Property Management is RUFF: Dealing with Our Four-Legged Friends

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT

Location: 202CD

Earn 1 CEC

Sponsored By

Moderator(s)

Victoria Cowart, CPM, NAAEI Faculty (she/her/hers)

Director of Education and Outreach
PetScreening

Panelist(s)

Denise Beihoffer (she/her/hers)

First Vice President — Legal
Equity Residential
Stephanie Thornberg

Vice President
Avenue5 Residential
Jennifer Owen, JD (she/her/hers)

Shareholder
Higier Allen & Lautin, PC

Session Description: Every day you hopscotch from one issue to the next, hoping not to hop right into a potential legal disaster. You do it all, but you can't know it all! This session familiarizes you with legal and risk-management considerations related to pets and animals in communities. This panel of professionals shares fair housing, liability and employee concerns related to our four-legged friends. We are PAWS-itive you won’t want to miss this session!

Learning Objectives:

Examine the various legal requirements involved in dealing with animals on property.
Grasp and deploy strategies for navigating through these issues.
Understand the potential liability issues related to pets and animals.