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Sexual Harassment by Housing Providers and the Fair Housing Act - YouTube
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everyone deserves safe housing
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a place where they can cook meals watch
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their favorite tv shows or tuck their
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kids into bed at night
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but a home can suddenly be turned into a
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place that feels
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hostile and unsafe when housing
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providers
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sexually harass their tenants
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sexual harassment by housing providers
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is illegal
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under the fair housing act which is a
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federal law that prohibits
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discrimination in housing based on race
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color sex religion national origin
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disability and familial status
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it is illegal for landlords home
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sellers mortgage companies and
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homeowners associations
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to engage in discrimination of these
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protected classes
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during the course of any housing-related
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transaction
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and the fair housing act also prohibits
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sexual harassment this video will help
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explain two types of sexual harassment
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examples of prohibited actions and what
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rights
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victims have
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the two types of sexual harassment are
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quid
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pro quo harassment and hostile
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environment harassment
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quid pro quo this basically means
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this for that quid pro quo harassment
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involves
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situations where a housing provider is
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conditioning someone's housing
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or housing related services on sexual
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conduct
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the following are examples of what quid
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pro quo harassment
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might look like you're three weeks
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behind
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on rent i'm supposed to give you this
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three-day eviction notice but
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i don't want to do that and i think we
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could work something else out
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well i'm just waiting on my unemployment
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as soon as it gets approved i can get my
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rent caught up
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i can't really wait any longer you're
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already so far behind
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why don't you think about what your
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options are and if you want to work
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something out
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come to my place tonight around 10. i
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put the address on here
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we haven't had heat for two days now and
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it's supposed to drop below 35 degrees
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tonight
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i understand and i wish i could help you
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out but the owner hasn't authorized the
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repairs yet
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he's still trying to find a way to fix
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this on the cheap if we don't get this
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fixed today
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then i'll have to find somewhere else to
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sleep tonight so i don't freeze
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yeah it's not right this should have
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been fixed already
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i hate to see a woman be upset so i'll
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do you a favor
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i'll go buy the parts myself and get
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this fixed today
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and all you have to do is text me the
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sexiest picture of yourself you have on
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your phone right now as a thank you
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this type of quid pro quo sexual
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harassment
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violates the fair housing act and
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housing providers who are found to have
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engaged in sexual harassment
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can be ordered to pay damages and
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penalties that can be substantial
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in a recent department of justice sexual
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harassment case
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where a landlord terminated the
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tenancies of women who refused to engage
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in sexual conduct with him
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the landlord was ordered to pay 160
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thousand dollars in damages and
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penalties
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in addition to quid pro quo harassment
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hostile environment harassment also
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violates the fair housing act
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this is when a housing provider or their
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employees
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engage in sexual behavior that is so
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severe
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or pervasive that it results in an
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environment that is intimidating
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or hostile the following are examples of
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what hostile environment
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harassment might look like
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you are looking gorgeous today do you
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have a big date
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no well the offer is always on the table
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to let me take you out
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what's your favorite restaurant downtown
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we could go tonight
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as i've told you before i'm not
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interested in going out with you
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i get it i won't ask again just give me
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a hug before you leave
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sexual harassment violates the fair
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housing act
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regardless of the gender of the harasser
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or the gender of the victim
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i love to see you taking such good care
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of my property you and your husband are
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some of the best tenants i've had
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oh i didn't know you were coming by
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today i like to do
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surprise inspections since i'm here i
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can help you clean these windows
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no thanks i'm actually almost done i
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could come in for a drink then
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i've got nothing better to do and i
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enjoy spending time with you
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a housing provider may also violate the
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fair housing act
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if they fail to stop sexual harassment
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by their employees or their tenants
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when they know such harassment is
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occurring
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or if they retaliate against a tenant
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who has reported sexual harassment
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the new guy you've hired to manage our
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apartments is just awful
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he makes crude jokes all the time he's
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always asking me and the other women who
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live here to go out with him
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he always puts his arm around me even
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though i've told him not to
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he's just an all-around creep to all the
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single women who live here
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really that doesn't sound like dave
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it seems to me that maybe you just
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aren't a good fit for this complex
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i've known dave for years and he's a
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good guy i think he'll be happier if you
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look for another place to live
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we'll be sending you a 30-day notice
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quid pro quo and hostile environment
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sexual harassment by housing providers
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is illegal if you are a victim of sexual
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harassment in your housing
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you have the right to file a fair
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housing act complaint with the
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department of housing and urban
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development
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by calling
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visiting 1-800-669-9777 complaints can
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be filed in any language
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because there are time limits on filing
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a complaint you should submit yours as
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soon as possible
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if you are a housing provider make sure
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you have adopted policies against
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sexual harassment and that you educate
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your employees on those policies
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and have ways for tenants and applicants
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to easily report
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sexual harassment when it occurs if you
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are an idaho resident and have fair
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housing questions you can speak to an
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attorney for free
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by calling idaho legal aid at 208
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746-7541
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for more information about the fair
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housing act visit hud.gov or
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idaholegalaid.org
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