2014 Golf Tournament

2014 Golf Tournament Team and Player Sign-ups and Sponsorship Opportunities    Date:          Tuesday, October 14, 2014    Location:    Daniel Island Club, 715 Island Park Dr., Daniel Island, SC  29492   Join your CAA friends for a day of golfing on Daniel Island while benefiting One80 Place and Operation Home.  Registration is now open for sponsors and players.  For more information on:         Tournament details,  click here.         Team and player sign-ups, click here.         Sponsorship Opportunities, click here.  The awards ceremony and after party will be held at Talison Row this year!

August Dinner Meeting

August 19th Dinner Meeting with Guest Speaker,
News 2 Chief Meteorologist, Rob Fowler 

  

As we approach the height of hurricane season (June 1 - November 30th) join us on Tuesday, August 19th as we welcome Rob Fowler who will address hurricane preparedness and tips to keep staff and residents safe.

Tuesday, August 19

Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC  29418

5:30pm registration

6:30pm meeting

$35/member

RSVP to info@CharlestonApartmentAssociation.com by August 13th.   

Friendly Reminder:  All RSVPs are invoiced 

Vendor Spotlight:  US Lawns      

Legislative Pulse - July 2014

Investing in Advocacy Webinar - TODAY

NAA's Kathleen Gamble will conduct a webinar, "Investing in Advocacy: How to Conduct an Apartment Tour with an Elected Official," at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday, July 22 to answer all your questions. Register here:  http://iz3.me/f8Nm1zpWBd81

National Apartment Association

Federal, State and Local Issues

 

The federal issues impacting the apartment industry are vast, ranging from housing finance reform to tax reform to regulatory concerns. Overarching these complex issues is the need for Congress to create a balanced housing policy that recognizes the critical role of apartments in providing shelter for Americans.

States and local policy issues also affect how property owners and managers provide safe, affordable housing to 35 million Americans. The myriad of issues include bed bugs, taxes and fees, building codes and retrofitting and protected classes. 

Learn more about the below issues by clicking here.  

• Affordable Housing 
• Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) 
• Rent Control 
• Section 8 Voucher Program 
• Business Management and Operations 
• Fair Housing- Includes accessibility for persons with disabilities, domestic violence, disparate impact, housing and employment protections for ex-offenders, and source of income discrimination
• Inspections 
• Landlord/Tenant- Includes abandoned property, domestic violence, evictions, and security deposits
• Property Operations- Includes bed bugs, crime and safety issues, immigration, meth labs, pool safety, resident and employee screening, smoking bans and telecommunications agreements
• Licensing 
• Capital Markets 
• FHA Multifamily Programs 
• Housing Finance Reform 
• Covered Bonds 
• Development and Building Codes 
• Building Codes and Standards 
• Fire and Life Safety Issues  
• Impact Fees  
• Environment and Energy 
• Green Buildings & Energy Efficiency - Includes green construction codes, benchmarking and labeling programs
• Submetering & Utility Billing 
• Lead-Based Paint 
• Taxes and Fees 
• Priority Tax Issues 
• Carried Interest  

SC Rental Laws

SC Rental Laws Seminar

Conducted by Will Brownlee, Esq.

   

Date:   Thursday, August 14th

Time:   9:00am - 1:00pm

Place:  BELFOR, 7629 Southrail Road, North Charleston, SC  29420

RSVP by August 4 to info@charlestonapartmentassociation.com
$40/member, $45/non-member

Attending the entire four (4) hour seminar will result in four (4) continuing education credits for attendees.

William ("Will") K. Brownlee is the owner of Brownlee Law Firm, PLLC, a law firm with offices in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Charleston.  Will was born and raised in the Charleston area and is graduate of The Citadel and the N.C. Central School of Law.  He has practiced law in North Carolina for the past 14 years and in South Carolina since 2011.  Throughout his legal career, Will's primary focus has been in the area of landlord-tenant law, in which his firm represents landlords - and never tenants.  At present, Brownlee Law Firm represents landlord clients in thousands of eviction cases per year, as well as representing landlord and property manager clients in North Carolina and South Carolina via training seminars, advice, fair housing disputes, regulatory compliance, lease drafting and corporate and business litigation.

