[Durham INC] Durham Offers On-Site Registration for Landlord Training Workshop May 20

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov

 

For Immediate Release:  May 12, 2010

 

 

Durham to Offer On-Site Registration for Landlord Training Workshop 

Event Tailored to Help Landlords Effectively Manage Properties and Halt
Illegal Activity 

 

What:              Landlord Training Workshop

 

Who:               City of Durham Departments of Neighborhood
Improvement Services, Police, Human Relations, Community Development,
Solid Waste Management, Public Works' Stormwater Services Division,
Water Management, and City/County Planning.  Other sponsors include
Durham Housing Authority, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc., the
Department of Public Administration at North Carolina Central
University, and the Partnership Effort for the Advancement of Children's
Health (PEACH)

 

When:             Thursday, May 20, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Where:            North Carolina Central University 

301 Whiting Criminal Justice Building

                        Durham, N.C. 27707

 

Fast Facts

*         The Landlord Training Workshop is specifically designed to
assist landlords, property managers, resident managers, and any others
who are actively involved in managing rental housing.

o   The workshop will demonstrate effective property management
practices to significantly contribute to safe and decent housing as well
as provide successful techniques on how to halt illegal activity on
rental properties.

 

o   Workshop topics include how to build landlord, renter, homeowner,
and business relationships; applicant screening techniques; rental
agreements and fair housing issues; management techniques; the eviction
process; how to achieve a stable, satisfied tenant base; how to maintain
property to habitable standards; and City code enforcement.

 

*         On-site registration will be offered for this workshop and
participants should bring a check or money order at the time of
registration.  The cost to attend this one-day workshop is $30 per
person and includes workshop materials and a landlord training manual as
well as a light breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.  

 

*         For additional information contact Lynwood Best, senior
neighborhood resource specialist with the City's Department of
Neighborhood Improvement Services, at (919) 560-1647, extension 34254 or
via e-mail at Lynwood.Best at durhamnc.gov. 

 

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