[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Landlord Training Workshop Dec. 9

[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:  November 12, 2010

 

 

Durham Hosts Landlord Training Workshop December 9 

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

Registration Deadline November 30

 

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., Partnership
Effort for the Advancement of Children's Health (PEACH) and Angier
Avenue Baptist Church.

 

When:             Thursday, December 9, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Where:            Angier Avenue Baptist Church 

2101 Angier Avenue

                        Durham, N.C. 27703

 

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.

 

*         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.

 

*         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.

 

*         Seating is limited, so interested participants must register
by Tuesday, November 30, 2010.  The cost to attend this one-day workshop
is $20 per person and includes workshop materials and a landlord
training manual as well as a light breakfast, lunch, and refreshments
for registered participants. 

 

*         To register, download the workshop brochure and registration
form at www.DurhamNC.gov/departments/nis/pdf/landlord_training10.pdf. 

 

*         Interested participants may also contact Lynwood Best,
community engagement manager 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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