Virginia Law

Part II. Entry Requirements

18VAC62-20-30. Qualifications for certification.

A. Every applicant for fair housing certification must have the following qualifications:

1. The applicant must complete two hours of fair housing training approved by the board or the Real Estate Board.

2. The applicant must have taken the two-hour fair housing training within two years of the date of application.

3. If the applicant has in the last five years been found in a court or an administrative body to have violated the Virginia Fair Housing Act (§ 36-96.1 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), the fair housing laws of any jurisdiction of the United States, including Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 73) or the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (14 Stat. 27), there being no appeal therefrom or the time for appeal having elapsed, then the applicant must disclose those violations.

B. Applicants must provide an address and email address.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2344 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 20, eff. July 15, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 9, eff. January 14, 2026.

18VAC62-20-40.  Fees.

A. All application fees are nonrefundable and the date of actual receipt by the board or its agent is the date that will be used to determine whether the fee is timely received.

B. The application fee for certification will be $25.

C. All fees for renewal are nonrefundable, and the date of actual receipt by the board or its agent is the date that will be used to determine whether the fee is timely received.

D. Renewal fees are as follows:

E. The application fee for approval as an instructor will be $100.

F. The renewal fee for an instructor will be $100.

G. The reinstatement fee for an instructor will be $50.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2344 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 20, eff. July 15, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 9, eff. January 14, 2026.