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Fair Housing Compliance

Best Practices for Housing Providers in DC, Maryland and Virginia

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)

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Are you confident your housing policies comply with Fair Housing Act (FHA) regulations? Landlords, property managers and other owners in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia need to understand protected classes, reasonable accommodations and HUD enforcement actions to avoid costly discrimination complaints.

Join attorney Gwen Roy-Harrison from Offit Kurman for a solutions-focused webinar to help you navigate and comply with fair housing laws with confidence.

This session will cover:

  • FHA compliance essentials and key differences in DC, Maryland and Virginia
  • Protected classes under federal, state and local fair housing laws
  • How to recognize and properly handle reasonable accommodation requests
  • Common fair housing violations and how to avoid them
  • Best practices to prevent HUD discrimination complaints

Whether you're new to fair housing laws or looking to strengthen your compliance strategies, this webinar will provide actionable insights to help you protect your properties, minimize risk and ensure fair housing compliance.


Registration Options

Credits Price
Member
Registration Ends 4/29/25 at 11:00 AM EDT
FREE
Non Member
Registration Ends 4/29/25 at 11:00 AM EDT
$50.00
About the Instructor
Gwen Roy-Harrison
Principal
Offit | Kurman
 

Gwen’s practice focuses on representing multi-family housing providers, developers and business owners of all sizes, including litigating residential and commercial landlord disputes. She spends much of her time in court prosecuting and defending cases on behalf of large property management companies, small to medium businesses and individual owners. Gwen has honed an expertise in The Fair Housing Act and The Americans with Disabilities Act, with respect to housing providers and HUD compliance. She advises and represents clients involved in HUD complaints, state/local discrimination investigations, regulatory compliance and conducts Fair Housing Act trainings.  Gwen has also honed a specialty in resolving disputes for condominium and cooperative associations. Outside of the courtroom, she devotes considerable time to the transactional sphere, including lease review and drafting, non-disclosure agreements and confidential settlement or general release agreements.

Gwen is frequently conducting virtual and in-person presentations in D.C., Maryland and Virginia on HUD compliance, FHA training and best practices for housing providers to avoid a fair housing/discrimination complaint.


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