The John Marshall Law School
Fair Housing Legal Support Center
Presents
Fair Housing in a Time of Crisis
September 11-12, 2009
Chicago, Illinois
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The economic crisis in which the United States finds itself provides the opportunity to rethink issues of discrimination and how the purposes of the Fair Housing Act can be more affirmatively directed. Many persons are losing their homes in part because of discriminatory and predatory lending practices.
Distinguished experts in this field will discuss the following timely and important topics:
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How to protect our communities as well as borrowers and ensure that these practices do not happen again
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How to ensure that dwelling units will be accessible when construction picks up again
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How to ensure that new governmental and private programs affirmatively further fair housing
- How to ensure that underpriviledged persons are integrated into our communities and ensure that immigrants and victims of domestic violence have access to equal houding opportunities
Register here to attend the Fair Housing in a Time of Crisis Conference.
FAIR HOUSING LAW AND ENFORCEMENT
A Basic Survey of the Law and Practice
April 17 & 18, 2009
The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center presented a conference, "Fair Housing Law and Enforcement: A Basic Survey of the Law and Practice," on April 17 and 18, 2009.
This conference was designed especially for those persons who are new to fair housing but many experienced fair housing attended and said that they profited from the discussions. The instructors, many of whom were from The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center, took participants through the basic elements of a fair housing action and discussed what persons are protected by the fair housing laws, what properties are covered by the law, what practices are prohibited by the law, and what remedies can be awarded to victims of housing discrimination. Saturday's sessions went more deeply into the special provisions providing accessibility to persons with disabilities, fair and predatory lending discrimination, illegal advertising, and illegal land use practices, including discrimination through zoning, building, and occupancy restrictions. Visiting Professor Robert Schwemm gave a general history of the Fair Housing Act, and Keynote Speaker Christopher Brancart from California discussed the 10 areas that he considered to be of special concern in fair housing at the present moment.
Instructors included: Clinical Professor Allison Bethel, Christopher Brancart (Brancart & Brancart), Professor F. Willis Caruso, Professor Susan Connor, Marian Honel (The Illinois Department of Human Rights), Clinical Instructor Kelly Keating, Maurice J. McGough (HUD), Joann Newsome (City of Chicago Human Relations Commission), Professor Damian Ortiz, Adjunct Professor Lewis Powell, Visiting Professor Robert Schwemm, Professor Michael P. Seng, Lillian Seymore, and Visiting Clinic Professor Edward Voci. The participants were welcomed by Dean Rory Smith.
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Back Row (L-R): F. Willis Caruso, Edward A. Voci, Michael P. Seng, Lillian Seymore, Kelly J. Keating, J. Damian Ortiz; Front Row (L-R): Robert Schwemm, Joann Newsome, Maurice McGough, and Marian Honel.
The Fair Housing Legal Support Center is available to participate in outreach conferences. For information regarding training, please call Maria Chavez at 312.427.2737 ext. 492.
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