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In this Special Issue, we’re going to wrap up 2014 with a summary of all the lessons covered over the year. Keep it handy—it’s a brief refresher on top fair housing concerns and a helpful index to the full lessons, all of which are available to subscribers to review on—or download from—FairHousingCoach.com. At the end of each summary, you’ll find a Quiz question—with a link to the Answer—so you can see how much you’ve learned.

In this month’s lesson, Fair Housing Coach spotlights fair housing problems that can arise when dealing with prospects. The majority of fair housing complaints occur during the apartment-seeking and rental-selection phase, says fair housing expert Shirley Robertson. And some have hit the news recently, with communities paying large settlements to resolve allegations that they turned away prospects for discriminatory reasons.

This month’s lesson focuses on complying with fair housing law when renting to students. Not so long ago, the major fair housing concern was discrimination against students—who faced difficulty finding housing based on a lack of positive credit history and worries about loud parties, property damage, and other potential problems. In some places, it was such a problem that local fair housing measures were adopted to add student status as a protected class.

In this month’s lesson, the Coach reviews recent court rulings on fair housing law. In each case, we review the events leading up to the dispute and how it landed in court. Then, we explain the legal issues involved and what the court decided and why. Finally, we highlight the takeaway lessons that you can use to avoid similar fair housing problems at your community. At the end, you can take the Coach’s Quiz to see how much you’ve learned.

This month’s lesson highlights the top 10 things that you should know to prevent housing discrimination claims. Of course, fair housing law can get pretty complicated, but this lesson reviews the basics that everyone working at your community—regardless of his or her job—should understand about what’s okay—and not okay—to do or say when interacting with applicants, residents, and guests at the community.

This month, Fair Housing Coach reviews issues related to domestic violence. It’s a prevalent public safety problem affecting millions of Americans each year—and a thorny legal issue for multifamily property owners and managers caught in the middle of their residents’ domestic problems.

This month’s lesson focuses on compliance with state fair housing laws, a key factor in effective fair housing training. Usually, our focus is on federal law—since it applies nationwide and covers groups long recognized as needing fair housing protections. But to fully protect your community, it’s necessary to look beyond federal law to comply with any applicable state and local fair housing laws.

In this Special Issue, we’re going to wrap up 2013 with a summary of all the lessons covered this year. Keep it handy—it’s a brief refresher on top fair housing concerns and a helpful index to the full lessons, all of which are available to read on—or download from—www.FairHousingCoach.com.

This month, Fair Housing Coach reviews recent court decisions involving fair housing law. The rulings, all decided this year, address issues that you may have encountered: whether to allow a resident to sublet, when residents may be required to get rental insurance, how to deal with requests for assistance animals, and when you can enforce occupancy standards. The facts and circumstances are different, but they have one thing in common: They landed in court with the community defending itself from accusations of housing discrimination, in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA).

In this month’s lesson, we’re going to discuss how to comply with fair housing rules in post-9/11 America. Though much has changed since Sept. 11, 2001, the recent bombings at this year’s Boston Marathon serve as a reminder that our nation remains vulnerable to terrorist attacks.