Construction & Housing

Re-evaluating Criminal Background Policies: 2021 Updates

Pre-Recorded
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    Speaker
    Paul Flogstad
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    Date
    Jan 14, 2022
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    Time
    13:00 PM EST
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    Duration
    60 Min
$199.00
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Summary:

There is much information about criminal background policies and how they impact a property manager or owner. It is imperative to do things correctly to avoid a fair housing complaint. Join this information-packed webinar where HUD expert Paul Flogstad will examine the basics of discrimination and the history starting with the disparate impact rulings and what the correct process is as of today. Paul will discuss HUD’s memos and see what they mean for us today. Since nearly one-third of the population has a criminal record of some sort, we need to understand their rights of the accused and the rights of a property owner.

Paul will also discuss what HUD’s rulings have to do with “blanket prohibitions” on such topics as no felonies allowed at this property. He'll also dissect the best practices on what to do correctly including the “individualized assessment” that is now required. In addition, Paul will be discussing the policy on LEP (Limited English Proficiency) required as per HUD’s direction during the webinar.

What Will You Learn?

·       We will consider best practices about:

·       Written policies

·       Unsuitable tenant

·       What information is needed to make a legitimate decision

·       What is a “blanket” ban

Benefits for attending:

·       We will examine the basics of the discrimination and the history starting with the disparate impact rulings and what the correct process is as of today.

·       We will examine HUD’s memos and see what they mean for us today. Since nearly one third of the population have a criminal record of some sort, we need to understand their rights of the accused and the rights of a property owner.

·       We will discuss what HUD’s rulings have to do with “blanket prohibitions” on such topics as no felonies allowed at this property. We will also dissect the best practices on what to do correctly including the “individualized assessment” that is now required.

·       Also discussed will be the policy on LEP (Limited English Proficiency) required as per HUD’s direction.

What Will You Achieve?

We will discuss what HUD’s rulings have to do with “blanket prohibitions” on such topics as no felonies allowed at this property. We will also dissect the best practices on what to do correctly including the “individualized assessment” that is now required.

Also discussed will be the policy on LEP (Limited English Proficiency) required as per HUD’s direction.

Who Should Attend?

·       Owners

·       Property managers

·       Realtors

·       Housing Authorities

·       Compliance Staff

·       Developers

·       Leasing Consultants

·       Community Development Staff

 

Paul has been involved in the real estate industry for the past 38 years. He has been involved in sales, construction, project management, appraisal, mortgage consulting and brokerage, 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. He also conducts research analysis for impediments to fair housing for grantees of federal CDBG funds.

Most recently, he has been a consultant to the City of Sioux Falls and 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 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.

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