Fair Chance Housing

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 11 am to 3 pm, Two Union Square, 601 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101-1371, 51st Floor Conference Center

AHMA Member: $150 • Non-Members: $180  lunch included
Trainer: Mike Chin, City of  Seattle, Office of Civil Rights

On February 19, 2018, the Seattle Office for Civil Rights will enforce the Fair Chance Housing ordinance (Seattle Municipal Code 14.09) to help prevent discrimination in housing against renters who live with criminal history. The new ordinance prevents landlords from unfairly denying applicants housing based on criminal history. It also prohibits the use of advertising language that automatically or categorically excludes people with arrest records, conviction records, or criminal history. The legislation caps a decade-long effort to address discrimination against people who have served their time, are seeking to provide for themselves and their families, and yet have faced barriers to accessing safe, stable housing.

We will provide an overview of the new Ordinance to landlords and housing providers who provide housing in Seattle on how to comply with this new law.

Registration for this event has closed.  Please call DeAnn Hartman at 360-561-3480 if you wish to attend the training. 

Union Square Conference Center Directions

I-5 SOUTHBOUND
• Take the Union Street exit
• Take a left on Seventh Avenue access road (first light right after Union Street exit)
• Seventh Avenue access road runs under Two Union Square. Garage entry is mid-block on the right.

I-5 NORTHBOUND
• Take the Seneca Street exit
• Take a right onto Sixth Avenue (first light onto Sixth Avenue)
• Take a right at University Street (be careful to stay to the left of the concrete divider that separates the two-lane access road from the freeway on-ramp)
• University Street curves left and becomes Seventh Avenue access road that runs under Two Union Square. Look for the sign indicating the parking garage entry on your left.

Once you’re in the garage…
Park near the East garage elevators. Take the elevator to Main Lobby.
Once you are in the Main Elevator Lobby, go to the High Rise Elevators and go to the 51st floor.
Follow the signs for the conference center.