Unde r Section 700.21-a of the Laws of Westchester County\, all board members of housing cooperatives are required to undergo a minimum of two hours of fai r housing training every two years. Since the law is new this year\, existi ng board members have 9 months in which to undergo their initial training ( by May 1\, 2022) while incoming board members will have to be trained withi n 60 days of taking their position on the board.

The first se ssion will take place on Zoom on Thursday\, August 12 at 6:00-8:00 pm.

The presenters will be:

Daniel S. Finger\, Esq.
Finger & Finger\, A Professional Corporation
and
Ronald A. Sher\, Esq.Himmelfarb & Sher\, LLP
The training is free for any member of a board of directors whose co-op is a dues-paying member of the CCAC. If you are not sure if your housing co-op is a member of the CCAC\, email us info@buildersinstitute.org or ca ll the BRI office at 914-273-0730.
The CCAC of the Building & Realty Institute has designed this program to be compliant with the minimum standa rd requirements as published by the Westchester County Human Rights Commiss ion. Topics to be covered include:
* A discussion of housing discrimi nation under local\, state\, and federal law\;
* A discussion of prote cted classes and characteristics under local\, state\, and federal law\;
* The obligations and responsibilities of members of governing boards to adhere to fair housing laws\, including in the evaluation of applicants\, the evaluation of requests for reasonable accommodations\, and other common scenarios\; and
* The role of local\, state\, and federal agencies in enforcing fair housing.