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. 

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. 

The relationship between your law firm and your Association is a very important one.  Many Associations are afraid to call their attorney due to legal fees.  They may also be concerned that the actions they took may now have dire consequences for their Association.  So what type of issues do you turn over to your attorney?  How can you save on legal fees?

All attorneys talk about title searches – but when do you really need one?  Can you do a search on your own?  The answers to these and many more questions will be covered in this very special presentation.

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 becomes 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.

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.

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.