Texas Apartment Association Education Conference & Lone Star Expo
TAA's recent Education Conference & Lone Star Expo at The Gaylord TexanTM Resort and Convention Center on April 24-26 in Grapevine was a resounding success thanks to your support.
Mark your calendar today to enjoy quality, industry-relevant education, innovative new ideas and services, and networking with your peers at TAA's 2009 Education Conference & Lone Star Expo, April 16-18 in San Antonio.
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.
- Owners & management company executives have an opportunity to explore the industry's most critical issues at TAA's new Executive Issues Forum.
The forum will include the following segments:- Appraisal & Tax Issues
- Legislative Session Preview
- Focus on Employment Law
- Legal Issues Panel
- Hot Industry Topics Discussion
- October 22 - Houston
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.
- Participation is limited, so reserve your spot today by selecting the date below.
Apartment and Rental Housing Legal Seminars
Instructed by members of TAA's Legal Counsel Advisory Council 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.
- Online registration is available for the one remaining in-person program in the 2008 seminar series:
Apartment and Rental Housing Legal Webinars
NEW for the 2008-09 REDBOOK cycle, TAA has been offering "Apartment and Rental Housing Legal Webinars," with the exact same information that is offered in the in-person seminars and the convenience of a web-based format.
- Module 1 is 2 hours long and includes REDBOOK Treasures and Operations/Maintenance Update
- Module 2 is 1.5 hours long and includes Forms Review
- Module 3 is 1.5 hours long and invludes Legislative and Regulatory Changes
- Module 4 is 1 hour long and includes Detailed Review of Legal Issues and On the Horizon
There are currently no scheduled offerings of this program. Watch this page or contact education@taa.org for more information about possible future offerings.
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST seminars
- TAA has partnered with HUD to deliver its FREE Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST seminars in Texas. Watch for more information about future offerings.
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 9 - San Antonio
- September 18 - El Paso
- November 6 - Houston
- November 12 - Fort Worth
- February 4 - Austin
- February 25 - McAllen
- March 25 - Houston
- May 5 - Fort Worth
- May 14 - San Antonio
- 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
- September 11 - Austin
- HTC 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.
- January 20 - Austin
- Advanced-level HTC roundtable discussions
- Led by compliance experts from TDHCA an a panel of your peer
- Covers timely issues relevant for experienced professional
- November 13 - Fort Worth
- January 20 - Austin
- March 26 - Houston
- Combination Annual Owner's Compliance Report Training and HTC Roundtable discussions full-day seminer
- January 20 - Austin
- BOND Compliance Training seminars
- Instructed by compliance experts from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)
- Covers compliance requirements for the BOND program
- October 28 - Fort Worth
- October 28 - Fort Worth
It's the Lease You Should Know seminars
- Instructed by TAA's General Counsel and members of TAA's Legal Counsel Advisory Council
- Full-day seminar providing an in-depth look at the TAA Apartment Lease Contract and Rental Application
- November 12 - Austin
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.