Description 

With 2025 updates in fair housing regulations, property managers and landlords face an even greater challenge—balancing tenant safety with compliance to fair housing principles. Criminal background checks remain a standard screening tool, but if mishandled, they can expose housing providers to costly discrimination claims and violations.

This timely session will unpack the latest HUD guidance, 2025 legislative changes, and recent court rulings, giving you practical strategies to screen applicants effectively while staying fully compliant.

Key Learning Takeaways

By attending, participants will be able to:

• Apply the Fair Housing Act (FHA) 2025 updates to criminal background checks
• Identify screening practices that could create disparate impact risks
• Establish clear, consistent, and compliant criteria for evaluating criminal history
• Conduct individualized assessments that weigh the nature, severity, and rehabilitation evidence of offenses
• Draft fair housing–compliant policies and procedures for background checks in 2025 and beyond
• Implement effective recordkeeping and documentation practices to support decisions

Hot Topics Covered in 2025 Session

• The Disparate Impact Doctrine and its latest interpretations
• Consistent screening criteria aligned with new compliance expectations
• Individualized assessments vs. blanket bans
• Arrest records and evolving state/local rules
• Fair Chance laws and conditional leasing offers
• Best practices in applicant communications and documentation
• Staff training for compliance with 2025 fair housing updates

Who Should Attend

• Leasing Managers/Directors
• Community Managers/Directors
• Multi-site/Regional Managers
• Training & HR Professionals