Dissecting Disparate Impact: Ensuring Compliance in an Ever Changing World!

HUD, DOJ, the courts, and the advocacy community have been very busy in recent years finding new and creative avenues to fair housing litigation, rendering decisions, and issuing new guidance and regulations, making the multifamily industry hazardous for those not constantly monitoring the latest in fair housing compliance topics. We’ll examine how Disparate Impact is being used in enforcement actions for issues such as resident background screening, occupancy standards, and working with non-English-Speaking customers.