Family Fun Night with the Charleston Riverdogs 

  

Join us for a night of family fun, food and baseball on Thursday, July 23rd.  

 

July 23rd

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 17.  Please include your name and number of adult and child tickets.   

All RSVPs are invoiced. 

Check-in at the CAA table, located by the ticketing windows, upon arrival. 

Charleston Cares will be selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a Go Pro!   

Click here for the official flyer. 

Legislative Pulse - June 2015

Board of Directors Elections  

November 2015  
 

Elections for the 2016-2017 CAA Board of Directors are right around the corner.  The board term starts January 1, 2016 and runs for 2 years.  Nominations will be accepted starting this fall for members who are interested.  For more information, reach out to Katie Chapman, KChapman@CharlestonApartmentAssociation.com. 

Fair Housing Course  

Conducted by Will Brownlee, Esq.

*The morning class is sold out and an afternoon class has been added that will go from  1:30-5:30pm.*

Date:   July 16 

Time:   1:30 - 5:30pm 

Place:  BELFOR, 7629 Southrail Road, North Charleston, SC  29420
$40/member, $45/non-member

RSVP by July 10 to info@charlestonapartmentassociation.com.   

All RSVPs are invoiced.  

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

  

Will 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. 

 

Fair Housing Course

Date:   July 16 

Time:   9:00am - 1:00pm  

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

$40/member, $45/non-member

RSVP by July 10 to info@charlestonapartmentassociation.com.   

All RSVPs are invoiced.  

 

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

Will 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.

 

Click here for the 2015 working calendar of events.  

New Member Orientation 

The Charleston Apartment Association cordially invites new, "old" and prospective members to learn more about how to take full advantage of the opportunities of being a CAA member.  Attendees will meet the leadership of the association, learn how to get involved in various committees and network with other new members. Lunch is included.     

Thursday, June 18   

11am - 1pm   

Sticky Fingers, 341 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC  29464  

Free and includes lunch 

RSVP via email to info@CharlestonApartmentAssociation.com by June 15. 

Legislative Pulse - May 2015

Board of Directors Elections  

November 2015   

 

Elections for the 2016-2017 CAA Board of Directors are right around the corner.  The board term starts January 1, 2016 and runs for 2 years.  Nominations will be accepted starting this fall for members who are interested.  For more information, reach out to Katie Chapman, KChapman@CharlestonApartmentAssociation.com.  

House Rejects Bid to Cut Core Military Housing Benefit

 

The House passed the annual "National Defense Authorization Act," rejecting a Department of Defense proposal to cut back the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), on May 15. The BAH is a core military benefit that compensates service members for their housing costs and a cut could jeopardize the continued success of the privatized military housing program.

NAA/NMHC circulated letters to both the House and Senate in support of the BAH. They will continue to raise awareness among lawmakers about the negative impacts of any reduction in military housing benefits.

The House broadly pushed back on the Obama Administration's plans to roll back military pay and benefits, instead continuing to review comprehensive compensation recommendations made through the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released earlier this year.  Importantly, the Commission did not recommend any changes to the BAH or military housing programs.

The Pentagon continues to argue that to combat budget challenges it must confront rising personnel costs.  The Senate has begun consideration of their version of the bill and is poised to move forward with a modest adjustment to the BAH for FY 2016.

*Provided by NMHC as part of the NAA/NMHC Joint Legislative Program.

South Carolina Apartment Association Update

The South Carolina Apartment Association (SCAA) attended the Real Estate Commission meeting this week to share their perspective on the experience requirement for property managers. The Commission agreed to the compromise they reached to get rid of the experience requirement in favor of a prerequisite PMIC course. The draft language now reads:

(4) For a property manager-in-charge license:

(a) completion of qualifications for an active property manager license; and

(b) completion of seven (7) hours of Commission approved instruction in property management accounting and record keeping.

Although the Commission has approved this draft, legislation has not yet been introduced.   SCAA will certainly let us know when a bill is filed.

 

June Dinner Meeting

June 16th Dinner Meeting with
Charles Dalton, President and Founder of Carolina Real Data

Join us as we welcome Charles Dalton, Principal of Carolina Real Data on June 16th.  Mr. Dalton will share a Charleston Apartment Market Report and touch on various topics such as rent growth, market statistics and forecasts for the Charleston area.  

Charles Dalton

President and Founder of Real Data

Charles Dalton is the President and Founder of Real Data, which tracks the apartment markets in 20 metro areas in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.    Mr. Dalton is an active member of several local apartment associations, chambers of commerce and has served on the board of directors for the Greater Charlotte Apartment Association and the Charlotte Regional Commercial Board of Realtors.   He began his real estate career in 1988 as a commercial broker and has been on the market research side of the business for the last 20 years.   Mr. Dalton has a business degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Tuesday, June 16
5:30 - 6:30pm Registration and Networking

6:30pm Dinner Meeting

Crowne Plaza Hotel

4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard

North Charleston, SC  29418

$35/Member

Email info@CharlestonApartmentAssociation.com to RSVP.  All RSVPs are invoiced.  

Deadline to RSVP:  Thursday, June 11   

Vendor Spotlight:

The Lake Doctors

Microsoft Excel Classes

Conducted by Pamela Harrell, Varner Commercial

     

Basic Microsoft Excel Class   

Date:   July 7 

Time:   8:30am - 12:30pm 

Place:  BELFOR, 7629 Southrail Road, North Charleston, SC  29420
$50/member, $60/non-member

RSVP by July 1 to info@charlestonapartmentassociation.com.    

All RSVPs are invoiced. 

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

     

Advanced Microsoft Excel Course

Date:   July 8 

Time:   8:30am - 12:30pm  

Place:  BELFOR, 7629 Southrail Road, North Charleston, SC  29420
$50/member, $60/non-member

RSVP by July 1 to info@charlestonapartmentassociation.com.    

All RSVPs are invoiced.  

  

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

The courses will be taught using an overhead.  Students may bring his/her own laptop to follow along, but it is not required.  The material is presented in PowerPoint and demonstrated in MS Excel.  Handouts to the students will be presented at the beginning of the class with follow along on the overhead presentation for potential note taking.

About Pamela Harrell

Pamela Harrell is currently Vice President of Operations for Varner Commercial Property Consultants, Inc. where she began 4 years ago.

Prior to joining Varner, Pamela was CEO of OnTrack Training Solutions (self owned computer training center) in Atlanta, Georgia for over 20 years. Her clients included  GA Department of Natural Resources; Delta Airlines; HBO television and movie divisions; Northern Telecom; US Attorney General's Office and other fortune 100 companies throughout the Southeast and Eastern US.

Pamela's education includes dual majors in mathematics and physics. Graduate studies in HR and a background in Operations Management round out her experience. Her computer experience began on the West Coast as a beta tester for Microsoft Products and an internal software implementation specialist for major corporations. She has written numerous course material booklets for a vast array of software programs.