410A certification

410A Course

Date: Tuesday, August 5th

Time: 8:30am-5pm

Place: Belfor, 7629 Southrail Road, North Charleston, SC  29420

Cost: $149/member, $189/non-member 

RSVP to info@charlestonapartmentassociation.com by July 31st.

Description:  Technicians will need to be trained in the use of R-410A equipment for safety and because it has some characteristics that R-22 does not. The oil in R-410A is not hydroscopic so installation techniques are more regimented. A deep vacuum must be pulled to ensure that all moisture is removed and destructive acid is not formed.  The HVAC industry will undergo significant changes this year.  It is important to plan accordingly and train appropriately to meet these challenges.  This class is for EPA certified technicians only.   Presented by Chadwell Supply. 

   

Family Fun Night at the Riverdogs

Family Fun Night with the Charleston Riverdogs 

  

Join us for a night of family fun, food and baseball on Thursday, July 17th.  

 

July 17th

Riverdogs Game

360 Fishburne St, Charleston, SC  29403 

6pm - Food and fun begin 

7pm - Game starts  

$30/Adult

$10/Child (12 & under)  

Tickets include admission to the game, food and beverages.  

RSVP to info@CharlestonApartmentAssociation.com by July 11.  Please include your name and number of adult and child tickets.   

All RSVPs are invoiced. 

Check-in at the CAA table upon arrival. 

Charleston Cares will be selling raffle tickets for a chance to win 1 of 2 iPad minis!   

Click here for the official flyer. 

Legislative Pulse - June 2014

Update from the South Carolina Apartment Association

End of Session Report

The regular session of the South Carolina General Assembly has come to a close. 2014 has been the second year of a two year session, meaning any bills that did not pass are dead and must be re-introduced as new legislation for the next session. This year, over 1600 bills were introduced, but only about 150 substantive statewide bills passed and became law.

The major bills for the South Carolina Apartment Association this session are below. If you have any questions about these bills or anything that happened in the General Assembly, please contact your Lobby Team.

Right to Display Flags

S. 198

Senator Danny Verdin's (R- Laurens) bill, S. 198, would have allowed a homeowner or tenant to display one portable, removable flag, that is significant in the history of the United States, a state, or a state's political subdivisions, regardless of any restrictive covenant, declaration, rule, contractual provision, or other provision found in a deed, contract, lease, rental agreement, or homeowners' association document concerning the display of flags or decorations on real property. Current law allows the display of a United States flag. Sen. Verdin's bill would encompass the Gadsden Flag, often used as a symbol of the Tea Party, and various Confederate flags. The SCAA expressed some concern regarding the tenant relation issues that could ensue if a controversial yet historical flag were displayed. We were able to raise questions at the appropriate time and suggest possible amendments, but ultimately, the bill did not gain traction.

Business Representation in Magistrates' Court

S. 971

Although we initially had this legislation introduced by Sen. Paul Campbell (R-Berkeley), the SCAA became opposed to S. 971 as a result of the amendment added in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. As soon as our position changed, we alerted Senator Paul Campbell, our friend and bill sponsor, and he agreed to put an objection on the bill on the Senate floor. This objection kept the bill from passing full Senate. A lawsuit on this issue is currently pending in the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Realtor Background Check

S. 75

A bill by Senator Ronnie Cromer's (R-Newberry) passed late this session that puts into law several current practices of the Real Estate Commission at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation which governs licensed property managers. The bill requires investigations be performed by investigators who have completed 120 hours of commission-approved training and requires investigations to be concluded within 150 days of the receipt of a complaint or seek a waiver. The commission must also annually post a report that provides the data for the number of complaints received, the number of investigations initiated, the average length of investigations, and the number of investigations that exceeded 150 days. Governor Haley has signed this measure into law.

Expedited Ejectment

H. 3145

As many of you will recall, our expedited eviction legislation introduced by Representative Chip Huggins' (R- Lexington) bill passed the House in 2013 and was then referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill was assigned to a subcommittee led by Sen. Gerald Malloy (D-Darlington) who has long opposed our language on this issue. The bill did not progress from that point.

Update on the WRRDA from the Honorable Mark Sanford

Important to Charleston and Harbor deepening, the President just signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), which funds water infrastructure spending. I think the bill's approach was important in the way they did it, as it was built on reestablishing the balance of power between the executive branch and Congress. http://ow.ly/ymagY