Landlord Representation

Education & Training

Navigating multifamily housing tenant laws can be complex, particularly in jurisdictions where housing regulations are constantly shifting. Our team provides practical tools and training programs designed to educate property owners, property managers, and housing professionals to understand their legal obligations, ways to mitigate risk, and how to reduce exposure and ensure ongoing compliance.

Our training courses are tailored to the real-world challenges property professionals face, and we focus on providing clear guidance, actionable strategies, and up-to-date legal insights from real cases.

We regularly work with property management companies, real estate investors, developers, condo associations, realtors, trade associations, and housing providers to deliver training that empowers their teams to confidently handle tenant issues while remaining compliant with applicable laws and regulations.

Training Topics

Our attorneys offer customized presentations and training sessions on a variety of landlord-tenant topics, including:

Landlord-Tenant Fundamentals Evictions and Possession Proceedings

Fair Housing Compliance
  • Rent, breach of lease, public safety, and nuisance cases
  • Lease Agreements vs. License Agreements
  • External and Internal communication strategies
  • Understanding the eviction process and timelines
  • Proper notice requirements
  • Avoiding procedural mistakes that often delay cases
  • Understanding National & Local Protected Classes
  • Handling "Testers"
  • Changes in HUD Enforcement
Hot Button Topics Leasing Team & Property Manager Training Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications
  • Fee transparency and fee disclosure 
  • Class Action lawsuits 
  • Employee tenants 
  • Fraud, Identity Theft, Squatters
  • Tenant screening
  • Mandatory documentation and record keeping
  • External vs. Internal Communication guides
  • Recognizing exposure to future disputes and litigation
  • Service Animals vs. Emotional Support Animals
  • HUD vs. Local Enforcement Priorities
  • How to Strengthen your Reasonable Accommodation Review Process

Affordable Housing & HUD Compliance

Maintenance Team Legal Training

Risk Management
  • Operational Issues in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Properties
  • Compliance with HUD mandates on immigration and annual recertifications
  • Compliance Requirements for different subsidy providers
  • Managing relationships with HUD and local Housing Authorities
  • Affordable dwelling units and local zoning regulations for reduced rents
  • How to Mitigate Risk for you and your employer
  • External vs. Internal Communication guides
  • Recognizing potential legal issues early and how to document them
  • How to Identify Risk and How to Respond
    • Financial 
    • Reputational 
    • Structural 
    • Legal
Navigating Transitions in New Markets
  • Practical guidance on how to hit the ground running 
    • Licensure
    • Transition of documents
    • Transition of pending legal matters
  • Obligations of outgoing and incoming owners and management teams
  • Resident engagement and communication strategies after a transition in ownership or management
  • How to deal with pending legal matters
    • Getting contact information for prior site team members
    • Ensuring your purchase & sale agreement contains an assignment of rents and leases
    • Establishing a "transition lead"

Flexible Training Formats

We offer a variety of training formats depending on the needs of your organization:

  • In-person trainings 
  • Virtual presentations and webinars
  • Legal updates on new landlord-tenant laws and regulations
  • Small-group workshops focused on specific issues

Each program can be customized for your organization and tailored to the types of properties you manage.

Partnering with Property Professionals

Our goal is to serve as a resource for property owners and managers by providing the tools and information needed to address legal issues proactively. Through education and collaboration, we help clients strengthen their internal processes, reduce risk, and approach landlord-tenant disputes with confidence.

If you are interested in scheduling a training program or learning more about our educational offerings, please contact our team.

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