Texas Apartment Association Education Conference & Lone Star Expo
Mark your calendars to enjoy quality, industry-relevant education, innovative new ideas and services, and networking with your peers at TAA's 2011 Education Conference & Lone Star Expo, April 14-16 in Fort Worth.
Educational seminars
TAA offers seminars for owners and top management, and for onsite professionals. Some TAA-sponsored seminars offer continuing education credits for CAM, CAMT, and CAMT II, CAPS, CAS, and NALP designates, and Mandatory Continuing Education credits (MCE) required by the Texas Real Estate Commission for real estate licensees.
Regional seminars
- Regional seminars are designed for rental housing owners and management company executives and focus on timely topics of interest to industry leaders.
REDBOOK Online Webinar
FREE web-based training from TAA covers benefits and features of the REDBOOK Online. Program runs for one hour beginning at 9 a.m. central.
Apartment and Rental Housing Legal Seminars
Instructed by prominent industry attorneys from around the state and TAA General Counsel Wendy R. Wilson
- Full-day seminar focusing on the current revision of the TAA REDBOOK, a comprehensive handbook of landlord/tenant laws, and other regulations that affect property owners. Also available as half-day course in some areas.
Apartment and Rental Housing Legal Webinars
The exact same information that is offered in the in-person seminars with the convenience of a web-based format.
- Module 1 is 1.5 hours long and includes Getting the most out of the REDBOOK
- Module 2 is 1.5 hours long and includes Forms review
- Module 3 is 1.5 hours long and includes Legislative and regulatory changes
- Module 4 is 1 hour long and includes Detailed review of legal issues and On the horizon
- October 26-29
- October 26-29
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST seminars
- TAA has partnered with HUD to deliver its FREE Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST seminars in Texas.
Fair Housing for Onsite Personnel
- Instructed by TAA's General Counsel and prominent industry attorneys from around the state
- Full-day seminar providing an in-depth look at the federal Fair Housing Act.
Affordable housing seminars
- Housing Tax Credit (HTC) Compliance Training seminars
- Instructed by compliance experts from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)
- Covers compliance rules and regulations for the HTC program
- September 15 - Houston
- October 5 - San Antonio
- October 27 - El Paso
- November 11 - Fort Worth
- November 16 - Austin
- HOME Compliance Training seminars
- Instructed by compliance experts from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)
- Covers compliance requirements for the HOME program
- Annual Owner's Compliance Report Training seminars
- Instructed by compliance experts from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)
- Compliance experts will show you step-by-step how to complete TDHCA's Annual Owner Compliance Report.
- Advanced-level HTC roundtable discussions
- Led by compliance experts from TDHCA and a panel of your peers
- Covers timely issues relevant for experienced professionals
- **Combined Annual Owner's Compliance Report Training and HTC Compliance Roundtable**
- Combines morning and afternoon programs for a full day seminar.
- Full-day program includes lunch in the price of the course.
- Income Eligibility Training (a.k.a. TDHCA's First Thursday Training)
- Taught by the compliance staff at the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
- Covers topics such as income, assets, student status, documenting household income and more.
- UPCS Inspection Protocol Training
- Instructed by key inspection experts from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
- Covers topics such as how inspections work, what to expect during the inspection, examples of common deficiencies and how physical inspections impact your development.
It's the Lease You Should Know seminars
- Instructed by TAA's General Counsel and prominent industry attorneys from around the state
- Full-day seminar providing an in-depth look at the TAA Apartment Lease Contract and Rental Application
Team Maintenance seminars
- Instructed by Jackie Ramstedt, CAPS, CAM, CAS
- Half-day seminar for onsite managers, assistant managers, and maintenance staff
- Promotes understanding of basic maintenance and management issues, and how to work together effectively to meet resident and property needs
Professional designation and fair housing programs are offered by many local apartment associations. Contact your local association for more information.