Trainer: Heather Wezensky
Learn how to develop compliant screening practices that balance risk management with expanding housing access. This session covers current fair housing requirements, credit assessment alternatives, criminal background evaluation, and reasonable accommodations. Discover practical strategies to update your screening criteria while maintaining community stability and program compliance. By reviewing your internal applicant selection process, you may be able to reduce the number of evictions all while increasing occupancy at your property. Perfect for property managers, compliance officers, and leasing professionals working in affordable housing Here are a few of the topics we will cover in this webinar:
- The different types of credit reports and applicant screening
- Backgrounds – sex offender, terrorist, and drug screening
- What to consider when doing criminal screening
- What to consider when doing rental history screening
- Applicant reasonable accommodations and
- The Fair Credit Reporting Act
$129 NEAHMA Members
$209 Non Members