– Landlord training Oct 30

Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County Housing Authority (SCHA) will host a Landlord Training Event on Thursday, October 30. 2014 from 8-a.m., to 4-p.m., at the Gladstone Inn & Suites inJamestown. The event’s purpose is to help educate landlords, owners, property managers, civic leaders, tenants and others about various landlord do’s and don’ts.

There is a $10 registration fee.

SCHA Executive Director, David Klein says, “As we see changes happening across the state with new landlords, new rental units, and new tenants, we feel it is a good time to review what landlords should know.”

The all-day event will include speakers from the North Dakota Apartments Association, High Plains Fair Housing, ND Department of Labor, Ottmar & Ottmar Law Firm, Freedom Resource, Jamestown Police Department and Safe Shelter. Speakers will cover screening tenants, eviction processes and small claims courts, domestic violence, criminal activity, discrimination, fair housing, and accessibility issues. The training event will be at the Gladstone Inn in Jamestown and there is a $10 registration fee.

For more information, complete agenda, and online registration, go to http://www.stutsmancountyhousing.com. Stutsman County Housing Authority administers the Section 8 Voucher programs for Stutsman, Logan, Foster, Dickey and Sargent Counties and a HOME grant program for North Dakota Region 6. It is the mission of the Stutsman County Housing Authority to provide safe, affordable housing opportunities for persons with low and moderate income and to promote economic self-sufficiency of families.

AGENDA

8:00 – 9:30 – Mona Livdahl – ND Apartment Association | “Landlord & Tenant Rights”

9:30 – 9:45 – break

9:45 – 10:45 – Tim Ottmar – Ottmar & Ottmar |Evictions / Small Claims

10:45 – 11:00 – break

11:00 – 11:30 – Safe Shelter | Domestic violence issues

11:30 – 12:00 – Jamestown Police Department | What to do if you notice or suspect illegal activity

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch / on your own

1:00 – 1:50 – High Plains Fair Housing | Fair Housing

2:00 – 2:50 – ND Department of Labor | Housing discrimination

3:00 – 3:50 – Freedom Resource | Accessibility issues / service animals

4:00 – 4:30 – Q&A | Closing remarks