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Q: Your community was built in the 1980s. The leasing office is on the first floor, but there’s a step at the building entrance. Although it’s not covered under the FHA’s design and construction standards, your community could still face a disability discrimination complaint. True or false?

Did Community Illegally Deny Reasonable Accommodation Request?

How do you think a court ruled in this recent fair housing case?

Q: It’s illegal to refuse to deny housing based on a prospect’s race or color, but you can’t get into fair housing trouble if you merely bend the truth when asked about available units. True or false?

In June 2020, Google announced an update to its ad policy to prohibit employment, housing, and credit advertisers from targeting or excluding ads based on gender, age, parental status, marital status, or ZIP code.

Q: Could you trigger a fair housing claim for failing to address complaints about secondhand smoke from a resident with a disability?

For the second year in a row, Fair Housing Coach has been recognized by the Specialized Information Publishers Association as one of the best business newsletters published today. Also among the top three newsletters awarded was the Coach's sister publication, New York Apartment Law Insider, which gives New York City landlords and property managers practical tools for compliant and ...

In May 2020, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) released posters to combat hate crimes during the coronavirus pandemic. Acknowledging that Californians have come together to fight the COVID-19 crisis, officials say there have been increased reports of violence and harassment against the Asian-American community.

Q: You just found out that a resident tested positive for COVID-19. You can’t get into fair housing trouble if you notify all the residents on her floor about it so they can take extra precautions to avoid exposure. True or false?

Q: A community may not be found liable for housing discrimination for applying occupancy standards limiting all units to two people per bedroom. True or false?

Fair Housing Coach spoke with Lynn N. Dover, Partner, Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP, to get answers to subscribers’ top fair housing questions during the COVID crisis, including: Is someone with coronavirus symptoms considered disabled? What “reasonable accommodations” might we have to make for residents with the virus? Can we refuse to show prospects available units? How do we alert all of our residents if one of their ne...