http://fairhousingforum.org Diverse groups working together to ensure fair, equal housing access to all Idahoans. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:46:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Save the Date. Fair Housing Accessibility First! will present a broad-ranging training event on Wednesday, July 8 at the Red Lion Inn in Idaho Falls. The training will feature an overview of Fair Housing law, as well as technical design and construction information for housing professionals such as architects, engineers, inspectors and ... http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2009/06/08/fair-housing-design-and-construction-training-in-idaho-falls-july-8/ Providers interested in attending Fair Housing training have an upcoming opportunity to learn the basics. AMS training will present the information. Date, time and location TBA. http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2009/05/25/june-2009-fair-housing-basics-training/ Click the link below for a complete calendar of April Fair Housing training opportunities throughout Idaho. April Fair Housing Calendar http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2009/04/03/april-2009-fair-housing-calendar/ Close to 100 attend Moscow training at the University of Idaho Law School. To download workshop reference materials from the Idaho Legal Aid Services site, click here. See complete agenda here: Conference agenda The law school is located at 6th and Rayburn on the U of I campus (map). Topics include Fair Housing basics, ... http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2009/03/18/save-the-date-april-3rd-fair-housing-training-in-moscow/ Richard Mabbutt, Executive Director of the Intermountain Fair Housing Council and Attorney Ken Nagy will conduct a fair housing training on Thursday, April 23rd, from 1pm-4pm in the Community Room at the Coeur d'Alene Library. The training is also supported by the Disability Center Northwest, Inc. and the City of Coeur d'Alene. For ... http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2009/01/26/coeur-dalene-fair-housing-training-april-23rd/ WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today issued guidance under the Fair Housing Act clarifying what constitutes sexual harassment and the legal remedies available to victims of sexual harassment in housing. HUD's guidance makes clear that as long as an individual demonstrates that the harassment was ... http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2008/12/03/hud-issues-guidance-on-the-fair-housing-act-and-sexual-harrassment/ A former landlord in Cincinnati and his company have agreed to pay $1 million for violating the Fair Housing Act's prohibitions against sexual harassment, the largest FHA sexual harassment award ever won by the Justice Department in a settlement. U.S. Fed News quotes Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General ... http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2008/09/11/landlord-agrees-to-pay-1m-in-harassment-suit/   Visit the new web site for interpretive resources! Boint! http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2008/09/08/new-boise-interpreter-web-site/ 1st Place Winner Hannah Wilson, Borah H.S.  The results  are in and the winners of the 2009-2010 Fair Housing Calendar contest have received awards for their creative contributions. See the attached press release for more details, and feel free to contact the Fair Housing Forum through our comment form to request copies ... http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2008/08/28/2009-2010-fair-housing-calendar/ Thursday, May 29, 2008 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced that the owners and managers of Shadow Canyon Apartments, located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, have agreed to pay $62,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the Department alleging that defendants refused to allow residents with disabilities to keep assistance dogs. The ... http://fairhousingforum.org/index.php/2008/08/02/justice-department-settle-idaho-lawsuit-alleging-discrimination-based-on-disability/