District of Columbia Continuing Education COURSE
Property Management within DC: An Introduction
The District of Columbia is both an international hub for tourism and short-term residency and an innately temporary stomping ground for populations that come and go with each election cycle. With this in mind, a DC property manager has to juggle not only the everyday demands of property management—rent collection, tenant screening, and property maintenance, for example—but also the unique needs of this thriving, diverse, and continuously popular place to call home.
This six-hour course provides an introduction into property management basics by covering topics such as licensure requirements and the rights and responsibilities of DC landlords and tenants, as well as issues surrounding fair housing and human rights. It also includes a rundown of District-specific initiatives, laws, and practices that a property manager needs to be effective and proactive in the nation’s capital.
Course highlights include:
- Property management definitions
- Licensure, exemptions to licensure, role, and fiduciary duties of the DC property manager
- Managing common interest communities and community associations
- Reporting and record keeping requirements
- Fair housing, human rights, and property management
- DOPA, TOPA, and HOPA
- Technology and data security
- DC sustainability practices and initiatives
- Historic preservation
- Inclusionary zoning
- Capital improvements