Events and Calendar

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****NEXT GENERAL MEETING IS March 31 2011****

The NY State Coalition of Property Owners & Businesses, Inc.

Office: 1305 Dewey Avenue, Rochester, NY 14613   Mail To: P.O. Box 13198, Rochester, NY 14613

               Telephone: (585) 254-0730 • Fax: (585) 368-0892        WWW.NYSCOALITION.COM

THURSDAY March 31^st, 2011, AT 6:30 PM

           At the Wishing Well party house 1190 Chili Avenue (just off I-390)

FREE TO NYSC MEMBERS          $15.00 FOR NON-MEMBERS AT THE DOOR

Network and pizza at 6:30 / Agenda starts at 7:00

          When we stand together we all benefit! Please help your coalition continue its 12^th year.

Thank You, to all of you who have supported your Coalition by contributing to the legal defense fund

Guest Speakers & Topics for the evening are:

Paul Lindsay, Rochester Housing Authority, Section 8,

         Meeting City & Section 8 Inspection requirements

Jim Kolb, Lawrence Insurance, New Products for

         Housing Rental Owners

Membership Renewal, We must work together to         improve our coalition and add new members!!

David Ahl, Legal Update, Including New City Tickets,

         If you have received any tickets, we want to know.

Learn about the City of Rochester’s new $100.00 “Case Management Fee” Punishment without a Trial & an Unfair Tax all in one step. Learn about this now, there are strict time limits to respond.

Legal Updates, cases in progress.

THE NY STATE COALITION HAS A TWO-FOLD PURPOSE:

1)       WE EDUCATE & SUPPORT OUR MEMBERSHIP IN OWNING & MANAGING PROPERTY

·        Our many experienced property owners and managers are willing to share their expertise

2)       WE ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY OWNERS & BUSINESSES

·        We stay on top of new local, state and federal legislation affecting property owners

      & businesses and represent their interests with a unified voice.

·        We assist property owners & businesses fighting for their rights against big government

·        We take legal action when necessary to protect our members’ interests

Many of you may have heard by now, the new federal RRP lead hazard control rule that affects all properties built before 1978. The rule has very big implications for ALL landlords and property managers, This is not local or state - this is a federal law - all states are required to comply. This is HUGE so we are dedicating our upcoming meeting to this topic

so in preparation for our up coming meeting. we ask each and everyone one of you to do your due diligence. Read up on this new law and get yourself familiar with it.

check in the on the FAQ and also the video segment as well - click on the links below. Lots of heavy reading and information so plan to take some time.

The RRP immediate change that people should know about right now is that
the Renovate Right book is now supposed to be provided to tenants in
anticipation of renovation work in pre '78 housing.

and then fully implemented and complied with by:

April 22, 2010 Renovations in target (pre-1978) housing and child-occupied facilities must be conducted by certified renovation firms, using renovators with accredited training, and following the work practice requirements of the rule.

EPA's main page for this rule is here:

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm

The timeline of implementation is here:

http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/effectivedates.htm

Important "video" FAQ's are answered here:

http://www.realtor.org/government_affairs/lead_paint_property_managers

People currently in possession of a LSWP certificate will need to complete
a 4 hour Renovator Refresher to be able to apply to EPA to become a
certified Renovator. Abatement Firms will also need to become certified
Renovator Firms as the record keeping and cleaning standards are different.
Each firm needs to have a certified Renovator on staff. The certified
Renovator needs to be present for certain activities throughout the
Project, but not all staff are required to be certified. The certified
renovator is responsible for training the other staff and for clearing the
area. The clearance is more of a "white glove" test than a dust wipe
clearance.

Currently in this area, Environmental Education Associates has become
certified to teach the EPA Renovator courses. We anticipate that our
current contractor for LSWP, Cornell School of Industrial Labor Relations,
will also become certified to teach the Renovator courses. The county
currently has a Request for Proposal soliciting bids on the teaching of RRP
courses.

EPA just announced a settlement in response to legal action taken against
them by the Sierra Club, the NYC Coalition to End Lead Poisoning, and other
parties. As part of the settlement, EPA is agreeing to remove the owner
occupied option to opt out of the rule when using a certified renovator,
and to consider a regular dust clearance for more hazardous activities. So
this rule is changing....

http://www.epa.gov/lead/new.htm#aug2009

MORE TO COME:

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