A four (4) hour program that will assist the Real Estate Professional with understanding the Fair Housing Laws as they apply to appraisals, real estate related transactions as well as the new laws that apply to landlords and the rental process. Topics that will be discussed include The Protected Class, Human Rights and Fair Housing Laws and NY Recent Legal Matters.

**Approved to meet 3 hrs of Fair Housing and 1 hour NY Recent Legal Matters -Taught by a NYS Attorney

NYS Department of State Approved Course Codes: Appraiser: A5563-04 hrs, Salesperson/Broker: M-16939-04 hrs

What are the Newly Adopted Real Estate Salesperson/Broker Continuing Education Requirements effective July 1, 2021?

All licensees will be required to successfully complete 22.5 hours of approved continuing education. The education must include at least 2.5 hours on the subject of ethical business practices, at least 1 hour of recent legal matters, at least 3 hours of instruction pertaining to fair housing and/or discrimination in the sale or rental of real property or an interest in real property and at least 1 hour of instruction pertaining to the law of agency except in the case of the initial two-year licensing term for real estate salespersons, 2 hours of agency related instruction must be completed within the two-year period immediately preceding a renewal.

The amendment also REMOVES the 15-year real estate broker continuing education exemption and now requires all brokers who are currently exempted to complete continuing education starting July 1, 2021.

The webinar will be a live course and run the same times as the classroom course. You will be able to log in with any device that has internet access (We do recommend using a device with a large enough screen so you will be able to see the PowerPoint and course material clearly) The instructor will lead the class live, you will be able to ask questions and participate in class discussions all in real-time.

Webinar! Staying Compliant: Human Rights/Fair Housing & Recent Legal Matters