Maryland Fair Housing

Maryland Fair Housing: Avoid Discrimination. Protect Your License. Serve All Clients Equally

Stay Compliant with Evolving Laws. Prevent Costly Lawsuits.

2-Hour Maryland Continuing Education Course | Category C – Fair Housing Law | Live Online via Zoom

Fair housing laws are constantly evolving as new forms of discrimination reach judicial awareness. This Maryland fair housing continuing education course provides you with an in-depth understanding of local, state, and federal fair housing laws to ensure you can avoid expensive lawsuits and complaints while serving all clients with integrity.

Whether you're navigating disability accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, understanding protections for criminal record screening, or preventing steering and blockbusting, this course gives you the knowledge and confidence to operate compliantly in every transaction.

What You'll Master in This Course

In just 2 hours, you'll gain critical insights into:

• Federal, state, and local fair housing legislation and how they apply to your practice
• Protected classes and the most frequently mentioned complaints in fair housing discrimination cases
• Prohibitions against steering, blockbusting, and redlining
• Linguistic profiling and how language-based discrimination violates fair housing laws
• Criminal record and sexual orientation screening requirements and protections
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and reasonable accommodation obligations
• Recent changes in Maryland fair housing regulations

Key Topics Include:

• Fair housing violation case studies from recent Maryland and DMV area cases
• Video scenarios demonstrating real-world fair housing situations
• Data on fair housing discrimination in the DMV area
• Government policy on fair housing compliance
• How to identify and prevent discriminatory advertising and marketing
• Best practices for equal treatment of all clients and prospects
• What the future of housing law might look like and how to prepare

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Course Format: Live, Interactive & Convenient

• Delivered via Zoom by experienced Maryland real estate instructors
• Interactive Q&A – get your specific questions answered in real time
• Attend from anywhere – home, office, or on the go (must be stationary for the course, cannot be driving, etc)
• Full credit upon completion – meets Maryland continuing education requirements for real estate license renewal

Course Requirements & Policies

To receive credit for this course, you must:

• ✓ Attend the entire 2-hour session from start to finish
• ✓ Keep your camera ON for the full duration of the class (required for credit verification)
• ✓ Arrive on time – late arrivals will not receive course credit

Cancellation & Rescheduling Policy:

• No refunds or reschedules within 24 hours of class start time
• Cancellations made more than 24 hours in advance may receive account credit toward future Tristar Academy courses
• No-shows and camera-off violations will not receive credit or refunds

Who Should Take This Maryland Fair Housing Course?

• Licensed Maryland real estate agents and brokers seeking Category C continuing education credit
• Licensees who are licensed before October 1, 2023 and this is not their first-renewal.
• Property managers and leasing agents working with diverse client populations
• Anyone committed to preventing fair housing violations and serving all clients equally

This live online real estate education course satisfies Maryland broker and agent CE requirements for fair housing law. Tristar Academy is approved by the Maryland Real Estate Commission for continuing education.