Joomla! site syndication http://lela.cc/CMS 2010-09-08T10:54:38+01:00 http://lela.cc/CMS http://lela.cc/CMS/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2010-09-01T19:00:00+01:00 http://lela.cc/CMS http://lela.cc/CMS/content/view/279/2/ FREE Educational Workshops for LELA Members CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YT7QJ9X) Tenant Screening Thursday,  September 23rd     1 - 3 pm                                                   OR Wednesday,  October 6th     7 - 9 pm   Instructor: Linda Kinder - Lela   Learn the process on how to effectively screen for good tenants, what information you should request on rental application and techniques to determine behaviors of tenants during the screening process. Fair Housing   Landlord Tenant Law                            Thursday,  October 14th    7 - 9                         OR   Friday,  October 15th      10 am-12 pm   Instructor: Donald B. Eager - Donald B. Eager and Associates, LLC Website:   www.dbeager.com   Learn what Fair Housing is, who is covered by Fair Housing and how complaints get filed.    Also find out about the Ohio Landlord/Tenant Law - who is covered by the law, duties under the law, notices required to end a tenancy or raise rent, acts prohibited by law and much more.                  Electrical Thursday,  October 21st      7 - 9 pm   Instructor: Bill Bobel - Bobel Electric   Learn the basics of electrical safety and electrical circuitry including your service panel, circuit breakers and testing your electrical devises. Get an overview of how circuit load is calculated and balanced. Learn how to identify wiring and make proper connections to your devices as well as how to ‘map’ the circuits in your home along with basic troubleshooting skills. Finally, get answers to your common electrical needs.   Intro to Microsoft Excel 07 Thursday,  October 28th     7 - 9 pm   Instructor:   Marija Georgievski   This class is an introduction to spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2007 for anyone on a beginner level. This session provides a basic overview and common uses for spreadsheets. Learn basic Excel functions to create a simple spreadsheet and how this could help you get your renting books organized.            Identify Theft          Wednesday,  November 3rd     7 - 9 pm   Instructor: Mary Tgiktgis Luie Garcia - Prepaid Legal Services, Inc.   With the winter holiday season just around the corner, protecting your identity from theft is crucial even if you are cautious. Learn what happens every day to people from all walks of life. What you can do to combat this crime and what liability you have as an employer. It’s not just online purchases that are vulnerable to theft.   Buying Residential Property Wednesday,  November 10th     7 - 9 pm   Instructor: Duane Linder - Home Buyers Ohio, LLC   Learn from a local investor on how to find residential investment property; what steps he takes to evaluate the property and how he determines if it will be a good deal. text/html 2010-04-02T19:00:00+01:00 http://lela.cc/CMS http://lela.cc/CMS/content/view/1/2/ The Lake Erie Landlord Association, LELA, (founded in 1988), is a non-profit, educational organization providing a means for exchanging landlording and real estate information. We strive to educate, inform, exchange ideas and improve the status, as well as the financial well being of all housing providers. Our members are known locally as landlords that work to improve the condition of housing for everyone.     Monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM. We meet in the Holiday Room on the second floor of the Holiday Inn in Elyria, Ohio. text/html 2010-08-30T19:00:00+01:00 http://lela.cc/CMS http://lela.cc/CMS/content/view/315/2/ SEPTEMBER SPOTLIGHT VENDOR   Attractive Carpet One Eric Moen (440) 324-4976 Attractive Carpet One is locally owned and operated by Eric Moen, a lifetime member of the community with over 35 years of floor covering experience.  As Attractive Carpet One we are part of the Carpet One buying group of over 1800 stores, the largest floor covering purchasers in the United States, affording us enormous buying power that works for our customers.  We partner with all the major brands, mills and manufacturers to offer the largest selection with the lowest prices in carpet, vinyl, hardwoods, laminates and tiles.  We specialize in retail, commercial work, new construction and property management.  We also stock many rolls of carpet and vinyl for low price, quick install situations. Our well trained staff is dedicated to personal service and professional installations.  We stand behind our installation specialists' work with a lifetime labor guarantee.                                      Be sure to attend our September 7th meeting for the special promo being offered to all members in attendance. text/html 2010-08-30T19:00:00+01:00 http://lela.cc/CMS http://lela.cc/CMS/content/view/352/2/ LELA-Network and Learn     Have you ever wanted some advice from another person in the same business as you? Have you ever needed guidance on some issue you’re experiencing in your business? Did you ever want to be in a room with 100-150 other people that have experience in the same business as you?     The Lake Erie Landlord Association can help you. If you’re a Landlord or Real Estate Investor experiencing some difficulties in our challenging market place, you need to be at The Elyria Holiday Inn on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7:00p.m. The meeting will be a forum that discusses real life case studies that relate directly to current problems Landlords and Real Estate Investors are facing. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about problems that other people have faced and you may be facing now. This will be well worth your time to attend. Part 1 of our forum took place this past March, and it was extremely productive, informative and beneficial to all in attendance.   Don’t forget The Lake Erie landlord Association meets every 1st Tuesday of the month at The Elyria Holiday Inn at 7:00p.m. These meetings feature a speaker or panel that present our group with valuable information pertaining to the world of real estate.   Our meetings also feature local retail vendor members that offer exciting promotions to those in attendance. MARK YOUR CALENDAR for Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at The Elyria Holiday Inn. We look forward to seeing you there.    text/html 2010-05-17T19:00:00+01:00 http://lela.cc/CMS http://lela.cc/CMS/content/view/345/2/ Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) The EPA has issued a new rule relating to lead paint that also affects landlords.  This Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) requires the use of lead-safe practices and other actions aimed at preventing lead poisoning. Members, log on for more information, applications and brochures on RRP.