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NFHTA Fundamentals of Fair Housing - FHAP Investigation - January 2021

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Date:

January 25-28, 2021

Location:

Online

Description

The Fundamentals of Fair Housing - FHAP Investigation course is designed to ensure that FHAP intake officers and investigators have a basic framework which they can build upon to carry out their duties in a timely, efficient, professional, and proficient manner.

Course Objectives

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

Describe the key steps involved in how to plan case investigations
Identify and apply applicable elements of proof as the framework to investigate a case
Describe techniques for gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses
Describe how to develop final investigative reports and drafts of determinations

Audience

Role and Experience: Participants should have less than 3 years of experience working at a FHAP. Participants should support investigation activities.

Commitment: Participants must agree to:

Attend all 4 classes
Complete the pre-work and homework
Actively participate in the training by embracing new learning and skills and building relationships with others

Attendees Allowed Per Agency

Due to limited capacity, up to two staff members per agency are permitted to attend this course. Please coordinate with other staff members at your agency, and select the staff members who will submit a registration request.

Materials

Resources

Fair Housing Act 42 U.S.C. 3610 Administrative Enforcement; Preliminary Matters

Fair Housing Act Regulations 24 C.F.R. 103. Fair Housing Complaint Processing

Fair Housing Act Regulations 24 C.F.R. 115. Certification and Funding of State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement Agencies

New HUD regulation on Harassment 24 C.F.R., Subpart H%uFFFD 100.600

Proposed Rule, HUD's Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard, 84 Fed. Reg. 42854 (June 18, 2018)

Title VIII Investigators Handbook Chapter 2, Theories of Discrimination

Title VIII Investigators Handbook Chapter 7, Planning and Conducting the Investigation

Title VIII Investigators Handbook Chapter 8, Analysis of Specific Cases

HUD Memorandum, Elements of Proof (September 14, 2018)

HUD Memorandum, Reasonable Cause Guidance Memorandum (undated)

HUD/DOJ Joint Statement, Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act (May 17, 2004)

HUD/DOJ Joint Statement, Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act (March 5, 2008)

Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment (Final Rule), 81 Fed. Reg. 63054 (September 14, 2016)

24 CFR, Part 125-Fair Housing Initiatives Program%uFFFD%uFFFD 125.103-125.501.

HUD Notice FHEO-2015-01, Substantive and Procedural Limitations on Filing and Investigating Fair Housing Complaints That May Implicate the First Amendment

Time

4 day course with 3 hours of instruction daily

Contact

For questions regarding the course, email nfhta@hudexchange.info.

About NFHTA

NFHTA provides knowledge, skill, and capacity building opportunities necessary to end housing discrimination in all its forms. The Academy features virtual and in-person courses and resources for FHIP and FHAP staff of all experience levels.

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Note: The National Fair Housing Training Academy provides training by and to HUD partners, including entities and persons participating in HUD's Fair Housing Assistance Program and its Fair Housing Initiatives Program. The views offered by speakers and participants do not necessarily reflect HUD's views. Similarly, unless otherwise noted, documents provided as part of the training were created and maintained by the Academy and may not reflect HUD's official position. HUD-produced guidance documents as well as Academy training materials, except when based on statutory or regulatory authority or law, do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. Such guidance documents are intended only to provide clarity to Academy students regarding existing requirements under the law or HUD policies. The information is not intended to provide legal advice to any individual or entity. Please refer to relevant laws and regulations and/or your own legal advisor before taking any action based on information in Academy materials. Some materials have been translated into languages other than English; slight variations may have resulted from the translation.