[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Landlord Training Workshop May 16

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

http://Facebook.com/CityofDurhamNC 

http://Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC    

 

For Immediate Release: May 2, 2013

 

 

Durham Hosts Landlord Training Workshop May 16 

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

Pre-Registration Deadline May 13

 

What:              May 2013 Landlord Training Workshop

 

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

 

When:             Thursday, May 16, 2013, from 8 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. 

 

*         New for 2013, a Landlord Training Workshop will be held on the
third Thursday of every month as part of the Proactive Rental Inspection
Program to provide regular training opportunities to help landlords
become more effective property managers.

 

*         This monthly 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 will 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; City code enforcement; the
Proactive Rental Inspection Ordinance (PRIP) and the new Property
Management Entrepreneurs Program Plan (PMEP).

 

*         The cost to attend is $10 per person and includes workshop
materials. Seating is limited. Attendees may pay by check or money order
before Monday, May 13, 2013. 

 

*         To download the workshop brochure and registration form, visit
http://durhamnc.gov/ich/cb/nis/Documents/Landlord%20Training%20Workshop/
Landlord%20Training%20Brochure%20Thursday%20%20May%2016%202013.pdf.

 

*         Interested participants may also contact Lynwood Best,
community engagement manager with the City's Neighborhood Improvement
Services Department, at (919) 560-1647, ext. 34254 or by email at 
Lynwood.Best at DurhamNC.gov.

 

About the City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department

The Neighborhood Improvement Services Department works to preserve and
improve quality of life conditions for Durham residents, and to
encourage active participation in neighborhood redevelopment and public
policy and decision making dialogue. The department is responsible for
enforcement of quality of life ordinances and state statutes including
the City's Minimum Housing Code; Nonresidential Code; Weedy Lot,
Abandoned and Junk Vehicle ordinances; and the State of North Carolina's
Unsafe Building Statute. The department's rapid responders, known as the
Impact Team, remediate non-compliant housing properties; abate public
nuisances, such as litter, graffiti, illegal dumping, and abandoned
shopping carts; and conduct neighborhood service projects. The
department's Community Engagement staff provides outreach and education
to Durham residents and community organizations. Guided by the City's
Strategic Plan, the department helps ensure that Durham has thriving,
livable neighborhoods by providing the highest quality of services to
engage and educate the community, eradicate blight, ensure safer
neighborhoods, and enhance neighborhood revitalization. For more
information, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/nis/Pages/Home.aspx. 

 

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