with disabilities.<br />- An exploration of discrimination based on sexual orientation through a harassment lawsuit example, accompanied by discussion questions about protections under federal and state laws.<br />- A familial status case study highlighting a homeowners association illegally restricting sales based on age and the requirements for legally operating elderly housing communities.<br />- Actual scenario discussions focusing on reasonable accommodations related to health conditions, such as asthma or diabetes.<br />- A true/false quiz and multiple-choice test reinforcing knowledge of Fair Housing Act provisions covering protected classes, discrimination prohibitions, and proper landlord and housing provider conduct.<br />- A summary of disability provisions in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, outlining outreach, application assistance, unit selection, rent standards, and reasonable accommodation policies.<br />- Sample verification forms for disability and requests for reasonable accommodations to assist housing authorities in processing applications and requests compliantly.<br /><br />Overall, this training material equips housing professionals to identify and prevent discrimination, understand legal obligations for accommodation and modification, and promote inclusive, equitable housing opportunities for protected classes under federal and state Fair Housing laws.

Keywords

Fair Housing laws

disability discrimination

familial status

sexual orientation

reasonable accommodations

public housing agencies

housing choice voucher program

protected classes

housing discrimination case studies

housing provider obligations