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Last Chance To Sign Up For AASEW’s Landlord Boot Camp 2012

Feb 7

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Seminars | No Comments

Hi Everyone:

We have had a very good response to our ads for the AASEW’s 4th Annual Landlord Boot Camp.  So much so that seats are quickly running out . . . or we may need to consider adding a second seminar shortly after the first.

If you are interested in attending this year’s Boot Camp on Saturday, Feb, 25th, I would strongly suggest that you register here.

I will be presenting this all-day seminar (8:30 am – 5:30 pm) at the Clarion Hotel located at 5311 S. Howell Avenue.

I will be teaching you everything you need to know legally to be a residential landlord or property manager.

Here are what past attendees said about Landlord Boot Camp.

We will cover topics such as:

-       How to screen applicants

-       How to avoid discrimination issues and better understand fair housing laws

-       How to draft legal screening criteria

-       How to legally reject an applicant

-       How to spot an applicant that is “fronting” for another applicant that won’t qualify to rent from you

-       What rental documents you should be using and why

-       The Residential Rental Practices (Wisconsin Administrative Code ATCP 134) and what can happen to you if you violate any of these 21 regulations.

-       What are the “7 Deadly Sins” and why you cannot include them in your rental agreement

-       What is the best way to evict a tenant and how to accomplish this

-       What are the different choices a landlord has when deciding what type of notice to serve a tenant

-       How to serve a tenant a notice so that service cannot be attacked in court

-       How to navigate your way through the judicial eviction process

-       What evidence you must present at an eviction trial to prevail

-       What to do with a tenant’s abandoned property

-       How to draft a legal security deposit transmittal letter

-       How to collect for past due rent and damage from an ex-tenant (or should you even bother pursuing this)

. . .  and much more.

All attendees will also receive a 100 page + manual (with lots of sample forms) to refer to in your business when the seminar has faded from your memory : )

Attendees will also receive a free lunch on the day of the seminar.

Cost is $159 for members of the AASEW, $249 for non-AASEW members (you can join the AASEW for an additional $1), $199 for members of any landlord or apartment association.  Past attendees will receive a discount for attending again.

Register online or by calling the AASEW at 414-276-7378.

I hope to see all of you there!!!!

 

T

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You Will Not Want To Miss AASEW’s Fourth Annual Landlord Boot Camp on Saturday Feb. 25th

Jan 3

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, City of Milwaukee, Collections, Credit Checks, De Novo Hearings, Earnest Money, Emergency Assistance, Evictions, Execution of Writ, Fair Housing / Discrimination, Holdover Damages, Landlord Liability, Late Fees, Lead-Based Paint, Milwaukee County, Mitigation of Damages / Re-Renting, Notices, Pets, Property Management, Protected Classes, Reasonable Accomodations, Reasonable Modifications, Rejecting Rental Applicants, Rental Agreements, Rental Documents, Right of Entry, Roommates, Screening Tenants, Security Deposit, Self-Help Evictions, Seminars, Small Claims Court, Smoke Detectors, State of Wisconsin, Tenant Damage, Untenantability, Walkthroughs | 2 Comments

Landlording can be pretty complex, with a seemingly never ending myriad of paperwork, rules, landlord-tenant laws and simple mistakes that can cost you thousands of dollars.

The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin’s Fourth Annual “Landlord Boot Camp” can help you navigate these treacherous waters and teach you how to run your properties with greater profit and less hassles.

I have given similar landlord-tenant law seminars to fellow attorneys, landlords, and property manager organizations throughout the state for other state-wide semianr companies that charge attendees $300-$400.  This is your opportunity to learn all of the same information at a huge discount through the Apartment Association.

 

Who:   Taught by Attorney Tristan R. Pettit (who drafts the landlord tenant forms for Wisconsin Legal Blank)

When:    Saturday, February 25th, 2012. 8:30 am – 5 pm

Where:   Clarion Hotel 5311 S. Howell Avenue, Milwaukee [Map]

Included:  100 plus page manual/outline to help you put what you learn into practice plus helpful forms.

Cost:  $159 for AASEW members and $249 for non-members.  If you are not a member of AASEW but are a member of another landlord/apartment association the cost to attend will be $199.

Specials: Not a member?  Pay just a dollar more and enjoy a 2012 AASEW membership.

Wisconsin landlord-tenant laws are constantly changing.  To help keep you up to date we offer prior attendees a $50 discount.

Sign up by going to the AASEW’s Landlord Boot Camp landing page where you can sign up online and pay via PayPal.

