Fair Housing Compliance for the Holiday Season

This session aims to educate multifamily professionals on Fair Housing compliance requirements, protected classes of religion, holidays, secular distinctions, and inclusive policies. It covers definitions, exemptions, celebrations, decorations, clubhouse usage, and inclusive policies.
  • Tuesday
  • August
  • 12
  • 2025
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
IMG Doug Chasick
Webinar Id: 61179
Live
Session
$119.00
Single Attendee
$249.00
Group Attendees
Recorded
Session
$159.00
Single Attendee
$359.00
Group Attendees
Combo
Live+Recorded
$249.00
Single Attendee
$549.00
Group Attendees

Overview:

Even though the annual countdown to the holidays hasn’t started, we know that multifamily professionals will once again be confronted with requests for clubhouse use, decoration planning, and how to answer the most common questions of the season in general without appearing to be the Grinch!

Is it OK to have a Christmas tree in the office? What about a menorah? What should my holiday greeting be? Is it OK to have a “Secret Santa” office party? Can I let the folks in building 12 use the clubhouse for a midnight prayer meeting on Christmas Eve? Can I limit what decorations residents display in their windows? What holidays must I observe? Is there a Santa Claus?

Join us for the answers to these questions (well, except that last one) and more so you and your team  are ready to master Fair Housing compliance without sacrificing any holiday spirit!

Why you should Attend:

  • Ensure awareness of the basic requirements of Fair Housing compliance regarding the protected class of Religion
  • Ensure awareness of how the Fair Housing Act treats holidays
  • How to determine what is considered secular
  • How to create policies that are inclusive and supportive

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • How does the Fair Housing Act define “Religion”?
  • What does the Fair Housing Act say about religion?
  • How does the distinction of secular inform fair housing compliance?
  • Are there any exemptions during the holidays?
  • What constitutes showing a preference for a certain religion?
  • What types of celebrations are allowed?
  • What types of decorations are allowed?
  • Who can use the clubhouse - and for what purpose?
  • What are the best ways to be inclusive?

Who Will Benefit:

  • Community Manager/Director
  • Leasing Professionals
  • Maintenance Supervisor
  • Multi-site Manager (Area, Regional)
  • Training Professionals

Speaker Profile

Doug Chasick , That Fair Housing Guy™, is the former President of the Fair Housing Institute, Inc. With more than 45 years of investment real estate experience, he began as the Resident Manager of a 524-unit apartment property and has been the President or CEO of several real estate companies, responsible for portfolios of over 28,000 apartments, and more than 8 million square feet of commercial, retail and industrial properties.

Doug was awarded his CPM® in 1979 and was a member of the IREM National Faculty for eight years. A Senior Instructor member of the NAAEI Faculty, he leads the Advanced Facilitator Training course, is the co-author of “Outstanding Facilitation Techniques”, and a co-author of the joint IREM & NAAEI “Fair Housing and Beyond” course. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Florida, a licensed Expert Fair Housing Instructor in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the recipient of the NAAEI Apartment Career & Education award.