The class reflected in the "General Information" below, is intended to provide a legal/law related component to the education required pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 11502, for Common Interest Development Managers who want to call themselves "Certified". It will also provide Realtors who need DRE credits with 8 hours worth of credit in the "Consumer Protection" category. And last, but not least, it also would give any owner, board member, Realtor or other person a wealth of information about how to interpret THE DAVIS STIRLING COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENT ACT. Please review the course description and contact me if you have questions.

Offering/Commitment: This class offers critical training for those managers that have certain designations already, and just need the legal component. It is a timely course given that the laws in California have become so complicated for homeowner associations and people who live in them, or sell them. It is much needed education for Realtors as well. This is my commitment: I will come anywhere in the State of California and teach this class it anyone wants to gather at least 10 people together and provide a free location for the class (**See also currently scheduled classes**). The class is worth 8 DRE credits and it goes far beyond simple teaching of the Davis Stirling Act. It is peppered with real life examples of how the Act applies in situations that commonly arise in CIDs. The group may be from one company that needs training for all managers, realtors or associate attorneys, or a mixture of interested  persons that can provide a site, and some snacks. Real Estate Boards may arrange this class for realtors, law offices for training attorneys and paralegals, and/or management companies for training managers.

Thank you for your interest ................ Beth Grimm

Course Name: The Davis-Stirling Act In Plain English
Sponsor: Beth A. Grimm, A Professional Law Corporation
Address: 3478 Buskirk Avenue, # 1000, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone/Fax: Ph. (925) 746-7177; Fax (925) 215-8454
Method of Presentation: Live Presentation - Seminar
Course Offering Category: Consumer Protection
Attendance Policy: Instructor will keep track of attendance, taking attendance at the beginning and end of the session. Any absences or early exit will need to be approved by Instructor.
Test/Course Credit: A final examination will be given; however, credit for the course is based upon 90% attendance. Course Completion Time: 8 hours class time
Continuing Education Credit: 8 hours
Refund Policy: Refunds will be issued up to ten business days before course.
Grading Policy: Credit / No Credit -
Cost: $200.00 (plus $25.00 for Certification of this class credit if requested)
Locations: see locations
Dates: see dates

"This course is approved for continuing education credit by the California Department of Real Estate. However, this approval does not constitute an endorsement of the views or opinions, which are expressed by the course sponsor, instructor, authors, lecturers."

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE AND THE INSTRUCTOR

This course is offered for Consumer Protection: to educate managers, realtors, board members, homeowners, associate attorneys and other interested parties about the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act found at Civil Code Sections 1350 and following. This Act regulates homeowner associations in California and other common interest developments that are regulated by "Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions," which are generally recorded in the official records of the pertinent county and called a "Declaration," "Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions," "Enabling Declaration," and are commonly referred to as "CC&Rs." The Davis-Stirling Act contains management and operations regulations and requirements for such associations. This program will be geared toward residential homeowner associations, but also applies to commercial common interest developments, and the distinctions will be made at the beginning of each class as to how commercial associations have some different requirements in the Davis-Stirling Act.

Managers in California of community associations, pursuant to a new law taking effect January 1, 2003, must have a California legal education component within 30 hours of instruction in the management and operations of community associations in order to call themselves "Certified Common Interest Development Managers" under Business and Professions Code Section 11502. Realtors also have an interest in common interest developments, and are entitled to count credit in this particular class toward their own continuing education. Board members and homeowners in homeowner associations in California will also be interested in attending this course, to improve their knowledge on common interest development law.

This class consists of a total of 8 hours worth of D.R.E. and continuing education credit. It will cover a myriad of operations and management information from the legal perspective, including information relating to the governing documents, definitions in the code, certain enforcement items such as display of the United States flag and pets, amendments to the governing documents and what is involved, modifications of units by owners, maintenance responsibilities as between owners and the association, ownership of common areas, management and management disclosures, requirements for Articles of Incorporation and registration with the state, responsibility for repair, replacement and maintenance by wood destroying pets and organisms, easements for telephone wiring and other utility installations, notices to members (disclosures) required to be provided on an annual basis, duties of the board of directors, insurance and indemnification protections for volunteer officers or directors, insulation for individual homeowners in condominium projects from liability for accidents, levy, imposition, and collection of assessments, transfer fees, and other charges. Non-judicial foreclosure procedures and liens, marketing and sales, and transfer fees related to sales, disclosures, etc.

The resource manual for this course consists of pertinent portions of a book called "The Davis-Stirling Act In Plain English," which contains statutory language, paraphrased statutory language, and comments about how different laws are handled within the industry of common interest developments.