From: RMWBH Team <info@rmwbh.com>

Sent: Monday, August 2, 2021 10:00 AM

To: Kyle Beam

Subject: August 2021 Community Association Newsletter and Webinar Series

Eric Tonsul shares what POAs need to consider when operating their own social media page. Clint Brown updates you on management certificates.

Leah Burton Moves to RMWBH's Dallas Office

We are proud to announce Shareholder Leah K. Burton has moved from RMWBH’s San Antonio Office to RMWBH’s Dallas Office to enhance the property owners’ association practice area in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

In Dallas, Leah will collaborate with existing DFW area clients and business partners to develop ways to enhance RMWBH’s customer service and legal service offerings in the DFW market. While in Dallas, Leah will continue to counsel her existing clients across the state of Texas on the ever-changing nature of property owners’ association law.

Read the full announcement to learn more about Leah’s role in our Dallas office and her growing contributions to the POA industry around the world.

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Teddy Holtz Earns Board Certification in POA Law

Associate Teddy Holtz has earned his Board Certification in Property Owners Association Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. 

Board certification helps distinguish and set attorneys apart in their specific practice areas. The State Bar of Texas only allows Board Certified attorneys to represent themselves as a specialist in a select area of law.

Congratulations Teddy on this great achievement!

RMWBH Attorneys Appearing Across the State in the Weeks Ahead

• August 18-21 - CAI Annual Conference and Exposition - Learn More

• Jeff Roberts, Marc Markel, Leah K. Burton, Noelle Hicks and Cherie Wilson will all be attending and look forward to seeing all of our friends, clients and colleagues in Las Vegas.
• Leah and Noelle will be presenting Overcoming Racism in Community Associations: How to Be an Agent of Change on Friday, August 20 from
  9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 

• August 27 - CAI San Antonio's CA Day - Learn More

• Paul Gaines will provide a legislative update during the education session.

• September 22 - Advanced Property Owners Association Law: Condominium & Subdivision POA Governance - Learn More 

• Clint Brown - Legislative & Case Law Update - 9:00 a.m.
• Marc Markel - Standard of Care for POA Directors & Officers - 11:00 a.m.
• Leah K. Burton - What Do You Meme? Social Media and Public Website Issues for POAs - 3:15 p.m.

Social Media in Our Communities By Eric Tonsul Throughout history communication has changed drastically. From petroglyphs in caves telling the stories of ancient hunts and battles, to the pony express taking letters across the frontier, to the dial tones of “you’ve got mail” signaling an email has arrived, the barriers to communication have steadily dropped over time. That evolution has continued over the last 15 years with the rise of social media. Now, the barriers are virtually gone. But what does that mean for our community associations? Should community associations have a social media page/pages? And if yes, what are ways the page can be implemented? READ MORE

The State of Management Certificates Following the 87^th Texas Legislative Session By Clint Brown The 87^th Texas Legislative Session has brought sweeping changes to the property owners association (POA) industry. Among the changes that will bring the most impact are the way management certificates will have to be prepared and filed with the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). What does the statute say needs to go into the management certificates, and how will certificates need to be filed with TREC? READ MORE

NOTE:  Our webinars are available to all community managers, association board and committee members and other relevant association staff. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone involved in the operations of your association that may benefit from these great hours of education. Also, all webinars that count towards CMCA credit will make special note in the description denoting the amount of credit earned by watching the webinar. 

Social Media As social media takes over more of our daily lives, we will examine how it relates to property owners associations (POA). In previous years, the thought has been, social media is not ideal for POAs based on the belief that it causes more problems than it solves. But if a POA feels that having a social media presence will be beneficial, then coming up with a strategy, policy and proper implementation is crucial for success. Join Shareholder Eric Tonsul and Associate Teddy Holtz of our Houston Office as they take you through steps to develop the proper strategy and procedures to help your community’s social media presence succeed. *This course is approved by the Community Association Managers International Certification Board (CAMICB) to fulfill 1 hour of continuing education requirements for the CMCA certification. www.camicb.org Tuesday, August 10, 2021 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. RSVP TODAY

Neighborhood Watch With crime on the rise in many of the major cities and towns around the country, people are asking what can be done to combat the issue? As a result, homeowners are more vigilant of the daily movements on their streets and in their neighborhoods and may want to form a neighborhood watch to keep crime out of their community. Join Shareholder Sipra Boyd of our Houston Office as she discusses neighborhood watch programs in property owners associations (POA). She will take you through some of the do’s and don’ts about POA involvement in the program, what can go wrong and the potential liability a POA may face if it does. *This course is approved by the Community Association Managers International Certification Board (CAMICB) to fulfill 1 hour of continuing education requirements for the CMCA certification. www.camicb.org Wednesday, August 25, 2021 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. RSVP TODAY

Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC, 2800 Post Oak Blvd., 57th Floor, Houston, TX 77056

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