Why this matters: The DRE is tasked with protecting consumers of real estate. As part of this responsibility, the DRE keeps licensees informed on Fair Housing regulations — common violations for property managers.

This fall, the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) is partnering with the California Civil Rights Department to provide a free webinar series for property managers.

The DRE’s interactive webinars include several sessions covering two topics:

  • Fair Housing 101, to cover a landlord’s fair housing responsibilities, including:
    • source-of-income discrimination;
    • protections for applicants with criminal histories; and
    • emotional support animals; and
  • Housing Protections for People with Disabilities, to cover landlords’ responsibilities to accommodate and make reasonable modifications for people with disabilities.

The first webinar is on August 27, 2025, from 1-2 p.m., with more to follow.

Check out all of the upcoming property management webinars and register at the DRE’s website. Space is limited, so register now.

Fair housing for course credit

Want to learn more about fair housing?

firsttuesday provides education on the legal aspects of residential and commercial landlord-and-tenant relationships to students in various formats. [See RPI ebook: Property Management]

For course credit, Landlords, Tenants and Property Management provides the necessary credits needed to renew your broker or agent license.

Or, if you are seeking to become an agent or are working towards your broker license, sign up for RPI’s Property Management course.

Each course contains comprehensive coverage of the legal aspects of both residential and commercial landlord-tenant relationships, including up-to-date forms and notices required to establish management and leasing agencies, to create, manage and terminate tenancies and to preserve rent obligations for enforcement and collection.

Fair housing issues are covered extensively, including the legal aspects of:

  • senior housing;
  • racial discrimination;
  • accessible housing for disabled individuals;
  • discrimination due to source-of-income;
  • discrimination due to criminal history;
  • service animals and emotional support animals;
  • steering;
  • advertisement discrimination; and
  • discrimination under a protected status.

When taking the renewal course, the required course material on implicit bias is also included. This covers federal and state fair housing laws in the context of explicit and implicit bias.

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