Fair Housing (FH) Training

Purpose:

To offer a variety of comprehensive, interactive training programs to assist housing providers in complying with Federal and Texas Fair Housing Acts or Laws. This training is designed to provide an overview on the Texas Fair Housing Act (Texas Property Code Chapter 301) and pertinent Federal Law.

Topics:

The training covers the following legal issues -

Federal and Local agencies / TWC CRD Relationships
Federal and State Housing Discrimination Laws
Complainant Procedures
Unlawful Housing Practices
Exemptions
Design and Construction
Sexual Harassment (Housing)
Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities in Housing

Benefits to the Housing Provider:

Reduction of Housing Provider Liability
Reduces unlawful housing practices
Reduces Cost to Housing Provider
Understanding of how Fair Housing Laws work
Understanding of how to respond to Fair Housing Complaints
Clarification of Housing provider's responsibilities
Improvement of Housing provider's processes

Where Are Our Trainings?

We provide the training at requestors site a minimum cost. The length of the training is four hours in length depending on the training program to be delivered. This means it can be extended to eight hours as well.

For Information and Scheduling:

Texas Workforce Commission
Civil Rights Division
1117 Trinity Street, Rm. 144-T
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-2642