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2020 Fair Housing Fair Tentative Schedule – Thursday, February 13th, 2020 8:00am – 9:00am      (60min)      Registration & Breakfast 9:00am – 9:20am      (20min)      Welcome & Trivia Practice 9:20am – 9:50am      (30min)      Keynote Speaker

•  Recent Trends in Fair Housing (Leah Sykes, Greenspoon Marder)

9:50am – 10:05am   (15min)       Break 10:05am – 11:00am (55min)       Breakout Session #1

• Recent Fair Housing lawsuits and settlements (James Kordich, HUD)
• Marketing & Leasing: Best practices for the leasing experience (Brandy Guthery, Guardian Management)
• Conflict Engagement Best Practices I: General Principles (Conflict Intervention Service)

11:00am – 11:15am     (15min)   Break 11:15am – 12:15pm   (60min)    Breakout Session #2

• Common Fair Housing Mistakes by Vendors and Maintenance Staff (Barb Casey, Kennedy Restoration & Ryan Ridgeway, GSL Properties & Marcel Gesmundo, Greenspoon Marder)
• Reasonable Accommodation Process Documentation (Leah Sykes, Greenspoon Marder)
• Hoarding: Working with People with “too much stuff” (Multnomah County Hoarding Taskforce)

12:15pm – 1:00pm   (45min)       Lunch and Trivia Practice 1:00pm – 1:15pm     (15min)       Break 1:15pm – 2:15pm     (60min)       Breakout Session #3

• Common Issues in Fair Housing Design and Construction (James Kordich, HUD)
• LGBTQI+ Inclusion Strategies and Housing Protections (Iden Campbell, Basic Rights Oregon)
• Portland’s FAIR Ordinance Overview (Leah Sykes, Greenspoon Marder)

2:15pm – 2:30pm    (15min)        Break 2:30pm – 3:30pm   (60min)         Breakout Session #4

• Conflict Engagement Pest Practices II: Personal Bias and Othering (Conflict Intervention Service)
• New HUD Guidance on Emotional Support Animals (Leah Sykes, Greenspoon Marder)
• Sexual Harassment in Housing (Oneshia Herring, DOJ)

3:30pm – 3:40pm   (10min)         Break 3:40pm – 4:30pm   (50min)         End of Session Trivia & Prize Giveaways