Fair Housing in Practice: Federal, State & Local Perspectives for Brokers

Description

Pen-Mar REALTORS® is honored to host Cleveland L. Horton II, Executive Director of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, and Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW, Executive Director of Pennsylvania's Human Relations Commission to discuss local concerns and commemorate Fair Housing Month.

Topics include the following:

Federal Fair Housing Law - The Foundation: An overview of the Fair Housing Act, protected classes under federal law, prohibited conduct, vicarious liability - when brokers are responsible for agent conduct, enforcement process and penalties

Broker Focus: What triggers complaints, how complaints typically start (clients, testers, competitors), what brokers should do when an issue is raised

Maryland Law & Enforcement Perspective from Cleveland L. Horton II

Pennsylvania Law & Enforcement Perspective from Chad Dion Lassiter

Local Data and Discussion