When it comes to Fair Housing, you might be surprised by what you DO know and even more at what you DON’T. We are often mistaken about the realities of Fair Housing law, and the simple mistakes we make as a result can cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars and bad publicity. This fun and fast-paced session will put your skills to the test, and improve your knowledge at the same time! Simply complete Anne’s Fair Housing Factor quiz (no fair cheating or researching … to benefit most, respond with what you truly believe the correct answers are); then bring it with you to Brainstorming where you’ll get your questions answered and your answers questioned! Your quiz and answers will remain your property, and your answers will remain confidential. You will have the opportunity to give yourself a gold star and/or correct, add to, or start over on your answers. Attend this session and take the fear out of Fair Housing! The quiz will be posted here 30 days prior to the event.
Session Details
- Date: Thursday, September 16,2010
- Time: 10:15 am – 12:15 pm
- Room: Dallas D3
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Track: Training/Management
Basic Fair Housing Quiz
1. List the protected classes under the Fair Housing laws:
2. Define “familial status”:
3. Which of these are disabilities?
a. clinical depression
b. AIDS
c. Blindness
d. Smoking
4. Residents who are mentally ill may live at the community
a. unless they annoy the staff
b. unless they are a risk to others
c. under all circumstances
d. none of the above
5. What would you say is asked by a resident / client, “How many purple people live here?”
6. It is okay to ask for the following regarding a service / guide animal:
a. that the owner pay a pet deposit
b. that the animal meet weight standards
c. that the owner verify the existence of her/his disability
d. none of the above
If a physically challenged person wants to modify the interior of a conventionally financed apartment to accommodate their wheelchair, who pays for the modification. In conventionally financed? In government subsidized?
7. Do you have to service an apartment for someone who has AIDS?
8. Per the suggestion of the National Apartment Association, exercise facilities can be restricted to unaccompanied children under the age of:
a. 14
b. 15
c. 16
d. 18
9. Is a guide animal a pet requiring a deposit?
10. Can you prohibit children from playing in the flower beds?
11. Currently the biggest number of Fair Housing complains are based on
a. race
b. national origin
c. disabilities
d. families with children
Which is second in the number of complaints? (A), (B), (C) or (D)
12. A. How many people, by the guidelines from HUD, should you allow in a two bedroom apartment?
B. In Texas, as of May 1, 1995, how many? This is an example of states adding to
Federal guideline. Other states are/are considering adding same law/guideline.
C. Is there a chance that HUD/local agency will add additional people anyway?
13. Families with children may live at the community
a. as long as the children are not unduly disruptive or destructive
b. as long as the children are supervised at all times
c. as long as the children do not use certain amenities
d. as long as the children obey time restrictions for use of amenities
14. Can senior citizens be placed in a separate section of the property?
15. The greatest number of “handicapped” – related Fair Housing complaints are:
a. accessibility
b. reasonable modifications
c. parking
d. service animals
16. General occupancy standards should be based on
a. square footage
b. gender considerations
c. the number of bedrooms/sleeping spaces
d. all of the above
17. Please write your response when a prospective resident asks about security on your property:
TRUE FALSE
18. Your owner call put all blame for discrimination
on you alone and you’ll pay the fine. _______ _______
19. You should document every “prospective renter”
contact to your office. _______ _______
20. Everyone who works on property has responsibility
for compliance with Fair Housing. _______ _______
21. You may establish “adult only” pool hours like
10-2 Saturday and Sunday. _______ _______
22. If there is more than one pool, one can be
designated a “family pool”. _______ _______
23. A handicapped parking space which has been
designated to a certain resident is that resident’s
responsibility to govern. _______ _______
24. A guide/service animal is considered an extension of the
handicapped person.
_______ _________
25. You can ask a person with AIDS to get out
of the pool when there are children swimming _______ ________
26. It is okay to suggest that people with children
live near the playground. _______ ________
27. Porters and housekeepers have no responsibility
for Fair Housing. _______ ________
28. A property built since 1991 fails to make all
ground floor apartments wheelchair accessible
is discriminating. _______ ________
29. You can get insurance to cover intentional
discrimination fines. _______ ________
30. It is not necessary to display a fair housing
poster in the leasing office. _______ ________
31. Once you shake hands with a client / resident,
you must shake hands with all clients /
residents. _______ ________
32. It is okay to use only white persons in residential
real estate advertising. _______ ________
33. It is okay to ask on the guest card if the client
is handicapped. _______ ________
34. If the office staff knows that a resident is using
drugs, we should ignore it to prevent trouble. _______ ________
35. Not only a prospective renter can bring suit, a
HUD office may also. _______ ________
36. A lawsuit can be brought up to five years after
an incident. _______ ________
37. State laws can supersede federal as long as state
law adds to the federal law.
Anne Sadovsky
Anne Sadovsky has been in this industry since 1968. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and has earned the prestigious designation of Certified Speaking Professional. Based in Dallas Texas, she is the former Vice President of Marketing and Education for Lincoln Property Company. She is a popular guest on radio and television talk shows, is a contributing editor and featured writer for a variety of publications and is often quoted in newspaper and magazine articles pertaining to the apartment industry. She was named one of the top trainers in the industry by MultiHousing News. Her success story has been featured in Money Magazine, Ladies Home Journal and Texas Business. Mirabella Magazine named her one of the 1,000 women of the 90’s. Multi Family Pro magazine and Sales and Marketing Magic Brainstorming Conference honored Anne with a Legends Award in late 2005. She has flown over one million miles on American Airlines plus half a million on other airlines, sharing her knowledge and wit. As a consultant, Anne has saved and made her clients millions of dollars. Visit Anne online at www.annesadovsky.com.
