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The LONGMONT LANDLORD TRAINING ALLIANCE, a collaborative program between the Longmont Police Department and Community and Neighborhood Resources, announces it’s programming for 2012. The Landlord Training Alliance is held every 2nd Wednesday of the month at:
Longmont Senior Center
910 Longs Peak Avenue
Rooms D & E
6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Each monthly training has been approved by the Colorado Division of Real Estate for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEU's) for licensed realtors.
Upcoming Programs
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
RENTING TO TENANTS WITH INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
Join us in a panel discussion with Mike Butler, chief of the Longmont Police Department, Michele Waite, Longmont Senior Services manager, and Christina Pacheco, Longmont Youth Services manager, on the types of services available when your renters need help.
MARCH 14, 2012
CAN MY TENANTS REALLY WITHHOLD RENT? COLORADO’S WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY
Attorney Manuel Ramos is the director of advocacy for Colorado Legal Services. He has more than 30 years’ experience as a legal aid attorney representing tenants. As well, he is the author of several novels and short stories. Learn from him what you need to do to stay in compliance with Colorado’s Warranty of Habitability law. We will also have a brief presentation from Longmont Power and Communication on the new Energy Smart offers.
APRIL 11, 2012
IMMIGRATION LAW AND THE LANDLORD/TENANT RELATIONSHIP
Laurel Herndon of the Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County will answer all those questions you have, such as: Can I refuse to rent to someone if they don’t have a valid U.S. identification? Can I refuse to rent to someone who doesn’t speak English? Is my lease still valid if my tenants don’t read English? Can I check if prospective tenants are working legally in the U.S.? Bring your own questions for Laurel.
MAY 9, 2012
MARIJUANA AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN RENTALS
Detective Darren Bloom of the Longmont Police Department has worked with the Special Enforcement Unit since 2004. Detective Bloom will discuss marijuana grow operations, small and large, in rentals and medical marijuana use by tenants. Does the law mean a tenant has the right to grow or smoke in your building? Learn from an expert on marijuana grow issues and medical marijuana.
JUNE 13, 2012
SAFETY ADVISE FOR RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS
Officers Sara Aerne and Keith Bell have been working with the Crime Free Multi Housing program in Longmont since its inception. They have combined years of experience with safety issues and solutions in rental units. Even if you have already taken the Crime-free Multi Housing training, this will be an excellent refresher, and a chance to discuss with other landlords situations that you have run into in your rentals.
AUGUST 8, 2012
CODE ENFORCEMENT: WHAT CODE OFFICERS KNOW THAT CAN HELP YOU BE BETTER LANDLORDS
Two Longmont Code Enforcement officers will give a presentation on current code compliance issues for landlords. We will also have someone from Ecocyle talk about large-item recycling.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
NON-EMOTIONAL INVESTING FOR LANDLORDS
Sonia Chritton of Sotheby’s will talk about investing strategies, return on investment formulas and financial risk management for landlords. Sonia is a dynamic speaker who will give you the secrets to making a financial success of your rental business.
OCTOBER 10, 2012
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EVICTION PROCESS
Attorney Roselyn Strommen will help landlords understand the step-by-step process for eviction. Have you ever taken a tenant to court, only to have the judge tell you that you need to start over because you did not follow the legal process? This presentation will be especially helpful for those landlords who do their own evictions, without the help of an attorney. A primary focus of Roselyn’s practice is landlord/tenant related legal issues, so let her answer those questions you have had about the eviction process.
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
DO YOU NEED HOUSE RULES? WHAT IS THE COVENANT OF QUIET ENJOYMENT?
Attorney Joel Hayes, director of Boulder County Legal Services, will talk about what to do when one tenant complains that another is destroying their “covenant of quiet enjoyment.” How should a landlord treat those types of quality of life complaints? What is the landlord’s responsibility? What is the landlord’s liability?
For more Information contact Susan Spaulding at 303-774-4384 or susan.spaulding@ci.longmont.co.us.