Creating Visual Stories: Highlighting the Fair Housing Act Poster Requirement

The vision of a photographer can often transcend what is seen and lead to a deeper understanding of humanity. This is the creed of Stephanie Alison (photo credit, Stephanie Alison) whose photo series offers unvarnished glimpses into the human experience that entreat the viewer to incorporate a deeper understanding of those images than merely the pixels that comprise them.

Similarly, a series of printed materials that are posted to the public can similarly teach and open possibilities for deeper understanding. This, genuinely, is the purpose of the federal fair housing act poster requirement which was required by law to be displayed at the residence and discretion of residential landlords by a 2021 resolution by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD.

What is equally important, however, is not so much the value of this poster’s text; but its value in attracting attention and interest from the greater community. As with a photographer’s works that are visually striking, the fair housing act poster has a similar communication expectation regarding its utility as a communication tool. Its placement must be strategically considered and engineered even with the spoken word.

The purpose of the fair housing act poster is to educate and inform the community to whom it is displayed – much like an image captured on film or electronically by a camera. The composition and placement of the image is often the difference between a powerful conveyance of a message and one less than powerful. This is certainly true with the fair housing act poster where its worth is abetted by strategic design and adequate placement as part of a property owner’s larger risk management strategy to minimize potential liability.

To this end, a visual representation of the fair housing act poster requirement can be beneficial. This includes a closed electronic circuit or still image of the final product featuring the attachment of the poster to the property, the creation of an electronic file with this image and scanned copies of relevant documentation evidencing the display of the fair housing act poster.

The next time you have any legal materials to post to the public its value to place the materials in the form of a visually striking image. This will help with humanizing even the most mundane of legal situations by engaging the viewer with a visual metaphor full of possibilities. In this way, both artistry and legality can become one.

But as any photographer knows – and any artist will attest – there is something beautiful and aesthetically pleasing about a straight, unwrinkled and undisturbed poster that has been recently installed. Of particular value is the skin of the poster which is uniformly even and the print of the poster which is sharp, bold and undisturbed.

In short, a well-placed and visually appealing fair housing act poster draws near the eye and leads an inquisitive mind to further investigate and explore the contact info presented on the surface of the poster. The promise of a unique human connection is enough to encourage the viewer to find out more.

In this way, your business can encourage all who encounter the fair housing act poster to visit an electronic resource where they can find out more about fair housing law and the company’s risk management plan. For more information on fair housing laws, you can visit HUD’s Fair Housing page.