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| Fair Housing for All | 1.00 | |||||
This course includes 1 hour of Fair Housing. |
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This course will examine fair housing laws, including federal and state of Minnesota law, with emphasis on inclusive advertising, affordable and accessible housing, and fiduciary duties. The course will also discuss ways real estate agents can continually improve on their ability to recognize and enforce fair housing law in their practice.
Overall course objective: This course will examine fair housing laws, including federal and state of Minnesota law, with emphasis on inclusive advertising, affordable and accessible housing, and fiduciary duties. The course will also discuss ways real estate agents can continually improve on their ability to recognize and enforce fair housing law in their practice.
Section One – Fair Housing Act Review
Chapter 1: The Basis of the Law
In this chapter, the student will briefly review the historical laws and amendments that have led to the federal and Minnesota state fair housing laws enforced today.
Chapter 2: Enforcement of Federal Fair Housing
This chapter explains the U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s role in enforcing the fair housing laws, along with other related laws.
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Chapter 3: Inclusive Language in Advertising
Students will examine examples of inclusive language in advertising in comparison to language that could exclude people who are part of a protected class.
Chapter 4: Fair Housing Protected Classes
In this chapter, students will review all fair housing law protected classes and take a closer look at protecting those with disability and familial status.
Chapter 5: Fair Housing Rights Violations
Students will learn the initial steps for reporting a fair housing violation.
Section Two – Affordable & Accessible Housing
Chapter 1: Affordable Housing
In this chapter, students will examine barriers that some potential home buyers face to becoming homeowners.
Chapter 2: Housing Solutions
Students will learn about various housing options beyond single family and multi-family housing.
Section Three – Real Estate Professionalism and Fair Housing
Chapter 1: Professional and Equal
This chapter will examine biases that could influence potential fair housing violations and ways to avoid them.
Chapter 2: Self- Assessment
Students will study ways to perform self-assessments to further their professional development.
Chapter 3: English Proficiency
In this chapter, students will learn about tools that can help their clients who may not be proficient in the English language, especially when understanding contracts and other real estate documents.
Summative Assessment
After completing all course materials, the student will participate in a cumulative, summative course assessment.
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