Presented by the CT Bar Institute
About the Program
If your clients buy, sell, operate, or manage commercial or multi-family facilities you need to understand the ADA and FHA. The first part will cover the ADA and Conn. Gen. Stat. §46a-23 and 24, discussing what kinds of facilities are required to be accessible, what accessibility means for new and existing buildings, and who may be liable for accessibility failures. The second part will explain the physical accessibility requirements for new and existing multi-family housing under the Fair Housing Act and Conn. Gen. Stat. §46a-64c(6)(C)(iii), and who may be liable for accessibility failures. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of litigation trends and contractual provisions to protect buyers, sellers, and third-party managers of covered facilities.
You Will Learn
• A basic understanding of the state and federal disability laws that affect transactions involving the design, construction, sale, lease, management and operation of real estate
• Which statutes apply to which facilities and transactions, and the basic requirements of these statutes with respect to physical accessibility, website accessibility and transactions involving disabled customers and tenants
• References to relevant regulatory materials
• How these statutes relate to local building codes and code enforcement
• How to identify risks of liability and protect clients from those risks
• How to deal with the most common kinds of litigation involving accessibility complaints
Who Should Attend
Any attorney with a practice in Connecticut who wants to both obey the law and comply with their ethical obligations.
Cost
(Includes electronic materials)
Member $70
CLE Pass Holder $0 (you must have purchased the CLE Pass to register as a CLE Pass holder)
Student Member $30
Non-Member $140
Financial hardship information is available upon request.
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (AOP)
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.
Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.
If the seminar is recorded, all member registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program. Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent. Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.
Closed captioning will be available during the seminar presentation for virtual attendees.