2021 HUD's Compliance Training Kit

HUD Compliance Bootcamp: 5 Hours of Expert Training with Paul Flogstad

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.