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Mediating Construction Disputes – How to Stay Out of Arbitration & Litigation
Mediation is not new. Mediation was employed in ancient India as well as in the Islamic world.In more recent times mediation has been widely adopted in the U.S. construction industry as a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Mediation is often employe ...
- Advanced
- 90 Mins
- James G. Zack
- Dec 03, 2020
FAIR HOUSING FOR MAINTENANCE STAFF
Learn How to Train Your Maintenance Staff to Avoid Fair Housing Violations HUD requires that all maintenance employees receive training in fair housing. Over 60 percent of fair housing violations reported to HUD come from some sort of maintenance issue. Mainte ...
- Basic & Intermediate
- 75 Mins
- Paul Flogstad
- Dec 03, 2020
All about Assistance Animals and Reasonable Accommodation with New HUD updates 2020
A reasonable accommodation is one of fair housing’s “hot topics”. This typically accounts for over 50% of the fair housing complaints to HUD in the past year. Reasonable accommodations can be requested during the application process, during the tenancy, and du ...
- Basic & Intermediate
- 90 Mins
- Paul Flogstad
- Dec 15, 2020
Partnering – A Way To Reduce Construction Claims & Disputes
Project partnering is one of the most effective tools in the construction management process employed to deliver successful projects -- projects that complete on time, in budget, safely, with the specified quality and have no outstanding disputes at the end of ...
- Basic & Intermediate
- 90 Mins
- James G. Zack
Contract Killer Clauses Under COVID-19 and How to Neutralize Them
Now that cornavirus is foreseeable and not necessarily a force majeure event, you need to update your risk allocation strategies for COVID-19 risks. Learn what to look for with real world examples of COVID-19 killer clause at the prime and subcontract level. L ...
- Basic & Intermediate
- 60 Mins
- Brian Perlberg
HUD Section 3, Economic Tool for PHAs
This time in history present an excellent opportunity for a stringent implementation of the Section 3 Program.The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 provision of Section 3 ensure employment and economic opportunities are to be directed to low, very low ...
- Basic
- 60 Mins
- Marilyn Patters
Reasonable Accommodation with New HUD updates
All of these problems are a daily occurrence at most properties. This seminar will give you fresh ideas to deal with the issues and the residents involved. You will learn to not run afoul of fair housing issues when dealing with these situations.
- Basic
- 60 Mins
- Paul Flogstad
Early Completion Schedules – Benefits, Risks & Defenses
A contractor’s right to complete work early was acknowledged by U.S. Courts in the 1960’s.Delayed early completion claims arose shortly thereafter and became somewhat common in the industry.It was then, and remains now, a controversial issue in the constructio ...
- Advanced
- 90 Mins
- James G. Zack
Minimizing Your Construction Risk Post COVID-19 Outbreak: Moving Beyond Force Majeure Clauses
In order to survive the new normal, your construction company will need to change your operating, contract negotiation, and contract administration procedures to survive. You can proactively minimize our risk by taking such steps as assessing the project finan ...
- Basic & Intermediate
- 60 Mins
- Brian Perlberg
Updating Your Standard Construction Contract in Light of COVID-19 Risk
Whether you are legally responsible will depend on steps you take now. Learn what COVID-19 riders smart owners, general contractors and subcontractors are seeking and what contract administration steps, like proactively asking for financial assurances, you sho ...
- Intermediate
- 60 Mins
- Brian Perlberg