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COVID-19 Notice NEW!
Please note that due to health concerns and to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, all Fair Housing Helper training is being conducted online via Zoom.
Fair Housing Helper is pleased to offer the following options for remote compliance training via Zoom:
Option #1: Fair Housing Core Training (2 hours)
Basic training on fair housing compliance
Covers Fair Housing Act and related federal laws as well as state/local differences
Customizable based on attendee experience level, job function, and preferences
Includes interactive Q&A with attendees
Training certificates and badges available for all attendees
Option #2: Fair Housing Specialty Training (1 hour)
Focuses on specific fair housing compliance topics, as desired
Examples: Disability & Accessibility; Compliance Best Practices
Includes interactive Q&A with attendees
Training certificates and badges available for all attendees
For more information, please complete the Fair Housing Training Inquiry Form, call 631-629-4731 or e-mail info@fairhousinghelper.com to discuss options with no obligation or commitment.
ANOTHER OPTION: Book Training
Fair Housing Helper for Apartment Professionals is a comprehensive yet highly affordable fair housing training program in the form of a convenient, interactive book (paperback and eBook). Written by Fair Housing Helper President Ron Leshnower (see bio at the end of this page), the book is carefully designed to help landlords, property managers, leasing agents, and others who interact with renters or apartment hunters on a regular basis.
Complete the book’s quiz and earn your designation as a FairHousingHelper.com Gold Professional, which entitles you to a badge and a personalized Certificate of Training to display your professional commitment to fair housing.
Fair Housing Helper gives you the answers you need to avoid costly liability AND the ability to show a judge you take compliance seriously.
Discover the answers to these questions and many more:
What phrases should I avoid when advertising?
Can I reject foreign-born applicants?
Do I have enough accessible parking spaces?
Must I let a tenant keep a dog for his disability?
Can I require one bedroom per child?
Can I turn away prospects with HIV or AIDS?
How do I deal with illegal drug users?
Will I get fined for having only white tenants?
Can I deny children at my senior community?
Can I turn away Section 8 voucher holders?
Does an openly gay tenant have rights?
Do I need to install grab bars in bathrooms?
Can I decorate my building for the holidays?
“The book offers plenty of good advice in plain English.”
“[T]he quiz format makes learning the law fun and easy to digest…”
“A useful, easy-to-read guide for those who want to learn more about complying with U.S. fair housing law.”
“Fair Housing Helper for Apartment Professionals is a thorough, convenient, and even entertaining training program. I highly recommend it to landlords, property managers, leasing agents, and other staff who need to identify—and handle—the many types of fair housing issues that can arise at a property any day.”
FHH gives you knowledge.Fair Housing Helper tells you what you need to know by guiding you through a series of multiple-choice and true-or-false questions... Rather than read a lengthy text, you start with a question, take your best guess, then read the helpful explanation of answers... You move onto the next carefully constructed question, and then the next... Before long, you’ll understand the ways members of “protected classes” are indeed protected, how to avoid illegal practices such as steering and linguistic profiling, how to handle potentially explosive issues with service animals and occupancy requirements, and more.
Fair Housing Helper gives you the know-how to spot discrimination traps at your property—and the strategies to take the right action to prevent hidden issues from turning into major wallet-busters.
FHH gives you confidence. Enjoy the peace of mind that comes from being in control. As you take the Fair Housing Helper quiz and familiarize yourself with the reasoning behind the correct answers, you can rest easy knowing that you’re becoming more aware of potential discrimination issues at your property and how to deal with them.
Being in the dark about fair housing compliance is unsettling, and always fearing that you or an employee might say or do something that will lead to a violation is no way to operate. Fair Housing Helper gives you the confidence you need to know how to handle and respond to situations in a fair—and legal—way.
FHH gives you flexibility. Read Fair Housing Helper at the office, at the beach, on your commute, at the airport, at home—just about wherever you like!
A 5” x 8” single-volume paperback book weighing less than a pound, Fair Housing Helper can fit in your bag or coat pocket so that you can pick it up when and where you like. Or pick up the eBook version for the ultimate in convenience. Since Fair Housing Helper isn’t an in-person or online seminar, there’s no need to devote a block of time to sitting in a lecture hall or in front of a computer. Instead, feel free to start and stop when best for you.
FHH gives you proof. Your purchase of Fair Housing Helper is solid evidence of your continuous commitment to fair housing compliance.
In the unfortunate event that you’re investigated or sued for an alleged fair housing violation, your attempts to be proactive can help show judges and agency officials right off the bat that they’re dealing with a professional who’s mindful of anti-discrimination laws.
FHH gives you savings.Fair Housing Helper is a comprehensive program, so there’s no need to supplement it with additional, costly training. That said, it doesn’t mean you can’t still take advantage of other types of fine training that’s out there. Combining Fair Housing Helper with favorite seminars will help reinforce your fair housing knowledge and bolster your compliance efforts that much more.
With so much at stake, you can’t afford not to get fair housing training—but paying hundreds of dollars for a training session or annual newsletter subscription may be beyond your budget. At under $20, Fair Housing Helper is a complete training option that’s refreshingly affordable.
About Fair Housing Helper President Ron Leshnower
Fair Housing Helper President Ron Leshnower is an attorney, author, and fair housing trainer based on Long Island. In addition to conducting fair housing training, Ron has appeared as a keynote/guest speaker on fair housing at real estate conferences and has presented his own Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar for Long Island attorneys on fair housing law.
He has authored five books, including the popular Fair Housing Helper for Apartment Professionals (Hillocrian Creative). He is also the author/illustrator of Fair Housing Haiku, which was published this year to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. His books have become finalists for multiple awards and have achieved the distinction of #1 bestselling Amazon Kindle eBook on discrimination, Amazon.com #1 multi-category bestseller, and Amazon.com #1 New Release in Civil Rights Law.
Ron has been interviewed on CBS News and NBC News and has been quoted as an expert in The New York Times’ “Real Estate Q&A” column, The Associated Press’ “Your Money” series, the New York Daily News, CNBC.com, Black Enterprise, Bankrate.com, the Real Estate Intelligence Report, Minyanville.com, and the Landlord Law Report, among other publications.
In 2008, The New York Times Company’s About Group selected Ron as the About.com Guide to Apartment Living / Rental. He has since written hundreds of articles and blog posts offering useful tips, explanations of key industry developments, and insightful commentary on a wide range of topics pertaining to rentals. Ron has also written about real estate for Nolo.com and the National Apartment Association’s Units Magazine as well as several trade newsletters.
Ron earned a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law (with Honors in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Concentration). He is admitted to practice law in New York and Massachusetts and is a member of the Authors Guild.
Please contact info@fairhousinghelper.com for interview requests.
