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One of your on-site maintenance employees believes that anybody who works in IT must be a nerd. So, he subjects a tenant who works in the IT department of a local corporation to a constant stream of “anti-nerd” abuse and harassment. All of the following things about the employee’s behavior are true EXCEPT:
Firms that train staff to embrace diversity are more likely to be in tune with the principles of fair housing law.
“[XYZ Company] recognizes the principles of fair housing and diversity as core values.”
How many times have you seen phrases like that in a real estate company’s mission statement? It’s as if “fair housing” and “diversity” are mere synonyms of each other.
We’ve explained how you can be liable for harassment and other fair housing violations that your contractors commit. We’ve also outlined six things you can do to minimize these liability risks. Now it’s your turn to see if you can apply the principles to real-life situations that may arise in your own contractor operations. Take the COACH’s Quiz below. The correct answers (with an explanations) follow the Quiz. Good luck!
