2026 Fair Housing with Will Brownlee

Date:   5/19/2026

Time:   1:30 - 4:30

Duration:          3 hours (3 CECs)

Cost:   $69 for members / $99 late registration / Free to Pineapple Pass

Location:          Trident Tech (link with directions) --- While it's in Auditorium 791, that is inside Building 920 - the map also shows the parking lot to park in and the parking lots are marked clearly. First-time attendees should read the map and instructions before showing up so they don't get lost.

Speaker Name:            Will Brownlee

Class Title:      Fair Housing

Class description:

A three-hour review of Fair Housing laws, this seminar will discuss both fundamental and advanced topics – something for everyone, whether you are a long-time industry veteran or brand new to the housing industry.

Topics will include:

- Review of the federal and SC Fair Housing Acts and their respective protected classes.

- Discuss various forms of discrimination, including disparate impact and its evolution and the current federal Administration’s rulings in this area.

- Delve into areas still affected by disparate impact discrimination, including ever-changing litigation and enforcement.

- Review, with particular emphasis, two protected classes that currently account for roughly two-thirds of all Fair Housing claims filed: family status and disability discrimination.

- Dive into Emotional support animals (ESAs) and the latest HUD (and case law) guidance.

- Quick snapshots of the latest trends in FHA litigation around the country – with a forecast of what may be on the horizon.

- As always: YOUR questions!

Class Size:       Limited to 150 attendees

Sponsorship:  Opening and Closing Sponsorships available for $200 each

Sponsor could also provide food and beverages too.

Speaker Bio:
Will Brownlee is an attorney licensed in SC, GA, and NC, and is the co-founder of two law firms serving landlords:  Loebsack & Brownlee, PLLC and Brownlee Whitlow & Praet, PLLC.  Over the course of his career, Will has focused almost entirely on all aspects of landlord-tenant law.  In his service to the housing industry, Will has served on state and local apartment association boards, as well as serving as the Executive Director of the Apartment Association of NC (AANC) and serving as the SC/NC consultant to the National Apartment Association (NAA) on its lease forms.  Will was honored by being named to the AANC Hall of Fame in 2019.  In all, Will has served the rental industry for the last 28 years, though “semi-retiring” in 2018 but continuing to serve as Of Counsel for the two law firms bearing his name.  Born and raised in Charleston, SC, Will is a graduate of The Citadel and still calls the Charleston area home. When not appearing in court or teaching, Will loves spending time and traveling to new places with his wife, a retired property manager who leased Will his first apartment, thus beginning Will's literal love affair with the rental industry.