Seminars

Happy Days:  Groovin’ All Week with You!

Our complimentary Saturday three hour mornings classes feature a series of “how to approach” various issues that Board Members and Managers face during these challenging times.  This year’s subtopics are:  Pet Issues, Enforcing Your Association’s Governing Documents, Bankruptcy and Foreclosures for Associations, Regulating the Rental Process, What Governing Documents You Should Amend, Working Effectively with Your Attorney, and The Non-Legal Side of Being a Director.  These seminars also feature a Mini-Exhibitor Show of multiple vendor partners who specialize in working with community associations.  A complimentary continental breakfast is served.  For more information on the content of these individual, please select this link.

The following are the times for our Saturday classes:

  8:00 a.m.:       Doors open, registration, meet the speakers, visit the Exhibitor Show

  8:30 a.m.:       Welcome & Announcements

  8:50 a.m.:       Seminar begins

12:00 p.m.:       Seminar ends (time approximate).

Scheduled Speakers:  The Attorneys and Director of Public Relations of Clayton & McCulloh

I Walk the Line:  The 2020 HOA Board Certification Class

Depending on location, this class may be 2½ or 3 hours and focuses on the tools that HOA Board Members and Managers need to carry out their daily duties.  This class is required by law for all new Board Members within ninety days of taking office.  Once you have taken the course and have not gone off the board (for even a day), it is not necessary to retake this class.  However, Clayton & McCulloh updates this class each year with fresh material. 

Great Balls of Fire:  The 2020 Condominium and Cooperative Board Certification Class

Unlike many companies, we also offer separate classes for different types of community associations.  This class covers information for Condominiums and Cooperatives only.  This class will provide you the tools you need to become a successful board member.

Let the Good Times Roll:  The 2020 Mobile Home Park Board Certification Class

The 2020 Mobile Home Park Board Certification Class will be offered only once this year via a live presentation and via webinar.  Learn what you need to know to be a successful Board Member of a Chapter 723, Mobile Home Park from an attorney whose focus is mobile home parks in this 3 hour class.  Special Note:  This class will be offered as “Class on Demand” on our web-site after March 1.

Special Note:  Questions have arisen as to what type of Association you may be.  The law can be confusing in determining if your Association is a true Chapter 723.  The following questions might be helpful in assisting you in determining if this the correct class for you to take:

1. Is your Lot a rental ? (or) Do you pay rent for your lot to the Park Owner ? (If yes, almost always a MHP, subject to Chapter 723)
2. Do you own your Mobile Home and Lot, and pay fees or dues to a Park Owner, for use of any Park amenities (club house, pool, etc.,) ? (If yes, you are most likely a MHP, subject to 723)
3. Do you live in a “Mobile Home Subdivision” and pay assessments to your Association ? (If so, you are likely a MHP Subdivision, subject to 723, but must clearly be a “Mobile Home Subdivision”).
4. Do you pay assessments to your association and are the assessments/charges mandatory and not live in a Co-op?  (Then you are not a MHP and not subject to 723).

The above may not be definitive, but should resolve most questions as to the type of community the prospective seminar attendee lives in.  The answers to the above questions are generally in your Association’s Documents.  While we wish we could review your Documents to determine what type of Association you are, we are unable to do so.  Please consult with your attorney who will be able to advise what type of Association you are – probably off the top of their head. 

Climb Every Mountain:  The 2020 Joint Board Certification Class

This Joint Board Certification class (depending upon location may 2½ or 3 hours) covers information for three types of community associations listed above to provide you with the tools to be successful Board Members.  Excellent course for new and existing Board Members, those residents wanting to run for the Board, and property managers. This is an updated course from our 2019 Joint Board Certification class.

Rags to Riches:  Bankruptcy and Foreclosures for Associations

Our featured speaker will address significant effects that mortgage foreclosure and bankruptcy cases can have on a community association, its finances, and its collection efforts. This will include real-world examples, and suggestions to address associations’ concerns.

Stranger in Paradise:  Regulating the Rental Process

While regulating rentals has never been a simple process, it has gotten more complicated with the coming of AirBnB’s and other similar short term rentals.  Can an Association restrict the rental process in any way?  Does restricting rentals take away the vested rights of an owner?   This class will address the myriad of tricky issues and assist you in finding solutions for your Association. 

Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool:  How to Handle Difficult and Abusive People

At one time or another, every Board Member and Manager encounters a difficult person – whether it is another Board Member, Manager, or a resident.  Sometimes, the situation become abusive.  So how do you handle these delicate situations.  Our featured speaker will go into various methods of defusing these volative people before it escalates into something perhaps more substantive.

Tallahassee Lassie:  The 2020 Mini Legal Update for Board Members

Each year, the State Legislature meets and new laws are created that affect community associations.  What has our Legislature passed this year?  Join for an informative one hour program to get the scoop!  Note:  This is not the Legislative Update for Managers.  While managers are welcome to join us, this class is not being offered for credit

Who’s Sorry Now?  Do I Really Need to go to Court?

What steps may an Association take if they cannot resolve an issue with an owner or a contractor?  Does it always mean “Proceed to Court, Do Not Pass Go?”  Or are their other alternatives to resolve the outstanding differences?  This one hour class will delve into the Association’s alternatives other than proceeding to litigation.  This class is being taught by our Litigation Department Head, Russ Klemm.

That’ll be the Day:  How to Hold a Board and Annual Meeting

Conducting an Association meeting can be tricky sometimes.  Besides all the subjects you may want to cover and the proper legal notice to provide to your members, you also have the challenge of how to conduct the meeting and how to ensure residents attend the meeting.  This class will assist you in your endeavors with tips on how to hold a Board and an Annual Meeting.

It Only Hurts for a Little While:  Officers’ Duties by Position

So many times, we are elected to the Board and we really aren’t sure what our duties are.  While there are some responsibilities that are obvious, many Board Members are unsure of what exactly their responsibilities are and if any responsibilities overlap another position.  One position that usually stumps people – Vice President.  What responsibilities really belong to the Vice-President.  In this class, we will go over the duties of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director at Large.

Hound Dog:  It’s All About Pets

Service pets, therapy pets, emotional support pets…oh my goodness!  What can an Association do about these particular designations of pets?  Can you restrict them?  Did you think that all these type of pets were dogs?  Is it possible to have a 15 foot boa constrictor as an emotional support animal?  Can you restrict certain breeds of dogs from your community? 

Pets are one of the most controversial issues community associations are facing today and it is a highly charged emotional issue.  Some owners will fight you to the bitter end rather than give up their pets.  Will they win?  In this one hour class, our attorneys will provide you with solutions to these issues and some questions for you to ponder.

Oh, What a Night!  Elite Vendor Panel Discussion

This very special presentation features a panel of an elite set of our Partner Vendors and one of our attorneys.  This is your time to pick the brains of the leaders in the community association industry while enjoying a bountiful buffet of appetizers and beverages.  Bring your entire Board of Directors, Committee Members, and Managers.