WHEN: Wednesday | June 16, 2021 | 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

WHERE: Online, hosted through PheedLoop

WHY: Welcome to the Colorado REALTOR® Fair Housing Event! We hope you join us for this free opportunity to learn about Fair Housing including its history, the role REALTORS® play, solutions for teams and individual agents and resources to go forward with the commitment that REALTORS® support housing for all. Please visit the schedule tab on the registration website to read more about the live sessions on June 16, 2021.

PRICE: Free for members

Instructor: Rob Lynde

This course provides background on Federal Fair Housing legislation, the protected classes, and how those classes have evolved on the national and state level. Additionally, assistance animals, disparate impact, and fair housing challenges when dealing with rental applications will be discussed. The attendees will leave the class with an understanding of fair housing law and best practices when performing property management.

The class is appropriate for Employing Brokers as they oversee all aspects of a brokers’ duties including comliance with federal and state fair housing law. Having an understanding on current Fair Housing trends, and concerns dealing directly with property management, is vital for Employing Brokers. With this class an Employing Broker will gain an understanding of what policies should be addressed and are needed in the company policy and procedures manual.

This 3 CE online course will cover how to recognize discrimination in Fair Housing. Fair Housing is a topic involving principles. Generally, from real estate professionals who begin Fair Housing study, they are looking for rules and want to know what the rules are for each and every situation they may encounter. Unfortunately, we do not have those kinds of answers for you, but what we do have are the Fair Housing guidelines, established by the federal Fair Housing Law, which will give us the basis for our professional conduct involving equal access to affordable housing for all people regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or whether or not they are disabled. Our goal is to help clarify some of these basic principles and guidelines for you.

Upon completion of this course and its requirements, students will be awarded a Certificate of Completion for 3 CE credits.

School and Course Approval

American Dream Real Estate School is the creator of Thrive Real Estate Education and is fully approved — along with its CE courses — with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) – Division of Real Estate and in compliance with the Colorado Real Estate Commission. School ID #0708.

- Division of Real Estate Approved Continuing Education Course List
- Division of Private Occupational Schools (DPOS) Directory

Course Availability

This course is free and available to all registered Thrive users. Course enrollment expires on 5/15/2021 and the course must be completed by or before 5/16/2021.

Course Requirements

To earn a Certificate of Completion, enrolled users must fulfill all of the following requirements:

- Obtain a Course Completion Time of 2 hrs 30 mins (150 recorded minutes)
- Pass the final exam with a 75% or better

A real estate licensee’s awareness of federal fair housing laws and sensitivity to consumer diversity is vital to business success, reputation, and growth. Licensees will learn why it is necessary to understand fair housing laws and the impact that both fair housing and diversity have on their business.

CE Credits - 4
EBook - $5
Cost - $35

Topics include a review of discriminatory trends, federal and Colorado fair housing laws, mortgage lending, diversity, testing and working with public attitudes.

CE Credits - 6
EBook - $5
Cost - $53

$29

3 Total hours
3 Elective hours
0 Annual Commission Update hours

In Colorado, this course is also approved under Rule A-27(B)(3), which allows real estate licensees to use the course toward their pre-license requirements necessary to become an Employing Broker.

Sexual harassment and discrimination in real estate isn’t just for landlords anymore—not that it ever was. Thanks in part to movements such as #MeToo and Time’s Up, sexual harassment and sexual discrimination have moved to the forefront of the national conversation. Allegations, investigations, firings, resignations, and even arrests have rippled across major industries and affected high-profile individuals in entertainment, media, politics, and business. In short: workplace behavior is under a microscope like never before. The real estate industry is no exception, and some areas leave clients and licensees highly vulnerable.

In this course, we’ll take a closer look at how sexual harassment is defined and the impact such behavior can have on your clients, your brokerage, and your reputation. In addition, we’ll discuss actions you can take to ensure that your office is inclusive and welcoming to all, and that your clients’ best interests are always protected. This includes tips for putting together a comprehensive office policy that thoroughly addresses sexual harassment and sexual discrimination.

$29

3 Total hours
3 Elective hours
0 Annual Commission Update hours

In Colorado, this course is also approved under Rule A-27(B)(3), which allows real estate licensees to use the course toward their pre-license requirements necessary to become an Employing Broker.

Fair housing law presents an ever changing landscape as new forms of discrimination reach legislative awareness. Licensees have a responsibility to stay informed to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local fair housing laws.

On the heels of the 50-year anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, we review the evolution of fair housing law and look at new and proposed fair housing protections.

Course Highlights

- Up-to-the-minute case studies in fair housing violations
- An analysis of the benefits of fair housing compliance
- A review of regulatory changes relating to fair housing
- A primer on how to ensure fair housing compliance in advertising
- How sexual orientation and criminal record screening apply to fair housing
- Two proposed additions to the list of seven federally protected classes
- A deep look at the protected class most often named in fair housing complaints: disability, including how service animals, emotional support animals, hoarding, drug addiction, obesity, smoking, and alcoholism relate
- Videos commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
- A glimpse into the future of fair housing law

$39

4 Total hours
4 Elective hours
0 Annual Commission Update hours

In Colorado, this course is also approved under Rule A-27(B)(3), which allows real estate licensees to use the course toward their pre-license requirements necessary to become an Employing Broker.

Emotional support animals, service animals, and reasonable accommodation. How does the concept of reasonable accommodation play out in property management? Must a property manager accept a tenant's emotional support animal, and under what conditions? What proof can a property manager or landlord require of a tenant who claims a need for an emotional support animal? What about homeowners associations—must accommodation be made in these communities? With some airlines accepting miniature horses on board as service animals, can Apartment 3B be far behind? How does the Fair Housing Act apply, and where does it all stop? This is a topic that sparks questions around what the laws are and how and when they apply in cases of individuals with assistance animals.

This four-hour course explores the issues and options for landlords and property managers surrounding assistance animals, helping real estate professionals recognize scenarios in which the fair housing and disabilities laws apply and helping to ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to housing.

Course highlights include:

- An overview of the evolution of fair housing law
- A cross-comparison between the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act
- Definitions related to disability and the types of assistance animals
- A diagnosis of when the Americans with Disabilities Act applies, and when the Fair Housing Act does.
- A discussion as to how to work with clients with assistance animals
- An examination of how to handle reasonable requests for accommodation
- A look at pets in property and where they’re permitted by law
- A discussion on practical application of the laws in property management scenarios
- A sampling of case studies and legal trends as this field of the law continues to evolve
- Interactive activities and scenarios to seal in the new information and frame it in everyday context

Learn the ins and outs of Federal Fair Housing and understand the nuances of discrimination. Upon completion of this course, you will be awarded 3 Continuing Education credits (CO Course Approval #8993​).

Thrive Real Estate Education is powered by American Dream Real Estate School which is fully approved—along with its CE courses—with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) – Division of Real Estate and in compliance with the Colorado Real Estate Commission. School ID # 0708.

Cost- 0
Credits- 3
Time- 2:30 Hours