Fair Housing Update: January 2005

WA State FAIR HOUSING UPDATE: January 2005

New Advanced Fair Housing Seminar Available
By Roxanne Vierra, King County Office of Civil Rights

Many of you are familiar with the free Quarterly Fair Housing Workshops at the Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle. These 3-hour workshops provide a thorough overview of the federal Fair Housing Act as well as local fair housing laws and ordinances. They are sponsored jointly by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Washington State Human Rights Department, the King County Office of Civil Rights and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, all of which provide speakers who are experienced fair housing specialists.

Now there is another way to learn about fair housing laws and how they apply to your rental properties. A free quarterly 1½-hour Advanced Fair Housing Seminar will be available beginning in 2005.

The advanced seminars will provide detailed information about many fair housing topics such as reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, service animals, occupancy standards, domestic violence issues, advertising, and more. Seminar attendees will gain a better understanding of fair housing laws and confidence in analyzing real-life situations for best practices in fair housing law compliance.

If you have specific questions that you would like answered in detail or scenarios that you would like to discuss, bring them to the afternoon Seminar. The facilitators also can provide numerous real-life "hypothetical scenarios" for you to consider and analyze.

It is helpful to take the 3-hour Quarterly Fair Housing Workshop first, because it provides a thorough basic explanation of fair housing laws. However, the Workshop is not a required prerequisite for the Seminar. (Please note that the Advanced Seminar does not qualify as "basic fair housing training" that may be required as part of a settlement agreement.)

Information about the next training sessions:

Date & Times —	Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Fair Housing Basics Workshop (9:00 a.m. to Noon) Advanced Fair Housing Seminar (1:00 to 2:30 p.m.)
Location —	Jackson Federal Building 915 Second Avenue, Seattle South Auditorium, 4th Floor (SW side of the building)
Online info —	www.metrokc.gov/dias/ocre/qtrtrain.htm
To register —	Call 206-296-7592 or TTY 296-7596 (for either workshop)

Allow time to park and get through the security checkpoint — bring your photo ID. Reasonable accommodations provided — call 206-296-7592, TTY 296-7596.

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