Fair Housing is now a requirement for both RI License renewal (for non-exempt licensees) and is required by the National Association of REALTORS®.    When taking courses with RI REALTORS® Professional Development Department, all Fair Housing courses (see below) fulfill the state and NAR requirements.   

Rhode Island Requirement

The 24-hours of continuing education requirement for non-exempt RI licensees to renew is a minimum of 9 hours designated as CORE with a minimum of 3 hours in content related to federal, RI, or local fair housing laws.

View Renewal FAQ to see complete list of exemptions

National Requirement

The Fair Housing course completion requirement is on the same cycle as Code of Ethics, which is between January 1^st, 2025 - December 31^st, 2027.

Learn more about the NAR requirement, including no-cost options if you do not need RI CE hours.

Resources

• View Scheduled Courses
• View Fair Housing eLearning course with RI REALTORS® or Keynote

To inquire about Fair Housing Courses not taken with RI REALTORS®

• State: The RI Department of Business Regulation has a listing of all courses that fulfill the requirement, indicate “FH’.    
• NAR: To inquire about courses that fulfill the NAR Fair Housing requirement not taken with RI REALTORS®, please contact your local board.  

Courses offered at RI REALTORS® RI that fulfills the fair housing requirement:  

Have questions about renewal?   View the Professional Development Renewal FAQ