Free fair housing training sessions set for Oct. 21 and 22 in Ogdensburg

CNY Fair Housing will hold two free fair housing training sessions at the Dobisky Center in Ogdensburg on Oct. 21 and 22, 2026. The sessions are being organized with the St. Lawrence County Fair Housing Task Force and are intended to help residents, service providers, landlords and housing professionals understand housing rules and discrimination protections.

The Oct. 21 session begins at 2 p.m. and is designed for service providers and tenants. The Oct. 22 session begins at 10 a.m. and is intended for landlords and housing providers. Both sessions are scheduled at 100 Riverside Avenue and will last 90 minutes, including a presentation and time for questions.

Sally Santangelo, executive director of CNY Fair Housing, will present the sessions. Topics include federal and New York state laws prohibiting housing discrimination, lease rules and regulations, and state compliance requirements involving advertising, tenant screening and reasonable accommodations or modifications.

Registration is available at bit.ly/Ogdensburg SPT26 for the Oct. 21 session and bit.ly/OgdensburgLL26 for the Oct. 22 session. More information is available from CNY Fair Housing at https://www.cnyfairhousing.org/ and the St. Lawrence County Fair Housing Task Force at https://www.stlawco.gov/Departments/Planning/AdvisoryBoards/FairHousingTaskForce.

CNY Fair Housing is a nonprofit organization serving Central and Northern New York. The St. Lawrence County Fair Housing Task Force works to eliminate housing discrimination and promote equal access to housing regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, family status or nationality. Similar workshops have been held in Massena, Potsdam and Canton.