CCHR launched its revamped Training Institute as part of the Commission’s vigorous educational efforts. In response to the numerous requests the Commission receives, CCHR now provides training in all areas of the Human Rights Law to community groups, employers, housing and public accommodation providers, government agencies, and student groups. CCHR’s General Counsel Randolph Wills recently conducted two seminars for brokers from Brown Harris Stevens, the reputable 130-year-old real estate firm. Mr. Wills discussed a variety of housing discrimination cases affecting co-ops, including issues of accessibility, domestic partner succession rights, racial steering by brokers, refusal to permit purchase based on national origin, and the obligations of brokers as well as the responsibilities of the co-op board.

CCHR’s General Counsel Randolph Wills conducts a seminar for the Commission’s Training Institute.