“How Landlord & Tenant Problems Including Health & Safety Repair Issues Trigger Housing Discrimination Claims"

Presented by Enid, OK Community Development Block Grant Office, the Metropolitan Fair Housing Council of Oklahoma, Inc. & Oklahoma Health Equity Network

May 17

Central National Bank Center

301 S Independence Avenue

(Benson Ballroom – 2nd Floor)

Enid, OK 73701

9:30 – 10:00 am Registration & Complimentary Breakfast – Courtesy of Our Sponsors!

Have breakfast with us and network. (No federal dollars expended)

10:00 – 10:15 am Conference Opening and Introduction of Mayor by Stephanie Moffitt-Carr, Moderator, City of Enid Community Development Block Grant Director

10:15 – 10:30 am Welcome to Enid! by The Honorable William E. Shewey, Mayo,r City of Enid, Oklahoma

10:30 – 11:30 am Fair Housing 101, Fair Housing Laws Including Disability Requirements, Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications), Common Violations Under the Fair Housing Act:

Panel Discussion with Patrick L. Banis, J.D., Branch Chief, Intake, U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development, (HUD) Region VI Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity (FHEO); Ge’Andra Johnson, Staff Attorney & Legal Program Director and Shafeeq Islam, Enforcement & Testing Director, MFHC, Inc.

11:30 – 12 Noon ODMHSAS Employment, Housing and Homeless Team: How Can We Help You? by Josh DeBartolo, Housing Navigator, Employment, Housing and Homeless Initiatives, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

12:00 – 12:45 pm LUNCH IS SERVED! Complimentary Lunch Buffet Courtesy of Our Sponsors! (No federal dollars expended)

12:45 – 1:15 pm Rental Housing Responsibilities Under the Oklahoma Residential Landlord & Tenant Act, by Garrett Marshall and Matthew Acosta, MFHC , Inc. Law Clerks

1:15 – 2:30 pm Design & Construction Requirements Under the Federal Fair Housing Act & Other Housing Laws and Q & A, by Patrick L. Banis, J.D., Branch Chief, Intake, HUD FHEO

2:30 pm Adjourn

Register This event has been approved for 4 hours of FHR Required CE by the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission, Course #178861, School Central Oklahoma Commercial Association of REALTORS®

Event Partners

Presented by City of Enid, OK Community Development Block Grant Office, Metropolitan Fair Housing Council of Oklahoma Legal & Enforcement Staff, and, Oklahoma Health Equity Network.