About The Event

This HUD Compliance Kit Includes:

  • HUD's New Guidance on Criminal Activity and Housing (60 Min)
  • HUD Waiting List & Tenant Selection Plan (60 Min)
  • Re-evaluating Criminal Background Policies: 2021 Update (60 Min)
  • Fair Housing Compliance & HUD Regulations: Boot Camp 2021 (120 Min)

Learning Objectives:

  • What are the protected classes?
  • What are the costs related to a fair housing violation?
  • What is fair housing?
  • What are reasonable accommodations?
  • What are the best practices for maintenance staff?
  • How often is training needed?
  • What is a reasonable modification?
  • How do I safely interact with residents at my property?
  • Assistive animals.
  • Steering.
  • Sexual harassment
  • Project eligibility requirements
  • Income limits (including economic mix for Section 8 properties).
  • Procedures for taking applications and selecting from the waiting list.
  • Occupancy standards
  • Unit transfer policies,
  • Policies to Comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  • Policy for opening and closing the waiting list
  • Eligibility of students
  • VAWA protections
  • Tenant selection plan
  • Marketing
  • Selecting tenants
  • Admission to the waiting list
  • Income targeting
  • Preferences
  • Removal from the waiting list
  • Family size
  • And other topics
  • What are the seven protected classes?
  • Who enforces fair housing laws?
  • What to do if I have a complaint filed against me.
  • What are the reasonable accommodations and modifications?
  • How do I handle requests for service/assistance animals?
  • What can I ask when screening an applicant?
  • What is an individualized assessment concerning criminal screening?
  • How do I handle maintenance requests?
  • Many other tips on typical questions that come up on a day to day basis.
  • The Use of an Arrest Record in Housing Screenings. We will have an in-depth to look at the difference between arrests and convictions and which are acceptable to use when screening applicants
  • Discuss the history of criminal background screening. From the early days of the Clinton administration and their “one strike” policies and their ramifications
  • How long are “look back” periods when checking an applicant’s application. This applies to felony convictions and also discusses what questions one can ask
  • Tips to avoid Fair housing issues under disparate impact
  • We will explore President Biden’s American Rescue Plan
  • Also discussed are vouchers and the Juvenile Re-entry program.

This is a ‘Hot topic” and it must be handled correctly. Attending this webinar, you will learn what to do when faced with a decision based on prior criminal conduct and how it affects our potential applicant as well as our existing multi-family community. You will be able to decide about the reasonable accommodations necessary to facilitate a decision when confronted with a criminal background.