 

What you will learn at the Apartment Association’s 2012 Landlord Boot Camp

Landlord Boot Camp covers everything that you need to know about residential Landlord Tenant law in Wisconsin, including:

  1. How to properly screen prospective tenants.
  2. How to draft written screening criteria to assist you in the selection process and protect you from discrimination complaints.
  3. How to comply with both federal and state Fair Housing laws including how to handle with “reasonable modifications”  and “reasonable accommodations” requests.
  4. How to legally reject an applicant.
  5. What rental documents you should be using and why.
  6. When you should be using a 5-day notice versus a 14-day notice, 28-day notice, or 30-day notice and how to properly serve the notice on your tenant.
  7. Everything you wanted to know (and probably even more than you wanted to know) about the Residential Rental Practices (ATCP 134) and how to avoid having to pay double damages to your tenant for breaching ATCP 134.
  8. When you are legally allowed to enter your tenant’s apartment.
  9. How to properly draft an eviction summons and complaint.
  10. What to do to keep the commissioner from dismissing your eviction suit.
  11. What you can legally deduct from a security deposit.
  12. How to properly draft a security deposit transmittal / 21 day letter.
  13. How to handle pet damage.
  14. What to do with a tenant’s abandoned property and how this may affect whether or not you file an eviction suit.
  15. How to pursue your ex-tenant for damages to your rental property and past due rent (and whether it is even worth it to do so).

. . .  and much more.  There will also be time for questions and answers.

You get all this for less than you would pay for an hour of an attorney’s time.

Last year’s AASEW Landlord Boot Camp was filled to capacity and we even had to turn a few people away.  So call early to reserve your spot.

Call the Association at (414) 276-7378, email membership@apartmentassoc.org or go to our Landlord Boot Camp landing page to sign up online and reserve your spot.

Remember that “landlording” is a business — so take the time to educate yourself on how to better manage your business and avoid costly errors!

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Don’t Miss the 2nd Annual East Side Landlord Think Small Conference on Wednesday November 9, 2011

Nov 3

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Notices, Seminars | No Comments

I will be the featured speaker at the upcoming East Side Landlord Think Small Conference on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 from 3 pm – 6:30 pm at UW-Milwaukee, Chapman Hall located at 2310 E. Hartford Avenue, in the Regent’s Room on the 2nd floor.

This conference is FREE to any and all interested landlords, with a special focus on Milwaukee’s East Side landlords.

This conference is composed of 3 componants:

1.   Featured Speaker – I will be speaking on the issues of “Causes for Eviction and Termination of Tenancy” and “Notices Terminating Tenancy.” You will learn about the 4 basic notices that can be served on a residential tenant in Wisconsin (5 day, 14 day, 28 day and 30 day notices) and when you should be using each notice and why.  While no one wants to have to evict a tenant . . . sometimes it is necessary.  At the very least, landlords need to become comfortable with the various notice that can be served on a tenant when a tenant breaches his/her rental agreement or the landlord wants to terminate the tenant’s tenancy.  I will also discuss the proper way to serve a tenant with one of these notices.  I will be handing out a detailed 11 page outline on this topic that attendees can take home to refer to when needed in the future.  Examples of properly drafted 5 day, 14 day, 28 day, and 30 day notices will also be distributed.

2.   Round Table Discussion – This discussion will include a panel of UW-Milwaukee staff, City of Milwaukee staff, myself, and others and will focus on local topics and common problems that East Side landlords encounter.

3.    Panel of Experts – The panel will be comprised of members of the Milwaukee Police Department, Campus Police Department, Department of Public Works, Department of Neighborhood Services, and UW-Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Housing and who will field any questions that you may have.

There will also be time to network with other landlords.

If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Heather Harbach, UW-Milwaukee Neighborhood Relations Liason at (414) 229-4451 or harbach@uwm.edu.  You can also register for the event by clicking here.

I hope to see everyone there!!

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FREE Landlord-Tenant Law Seminar – September 24th, 2011

Sep 14

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Evictions, Notices, Seminars | No Comments

I wanted to let you know about a FREE landlord-tenant law seminar that I will be presenting for the City of Milwaukee on Saturday, September 24, 2011.

The seminar will start at 9am and run through 11:30 am or so.  It will be held at the Anderson Building which is located at 4001 S. 6th Street – 3rd floor in Milwaukee.

I will be covering three main topics:

  1. Causes for Eviction (including the 5 day, 14 day, 28 day and 30 day notice and under what circumstances you can serve each one)
  2. Notices Terminating Tenancy (how to draft them properly and how to serve them legally)
  3. The Judicial Eviction Process (everything you need to know about how to draft and file an eviction lawsuit and what you will need to present to the court to
    prove your eviction as well as your collection of past-due rent, damages,
    holdover damages etc.)

