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Fair Housing Act Accessible Design and Construction Training |
Date: June 27, 2008, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Community Building, 35 W. Main, Spokane, WA
Who Should Attend: Public, private and nonprofit housing design and construction professionals and local government representatives including architects, building contractors, developers, civil engineers, project managers and local building inspectors and officials. Seating for this technical training is limited.
The aim of this training is to assist those involved in creating, inspecting, managing or monitoring multifamily housing or public facilities to reduce unintentional violations of the Fair Housing Act.
Agenda
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM:
Workshop: Overview of the Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements:
This workshop will focus specifically on the technical aspects of the federal Fair Housing Act. Topics to be covered include:
• The Design and Construction Requirements of the Fair Housing Act: Technical Overview: Presented by Richard Mabbutt
o Units covered by the Fair Housing Act:
o The 7 design and construction requirements
o Safe Harbors for compliance with the Fair Housing Act
• Key Legal issues and remedies in design and construction cases: Presented by Marley Eichstaedt
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM:
Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Clinic:
Participate in a technical question and answer clinic with Richard Mabbut. Bring your blueprints!
The Presenters
Richard Mabbutt is the Executive Director of the Intermountain Fair Housing Council in Boise, Idaho. He has experience and knowledge about the Fair Housing Act (FHA) accessibility and design requirements, including over 150 site evaluations and the filing of remedial actions with the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and federal court. Mr. Mabbutt has conducted numerous FHA design and construction trainings and is an annual lecturer on Fair Housing Act requirements at the University of Idaho School of Architecture
Marley Eichstaedt, J.D., is the Executive Director of Northwest Fair Housing Alliance (NWFHA), a non-profit Fair Housing advocacy and education agency based in Spokane. Ms. Eichstaedt is licensed as an attorney in Idaho and Washington. Since joining NWFHA, Ms. Eichstaedt has conducted numerous fair housing training workshops for housing providers and consumers and overseen counseling and advocacy services provided under four HUD Fair Housing Initiative Program grants. NWFHA conducts site audits at multi-family developments in Eastern Washington for compliance with the Fair Housing Act.
Pre-registration is required by June 15, 2008 to ensure your space and handout materials. To obtain a copy of the form, please contact Northwest Fair Housing Alliance, Attn: Joseph Stassi, via FAX: 509-325-2716 or mail: 35 W. Main, Suite 250, Spokane, WA 99201. Please complete and submit a separate form for each person attending the workshop.
Reasonable Accommodation
If you require reasonable accommodation to attend and participate in these workshops, please contact Joseph Stassi at 509-325-2665 Ext.4. |
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