Webinar: Surviving Fair Housing Investigations in the Age of AI
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Webinar: Surviving Fair Housing Investigations in the Age of AI: What Chicago Apartment Owners Need to Know
Member $10/Non-Member $29
Attendees of this webinar will learn:
- Understand how fair housing complaints and investigations are initiated and evaluated by HUD and the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR)
- Learn how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and automated decision-making tools, are increasingly influencing complaint filings, investigative focus, and enforcement priorities
- Identify operational practices and policies that may create new or unintended fair housing risk, including screening processes, data-driven decisions, and inconsistent application of standards
- Recognize common mistakes by property staff that escalate investigations and increase liability
- Develop an understanding of HUD and IDHR settlement and conciliation processes, including best practices for managing negotiations and achieving efficient, compliant resolutions
- Gain practical guidance on responding to agency requests for information, interviews, and document production in an evolving enforcement landscape
Audience: Owners, Regional Managers, Property Managers and Facility Managers
Audience:
Apartment Owners, Property Managers, Regional Managers, Asset Managers, and Multifamily Operations Professionals
*Qualifies for 1 CEC towards NAA Designations (CAM, CALP, CAPS)
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Presenter: Yana Rusovski – Attorney, Spencer Fane LLP
Yana Rusovski is an attorney at Spencer Fane LLP who advises multifamily housing providers on operational, regulatory, and fair housing compliance matters. She joined the firm after more than a decade of federal service with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), where she conducted and supervised hundreds of investigations nationwide involving housing providers, municipalities, housing authorities, financial institutions, developers, and other regulated entities.
During her tenure at HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Yana focused extensively on complex and systemic discrimination matters, including Secretary-initiated investigations. She served as a lead negotiator in numerous high-profile enforcement actions, negotiating comprehensive settlement and conciliation agreements addressing systemic practices and long-term compliance obligations.
In addition, Yana trained HUD investigators and enforcement staff nationwide on fair housing settlement strategy, negotiation techniques, and case resolution approaches. She also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, working with the U.S. Attorney’s Office on federal civil enforcement actions. Her experience provides a unique enforcement-side perspective on how investigations develop, how agencies assess risk, and how housing providers can respond strategically and effectively.