Agency 62. Fair Housing Board
- Preface
FAIR HOUSING BOARD
AGENCY SUMMARY
The Fair Housing Board is a separate agency within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The director of the department acts as the board's secretary and administrative officer. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 3. See the summary for the department for the powers and duties applicable to all regulatory boards subject to its administration. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 2.
The board is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Fair Housing Law as it applies to respondents not otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Real Estate Board, as provided in Chapter 23.2 (§ 54.1-2343 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia. The board is also authorized to establish, by regulation, an education-based certification program for persons subject to the Fair Housing Law who are involved in the business or activity of selling or renting dwellings. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 23.2 and Title 36, Chapter 5.1.
Regulations are available from the board's office at 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233. Internet address: https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Fair-Housing-Board/.
Rev. 7/2026
- Chapter 10
- Public Participation GuidelinesRead all
- Part I
- Purpose and Definitions
- Section 10
- Purpose
- Section 20
- Definitions
- Part II
- Notification of Interested Persons
- Section 30
- Notification List
- Section 40
- Information to Be Sent to Persons on the Notification List
- Part III
- Public Participation Procedures
- Section 50
- Public Comment
- Section 60
- Petition for Rulemaking
- Section 70
- Appointment of Regulatory Advisory Panel
- Section 80
- Appointment of Negotiated Rulemaking Panel
- Section 90
- Meetings
- Section 100
- Public Hearings on Regulations
- Section 110
- Periodic Review of Regulations
- Chapter 20
- Fair Housing Certification RegulationsRead all
- Part I
- General
- Section 10
- Applicability
- Section 20
- Definitions
- Part II
- Entry Requirements
- Section 30
- Qualifications for Certification
- Section 40
- Fees
- Part III
- Renewal of Certification
- Section 50
- Renewal Required
- Section 60
- Qualification for Renewal
- Section 70
- Procedures for Renewal
- Section 80
- Failure to Renew
- Section 90
- [Repealed]
- Section 100
- [Repealed]
- Part IV
- Standards of Conduct
- Section 110
- Maintenance of Certificates
- Part V
- Education
- Section 120
- CourseRequirements; Instructor Requirements
- Section 130
- [Repealed]
- Section 140
- Course Renewal Procedures
- Section 150
- Instructor Renewal Procedures
- Section 160
- [Repealed]
- Section 170
- [Repealed]
- Section 180
- Withdrawal of Approval
- FORMS
- Forms (18VAC62-20)
