2012 CAA Trade Show

Annual Trade Show on April 24

The CAA is holding the annual trade show, April 24, 2012 at the Omar Shrine Temple in Mt. Pleasant.  If you are interested in participating as a vendor, please click here to download the vendor packet.

The Charleston Apartment Association is proud to announce a new event for the Trade Show this year, the V.I.P Breakfast. This breakfast allows Associate Members the opportunity to meet and speak with upper level apartment management. Breakfast is limited to the first 25 Associate Members and registration includes 2 representatives from your company. Tabletop setups will be allowed during the VIP Breakfast, full booth setup is not allowed until 12 PM. Tabletop setup will begin at 7 AM and must be complete by 8AM. Tables will be provided. You must register for the trade show in order to participate in this unique event.

If you are setting up during lunch, Sticky Fingers Catering has put together a special menu for the CAA.  Click here to download the menu.

Register early so you do not miss out on this opportunity!

2012 SC Apartment Association Legislative Day

The South Carolina Apartment Association is holding its annual legislative day, March 27, 2012.  Please join industry leaders from around the state as we go to the State House in Columbia and show support for the multi-family housing industry.  Don't forget to make an appointment to stop by and see your House and Senate member.  If you do not know who your legislators are, click here to find out. 

Cost is $35 per attendee (includes registration & materials, refreshments and lunch). Confirmation of registration, map/directions and a detailed agenda will be emailed to you prior to the event.

We will be meeting in the Blatt Building on the SC State House grounds. The morning presentations will be held in Room 101 of the Blatt Building and the Lunch will be held in Room 112. Parking is available on the street or use the municipal garage on the corner of Lady and Assembly Streets and then walk across Gervais Street to the State House.

 

Click here to download the registration form. 

Agenda:
9:00 AM - Registration & Networking 

9:30 AM - Program
12:00 PM - Legislative Luncheon
3:00 PM - Adjourn

Win a Kindle Fire!

Yes, that's right... you can win a Kindle Fire!  The member that refers the most new members to the Charleston Apartment Association during the 2012 Membership Drive will win a Kindle Fire! Download the 2012 Membership Brochure and join the fun!  (Make sure your name is listed as the sponsoring member for credit.)





2012 Membership Brochure

Diamond Awards: March 16, 2012 at Francis Marion

Join the Charleston Apartment Association as we honor the best and brightest that Charleston has to offer at the Diamond Awards on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Francis Marion Hotel in downtown Charleston. 

Registration Form

CAA 5th Annual Maintenance Mania on October 18th

Charleston Apartment Association

Presents

CAA 5^th Annual

Maintenance Mania

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

What is Maintenance Mania?

A competition in which apartment pros like you from around the country face maintenance-focused challenges that test their skills and knowledge to earn the title of Maintenance Mania^® National Champion*.

8 challenges await you:

·         Fluidmaster Dual Flush Retrofit

·         GE Appliance Repair

·         Kidde Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Safety Installation

·         Kwikset Key Control Deadbolt Test

·         Pfister Faucet Repair

·         Seasons Ceiling Fan Installation

·         Philips Advance Lamp & Ballast Retrofit

·         Motorola & Niagra Conservation Race Car Competition

Are you the fastest?

Here’s your chance to prove it!

All you have to do is build a racecar from maintenance products ahead of the event to race it down a 32’ long track. And if you just want to have a good time, then come and try your hand at one or

all of the games.

Event Schedule

·         Registration and Car check-in opens: 5:00 p.m.

·         Practice time: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Check out all the games!

·         Competition begins: 6:30 p.m.

Where?

            Rainbow Carpets

            5044 Coosaw Creek Blvd

North Charleston, SC  29420

Price?

            Only $25 per person (competitors and spectators)

Registration Deadline:   October 3, 2011

*You must compete in all seven challenges plus enter a car in the racecar competition to be able to qualify for a spot in the National Championship.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Presenting Sponsor:

HD Supply

Local Sponsors:

Rainbow Custom Floors

Ehrlich Pest Control

US Lawns

Sherwin Williams Paint Division

Belfor Property Restoration

Sherwin Williams Flooring Division

ACRS: Apartment & Corporate Relocation Services

Webinar Schedule

 

 

1. NAAEI Webinar Schedule   NAAEI will be offering a series of Webinars over the next several months. We hope your members will love the convenience of these learning opportunities with topical information you can use. Be sure to check out our Webinar schedule for the remainder of the calendar year-registration fills up fast. Click here to view upcoming webinar information. September 2011 Swimming Pool Chemistry 101 Swimming Pool Winterization SHCM Certification Series IROP Certificate Series 45L Energy Efficiency Tax Credit It's the Right Time for Revenue Management Facebook for Property Managers October 2011 A Property Manager's Disaster Guide Ten Techniques for Effective Negotiation What's in your Swag Bag? Putting the Green into Pest Management Improving Collections and Occupancy through Rental Data Reporting Maximizing the Value of Monthly Resident Surveys Web Presence Optimization: Building Community and Reaching New Residents Online Acing your CAM Community Analysis *FREE* November 2011 Don't be Anti-Social with your Media: Fair Housing and the World Wide Web What Every Apartment Owner Needs to Know About Asset Protection  Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity: What Does It all Mean? Aggression Management From Peer to New Supervisor December 2011 Managers as Leaders Diversified Marketing Strategies that Generate Qualified Leads Facing and Handling Conflict Financial Calculations for Managers ------------------------------------------- Lesley Packel Manager of Customer Relations National Apartment Association Education Institute Arlington, VA ----------------------------------------

NAA/NMHC Webinar: New Credit Score Disclosure Obligation

NAA/NMHC Webinar: New Credit Score
Disclosure ObligationWednesday, September 21 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Effective July 21, apartment firms that use a “credit score” to deny a rental application may have additional obligations to disclose that to applicants. The change is a result of last year’s Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform law (P.L. 111-209).

NAA/NMHC will host a members-only webinar to help firms understand how, or if, the regulatory change affects them on Wednesday, September 21 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

This webinar will cover:

• The difference between a “credit score” and a “proprietary score”,
• What triggers the new disclosure obligations, and
• What must be included in the new notices to affected applicants

In addition, we have posted a guidance document that was produced by NAA/NMHC and Ballard Spahr LLP with more information on the regulations.

 

The webinar is limited to NAA and NMHC members. There is no cost to participate; however, space is limited and advance registration is required. 

Panelists: 

• John L. Culhane, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
• David Carner, President, Leasing Desk
• Lisa Williams, Vice President of Management Systems, Bozzuto Management Company
• Jay Harris, Vice President, Business Services, CoreLogic SafeRent