[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Landlord Training Workshop Oct. 22

[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: September 27, 2011

 

 

 

Durham Hosts Landlord Training Workshop October 22 

Workshop to Help Landlords Effectively Manage Properties and Halt
Illegal Activity; 

Pre-Registration Deadline October 14

 

What:              Landlord Training Workshop

 

Who:               City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services
Department, Durham Police Department, Community Development Department,
Solid Waste Management Department, Public Works Department Stormwater
Services Division, Water Management Department, and Durham City/County
Planning Department. Other sponsors include Durham Housing Authority and
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.

 

When:             Saturday, October 22, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Where:            City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services
Department

Main Conference Room

807 E. Main St., Suite 2-300

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

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.

 

*         The cost to attend is $5 per person and includes workshop
materials. Seating is limited. Attendees may pay by check or money order
on or before Friday, October 14, 2011. 

 

*         To download the workshop brochure and registration form, visit
the City's website at 
www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/NIS/pdf/landlord_training_brochure.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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