FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Release Date:  April 21, 2008

 Contact: Steve Rector
Public Affairs Director
(208) 331-4725
Lisa Davis
Public & Media Relations Officer
(208) 331-4858
2008 Fair Housing Conference to be held in Nampa

(NAMPA) If you have questions about Fair Housing, you’ll find the answers at an upcoming conference celebrating Fair Housing month. This important issue will be discussed at the 2008 Fair Housing Conference, which will focus on predatory lending, limited English proficiency, and reasonable accommodation.

Housing professionals, property owners and managers, government officials, nonprofits, REALTORS®, and lenders will attend this informative conference. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 22 at the Nampa Civic Center, 311 3rd St. S. The conference is sponsored by members of the Idaho Fair Housing Forum to reinforce the rights and responsibilities that ensure equal access to housing for all Americans. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, disability, or familial status.

Topics to be discussed during the conference include:

  • Fair Housing Basics (REALTOR® Continuing Education Credit Available)
  • Fair Housing and New Americans: Immigrant/Refugee Issues and Limited English Proficiency Planning
  • Reasonable Accommodation, Modification and Support Animals
  • Fair Housing for REALTORS®
  • Fair Housing and Lending
  • Roundtable Discussion for Communities and Nonprofits
Lynn M. Grosso, Director of Enforcement for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will be the keynote speaker at the event. Prior to joining HUD, Grosso spent 12 years working in the Protection and Advocacy Systems of Ohio and Colorado, furthering the housing and employment rights of people with disabilities. Over the course of her career, she has conducted numerous trainings on fair housing, disability law, and other civil rights issues.

The event is supported by Idaho Housing and Finance Association, the City of Nampa, AMS Training, Boise City/Ada County Housing Authority, the City of Boise, the City of Idaho Falls, the City of Pocatello, the Greater Idaho Falls Association of REALTORS®, and NARPM.

For more information on fair housing, visit www.fairhousingforum.org.

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The Idaho Housing and Finance Association, a financial services and housing business organization, provides funding for affordable housing in communities where it is most needed and when economically feasible.