If you are interested in attending this seminar pre-registration is required so you will need to contact Jeanne Hagner at (414)286-2954 or jhagne@milwaukee.gov

It is necessary that you register so that we can insure that there will be enough outlines and handouts for everyone.

I hope to see many of you there.

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AASEW’s 2011 Landlord Tradeshow To Be Held September 28th at Serb Hall

Aug 29

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in AASEW, Seminars | 2 Comments

The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin’s (AASEW) Annual Rental Property/Real Estate Professionals Tradeshow on September 28th,
at Serb Hall in Milwaukee! Our exhibit hall will be open from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. check out the latest in products and services
for the rental property industry!

Our seminars will run from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.  Seminars include:

-   Bedbug Litigation for Landlords, presented by Attorney Tristan R. Pettit

-   Organize your Year End Financials, presented by Tim Nolan, CPA, Nolan Accounting

-   Project Impact, presented by Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan

-   Quickbooks Introduction for Landlords, presented by Kelli Belt, CPA, Maynard and Belt

-  Buying and Selling Rental Property for Investors, presented by Brian Meidam, Co-Founder LocalREI Coach/Plan B Homebuyers and Andrew Kaplan, Principal of Kapital Real Estate

-   Top Ten Mistakes Landlord Make and How to Avoid Them, presented by John Fischer, AKA Dr. Rent

And many more seminars and workshops this year, you don’t want to miss it!

Admission is FREE, Seminars are FREE, Exhibit Hall is FREE, Appetizers are FREE.

Great opportunity to network with others in the rental property FREE, all with a donation of 4 non-perishable food items or a donation to Second Harvest/Feeding America!!! Last year we raised over 600 pounds of food, this year our goal is 1000 pounds to help our community!

Click here for the registration form!

 

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Don’t Miss Bed Bug Boot Camp on June 28th, 2011

Jun 6

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Bedbugs, Seminars, Uncategorized | No Comments

In response to the unprecedented spike in the resurgence of of bed bugs in the past year, Wil-Kil Pest Control is offerring a Bed Bug Boot Camp.  From pest identification to the legal ramifications of bed bugs, both sessions offer property owners and managers the tools they need to effectively respond to the threat of bed bugs and includes a Bed Bug Canine Scent Detection Demonstration.

Click here to see the Bed Bug Boot Camp flyer.

The Milwaukee seminar will take place on June 28th, 2011 from 1 pm – 4:30 pm at the Radisson Hotel Milwaukee West at 2303 N. Mayfair Road in Milwaukee.

I will be speaking at the Milwaukee session on the legal ramifications of bed bugs nto landlords and property managers.  Specifically, I will discuss the requirement that landlords provide tenants with a habitable rental property, local ordinances regarding extermination issues, and how a landlord and/or property manager can best prepare themselves to deal with any legal issues that may arise from a bed bug infestation.

There is no cost to attend the seminar.  You must however, preregister for the seminar by going to Wil-Kil’s website.

There will also be a Bed Bug Boot Camp in the Madison area on June 30, 2001 from 1 pm – 4:30 pm at the Hilton Garden Inn Madison (West) at 1801 Deming Way in Middleton.  Atty. Jay Koritzinsky will be speaking on the legal aspects of bed bugs at this session.

This will be a very timely and informative seminar that will be well worth your time.  Hope to see you all there.

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Free Landlord-Tenant Law Seminar In West Allis on March 31, 2011

Mar 25

Posted by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. in Rental Agreements, Rental Documents, Screening Tenants, Seminars | No Comments

I will be presenting a seminar for the West Allis Landlord Training Program on Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm.  This seminar is sponsored by the West Allis Police Department and is open to the public at no cost.

I will be speaking on two specific areas:

1.  Rental Documents – specifically what rental documents you should be using with your tenants to protect yourself such as: Rental Agreement, Nonstandard Rental Provisions, Rules and Regulations, Rental Application, Pet Agreement, Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Forms, Carbon Monoxide Detector Forms, Check-In & Check-Out forms and more.

2.  Screening Prospective Tenants – this topic will include discussion of the federal and state Fair Housing laws, written screening criteria, credit checks, CCAP, and how to reject an applicant.

The Seminar will be held in the West Allis Municipal court room which is located at 11301 W. Lincoln Avenue in West Allis.  Seating is limited so I would encourage anyone that is interested in attending to arrive early to insure a seat.

A detailed outline on the above topics will be given to each attendee and Wisconsin Legal Blank Co. will be on hand  with their landlord tenant law forms available for purchase.

Hope to see everyone there.