online short course
REGISTER BY
31 January 2025
COURSE STARTS
3 February 2025
COURSE FEE
R890
Introduction to Home Owners’ Associations online short course
Navigating the complexities of living within a community governed by a Home Owners’ Association (HOA) can be challenging. Our Introduction to Home Owners’ Associations short course is designed to provide you with essential knowledge and practical insights into how HOAs operate and how to engage effectively as a homeowner or community leader.
What You will Learn:
- Understanding HOAs: Discover the purpose of HOAs, their role in managing communal property, maintaining property values, and promoting cohesive living environments.
- Roles and Responsibilities: Learn about the key players in an HOA, including homeowners, the Executive Committee, and property managers, and understand their respective duties and decision-making processes.
- Governing Documents and Rules: Gain insight into the core documents that guide an HOA’s operations and how rules are created, amended, and enforced.
- Financial Management: Explore the essentials of budgeting, managing levies, maintaining reserve funds, and ensuring financial transparency within the HOA.
- Maintaining Common Areas: Understand the responsibilities related to the upkeep of shared property and the processes involved in approving property improvements.
- Legal and Compliance Aspects: Learn about the legal frameworks that impact HOAs, including municipal by-laws, risk management, and insurance needs.
- Conflict Resolution: Equip yourself with strategies for handling disputes efficiently through mediation and formal resolution channels.
Who Should Enroll? This course is ideal for current and prospective homeowners, HOA board members, property managers, and anyone involved in the administration or oversight of residential communities.
Benefits of the Course:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of HOA operations and best practices.
- Learn how to contribute effectively as an informed member or leader within your community.
- Enhance your knowledge with practical tools and case studies that illustrate successful HOA management.
Join Us Start your journey toward mastering the essentials of community living and ensuring your HOA functions smoothly and fairly. Sign up today and be empowered with the knowledge to make a positive impact on your community.
Register at the link above, or click “I’m interested” to receive updates for upcoming presentations. Alternatively, email courses@theadvisory.co.za and we will get in touch with you
Ané de Klerk
Available to you on the online portal for the full duration of the course, is Ané – an admitted Attorney of the High Court who completed her BA LLB at the University of Stellenbosch before joining a leading Cape Town based law firm’s sectional title developments division. She went on to gain invaluable practical experience as a Property Portfolio Manager at one of the country’s biggest managing agencies before joining a specialist community schemes firm as a legal consultant. She has been a guest lecturer at, and online course instructor in association with, the University of Cape Town since 2018. Today, as director and head of The Advisory’s Courses division, her focus is legal education, the training of community scheme roleplayers by way of virtual and in-person workshops and seminars tailored to community schemes management.