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askSKY by Kari Negri | SKY Properties, Inc.
SHOULD I REQUIRE MY PROPERTY MANAGERS TO TAKE A TRAINING COURSES? IN WHAT?
LL PROPERTY MANAGERS then you are the one that needs to stay abreast and NEED REGULAR TRAINING possibly micro-manage your personnel to ensure within multiple areas and that potentially costly mistakes are being avoided. disciplines, and if you are not However, in the event that you decide you do not ensuring your team is regularly want to do either of these, either provide training for being updated on the latest your employees or for yourself, then you should hire regulations and property a professional property manager like SKY Properties
management strategies, at the very least, you should to protect yourself from what may result in costly
be requiring that they take certification classes and seminars, and attend webinars regularly provided by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles to be sure they are up to date on their knowledge and understanding of the law.
The courses and webinars offered by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, at the VERY LEAST, should include fair housing, code enforcement, and updates on ever-changing landlord / tenant laws and leasing. It is up to you to train your managers to avoid legal liability by making sure they are keeping up with their education. If you are not sending your managers and other “key” personnel to classes to update their knowledge base,
lawsuits.
Of course, avoiding trouble is not always possible because property management in general is a litigious business. It has now become essential to be kept abreast of what is happening with real time training and / or reading to keep your building compliant with new laws that could affect your ability to even collect rent - especially rent during 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. Our Governor and Mayor have seen fit to require that many new and often confusing notices be served on our renters, and hopefully you have done so timely and properly.
Besides training for things that could help to avoid liability issues, it is also important to keep up
Name any aspect of the complex world of property management and Kari Negri has been at the forefront, forging new ground, fighting for the rights of property owners and tenants alike, adding value, and making a significant difference. With a strong background in management, Kari founded SKY Properties, Inc. in 1997 to offer hands-on, boutique- level property management at a competitive price for multi-tenant property owners. Kari currently serves as a Board Member for the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA) as the Co-Chair of State Legislation.
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