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When And How To Verify Disability After Receiving An Accommodation Request
REAC Inspection Revised Rules: Get Ready
Fair Housing For Maintenance Staff: Latest Updates
Historic Preservation And HUD (Latest Updates)
Senior Living: All You Need To Know
Pet Policies And Assistance Animals
Learning Objectives
How does this ruling affect development activities going forward?
Understanding the new HUD guidance letter and the impacts it will have on property owners and managers when it comes to applicants applying to your property who have a criminal or felony background, especially when you have a blanket policy of not allowing anyone with a criminal background.
How the ruling affects certain protected and non- protected classes.
What is the difference between arrests and convictions and how does that pertain to the guidance letter.
Selecting tenants
Matching Applicants on the Waiting List to Available Units
Creating and Maintaining Waiting Lists
Opening and Closing the Waiting List
Placing Families with Disabled Family Members
Documenting Changes to Waiting Lists
What are the correct ways to do a verification?
What are the different forms available?
What are the timeframes?
What type of verification is needed?
What does HUD say about verifications?
What are the latest updates to UPCS rules
How are these rules interpreted
How often will we be inspected?
What do the scores mean?
What are my rights during an inspection?
What are Exigent Health and Safety Items and how are they mitigated?
What are the costs of a fair housing violation?
How often is training needed?
ADA and Fair Housing
Develop and implement multiple Historic Preservation Plans
Understand what kinds of properties can be restored
Economic activities which come under the purview of historic restoration
Acquisition, construction and reconstruction rules
Differentiate between private or non-profit preservation activity
Knowledge of programs: HUD, LIHTC and Section 515 to provide rental assistance to residents
Tools to develop, maintain, market, and be in compliance with federal occupancy rules for subsidized programs for senior properties
Understand the legal and practical basis for making room for pets: common misconceptions, and what the Fair Housing Act considers “reasonable accommodations” for seniors with service or companion animals
Paul has been involved in the real estate industry for the past 38 years. He has been involved in sales, construction, project management, appraisal, property management and property management consulting/training.
Through his consulting company, Property Management Solutions, he provides training and consulting services nationwide to owners, management companies, multi-housing associations, as well as state and federal agencies.
He specializes in fair housing issues and has developed fair housing and outreach programs for governmental agencies as well as conducting seminars which are presented to property management companies, apartment associations and the general public nationwide. Most recently, he has been a consultant to the State of South Dakota. In this assignment he has developed a fair housing awareness program that is one of the first of its kind in the nation. It involves a three pronged approach to fair housing awareness. This approach makes use of an ombudsman concept and has proven to be very effective in dealing with discrimination and landlord/tenant issues.
For over twenty years he was involved in appraisal of residential, multi-family, farm and commercial properties throughout the Midwest. Most recently, he was a consultant for affordable, multi-housing properties in 22 different states. This involved properties in HUD, Rural Development, HOME and Tax Credit programs.
He holds numerous professional property management designations and currently holds the prestigious RHM designation from the National Center for Housing Management.
Paul was previously Vice President of the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association, Vice Chairman of the Minnehaha County Housing and Redevelopment Commission, and Chairman of the Sioux Falls Property Appeals Board. In 2009, he received the Outstanding Educator of the Year award from the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association.
Paul just authored a book which was released in January of 2015. It is titled: “Fair Housing: What Everyone Should Knowâ€. This is a comprehensive book about the fair housing written with a property manager’s perspective and with real world examples. It is a great resource for anyone.
Paul Flogstad
Paul has been involved in the real estate industry for the past 38 years. He has been involved in sales, construction, project management, appraisal, property management and property management consulting/training.
Through his consulting company, Property Management Solutions, he provides training and consulting services nationwide to owners, management companies, multi-housing associations, as well as state and federal agencies.
He specializes in fair housing issues and has developed fair housing and outreach programs for governmental agencies as well as conducting seminars which are presented to property management companies, apartment associations and the general public nationwide. Most recently, he has been a consultant to the State of South Dakota. In this assignment he has developed a fair housing awareness program that is one of the first of its kind in the nation. It involves a three pronged approach to fair housing awareness. This approach makes use of an ombudsman concept and has proven to be very effective in dealing with discrimination and landlord/tenant issues.
For over twenty years he was involved in appraisal of residential, multi-family, farm and commercial properties throughout the Midwest. Most recently, he was a consultant for affordable, multi-housing properties in 22 different states. This involved properties in HUD, Rural Development, HOME and Tax Credit programs.
He holds numerous professional property management designations and currently holds the prestigious RHM designation from the National Center for Housing Management.
Paul was previously Vice President of the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association, Vice Chairman of the Minnehaha County Housing and Redevelopment Commission, and Chairman of the Sioux Falls Property Appeals Board. In 2009, he received the Outstanding Educator of the Year award from the South Dakota Multi-Housing Association.
Paul just authored a book which was released in January of 2015. It is titled: “Fair Housing: What Everyone Should Knowâ€. This is a comprehensive book about the fair housing written with a property manager’s perspective and with real world examples. It is a great resource for anyone.