Preparing for Lease Termination, Hearing, and Trial
Objectives
After completing this training, participants will be able to:
- Identify the roles and responsibilities in lease enforcement.
- Identify the critical components and documents involved in effective lease termination and trial preparation.
- Identify the steps, methods, and planning tools available during the process.
- Discuss the criticality and importance of correspondence, warnings, agreements, hearings, and trials.
Who Should Attend?
- Housing Specialists
Agenda
| Module | Topics |
|---|---|
| Module 1 – Lease Enforcement | -Roles and responsibilities. -Steps and methods. -Planning tools. -Critical components. |
| Module 2 – The Lease | -Documentation. -Lease requirements. -Summarization of lease violations and enforcement; essential and non-essential elements. -Warnings. -Conference and agreements. |
| Module 3 – The Termination Letter | -Importance of timing. -Structure of letter. -Notice provisions. -Lease citations. -Evidence. |
| Module 4 – Grievances | -Problem solving. -Emphasizing informal steps before getting more formal. -Review of case documents. |
| Module 5 – The Court Case | -Professionally planned case. -Court documents. -Professionalism/Seriousness. -Court testimony. |
| Format | Length | CEUs |
| e-Learning | 2.5 Hours | 0.3 |