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Provided by: Lorman Education Services Evictions: Residential and Commercial |
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This seminar will be presented by Benjamin P. Campo Jr., David P. Chamberlain and Samuel M. Sherry.
8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration
8:30 am - 9:50 am Leasing the Unit and Avoiding Tenant Problems
- Renting the Apartment
- Rental Application - Questions You Can Ask
- Discrimination and State Law
- The Lease and What Should Be Included
- Conditions Checklist
- Guarantees - Who Should Sign the Lease?
- Security Deposits
9:50 am - 10:00 am Break
10:00 am - 11:15 am Notices to Terminate and Quit
- Termination for Nonpayment of Rent
- Termination for Breach of Lease or Rental Agreement
- Termination for No Cause Where There Is No Renewal
- Termination of Rental Agreement When Property Is Sold
- Termination of Section 8 and Public Housing Leases and Tenancies
11:15 am - 12:15 pm The Eviction Process
- Grounds for Proceeding or Action
- Filing Requirements
- Service of Summons and Complaint: Starting the Action
- Alternative Service
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch (On Your Own)
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm The Eviction Process (Continued)
- Procedure at Hearing
- Commercial Evictions and Rent Escrow
- Discovery
- Negotiation and Mediation
- Default
- Judgment and Writ of Possession
- Appeals and Jury Trials De Novo
- Point: Stays of Orders and Judgments
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Collections and Small Claims Issues Involved With Evictions
3:15 pm - 3:25 pm Break
3:25 pm - 4:30 pm Ethical Standards and Issues
- Good Faith Obligation (M.R.Civ.P. 11)
- Conflicts of Interest
- When Can You Represent Yourself?
- Security Deposits: To Commingle or Not to Commingle
- Contacting the Other Side
- Attorneys' Fees
