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Lease Agreement Insights, Service Animal Best Practices, and More
What language should be built into a lease agreement to ensure ADA compliance? Who will pay for the costs of property modifications and improvements? How should landlords and property managers handle service and emotional support animals? Join our experienced faculty and get answers to clients' burning questions regarding accessibility in leasing. Navigate these challenges effectively - register today!
- Review provisions of the ADA that are most relevant to landlords and tenants.
- Structure lease agreements so that they clearly define responsibilities and meet ADA compliance standards.
- Differentiate between service and emotional support animals and understand landlord rights and obligations for both.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Common Accessibility Barriers in Leased Properties
- How the Fair Housing Act and ADA Apply to Leased Residential Properties
- Types of Disabilities Covered and Accommodations Required
- Reasonable Modifications: Requirements and Cost Allocation
- Accessibility in Public vs. Private Spaces, Parking, and Common Areas
- Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals: Requirements and Best Practices
- Web Accessibility in Online Leasing and Services
- Responding to Reasonable Accommodation and Modification requests
- Model Language for Lease Agreements
- Model Policies
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Alabama CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| California CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
2 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Florida CLE |
|
2 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Georgia CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Iowa CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2025 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2029 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-17-2026 |
| Indiana CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2025 |
| Kansas CLE |
|
1.5 Total | |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
1.5 Total | |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2025 |
| Maine CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-17-2026 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
1.8 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
1.5 Total | |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
1.5 Total | |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2027 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2027 |
| New York CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2027 |
| Ohio CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
2 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
1.5 Total | |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
1.5 Total | |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-17-2026 |
| Utah CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Vermont CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-18-2026 |
| Washington CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-17-2029 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
1.5 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
1.8 Total | 12-18-2026 |
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Agenda
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ADA Compliance Pain Points in Leasing
- Common Accessibility Barriers in Leased Properties
- How the Fair Housing Act and ADA Apply to Leased Residential Properties
- Types of Disabilities Covered and Accommodations Required
- Reasonable Modifications: Requirements and Cost Allocation
- Accessibility in Public vs. Private Spaces, Parking, and Common Areas
- Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals: Requirements and Best Practices
- Web Accessibility in Online Leasing and Services
- Responding to Reasonable Accommodation and Modification requests
- Model Language for Lease Agreements
- Model Policies
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Landlords, property managers, and paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Eric M. Steven
is the principal and managing attorney of Steven Law Office in Spokane with a practice emphasis in the area of landlord-tenant relations and housing. He practices in both state and federal courts in all Washington counties east of the Cascades and in northern Idaho. Mr. Steven litigates landlord/tenant cases involving eviction, ejectment, commercial litigation, fair housing claims, and a variety of other landlord-tenant issues. He is one of the few attorneys in Washington to actually defend a fair housing case in a federal court jury trial. Mr. Steven is acting counsel for numerous property owners, landlords, management companies, mobile home parks, and subsidized housing providers. He is active in legislative reform and advisory counsel for the Washington Apartment Association. Mr. Steven earned his B.A. degree from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law. As a licensed instructor in real estate, he frequently lectures to attorneys, property managers, law enforcement, and owners at continuing legal education programs. He is the author of "From Landlord/Tenant to Debt Collector/Consumer and Back Again", Gonzaga Law Review, and A Comparison of Residential Tenancies in Idaho and Washington State (2013), now available on the internet, publication pending. For the last several years, Mr. Steven has been an invited speaker at the Trends conference in Seattle, Washington, the northwest's largest rental housing management conference. As one of the most highly evaluated CLE instructors statewide in 2003, he was selected by the Washington State Bar Association to speak in the WSBA Encore "Best of CLE" series. Mr. Steven is a frequent speaker for the Washington State Bar and Spokane County Bar Association. He is a member of the Washington State, Idaho, Spokane County, Federal and Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy bar associations. In 2019, Steven Law Office was named Top Housing Law Firm of the Year by Lawyer Monthly magazine. In 2023, Inc. magazine named Steven Law Office a Power Partner in business. Mr. Steven was named by National Business Institute, a nationwide CLE sponsor, as the Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year for 2023, based upon peer review and other factors.
Speaker bio
Marley Hochendoner
serves as executive director for Northwest Fair Housing Alliance (NWFHA), a private non-profit fair housing education and advocacy organization based in Spokane, Washington since 2005. Prior to joining NWFHA, she was an in-house staff attorney and policy analyst for the Nez Perce Tribe, and a staff attorney at Idaho Legal Aid Services. Ms. Hochendoner has taught landlord tenant law as adjunct faculty for Gonzaga University School of Law and is a Washington State licensed real estate instructor. She is a licensed attorney in Washington and Idaho. Ms. Hochendoner earned her B.A. degree from Montclair State University and her J.D. degree from Lewis & Clark Law School
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