Wednesday, September 15, 2021   

8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Radisson Hotel, Warwick, RI

    An in-person* program for association board members, owners and professional managers.

    *The chapter will follow all CDC, State and Local Covid guidelines and requirements.

 

     Prior to September 8th    Members $35/Non-members $60

     After September 8th        Members $60/Non-members $75

      Cancellations by September 8, 2021 may be refunded less a $15 cancellation fee.

      No refunds will be issued for cancellations after September 8th.

 

REGISTER

Forum presentations will provide important information and resources for volunteer board members and professional managers.
►The forum has been approved for 5 hours of Continuing Education Credit.
Registration fees include breakfast and lunch.

 

SCHEDULE

8:00 am - 9:00 am     Breakfast/Registration

9:00 am - 10:30 am    What we can Learn from the Surfside Condo Collapse

10:30 am - 10:45 am  Break

10:45 am - 12:15 pm   A Road Map for Ongoing Building Maintenance

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm     Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm      An Overview of Rhode Island Condominium Act

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    When the Walls Come Tumbling Down                                What we can Learn from the Surfside Condo Collapse?

     Edmund Allcock, Esq.                                                 Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C.

     

     

     Janet Aronson, Esq.                                                     Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C.

     

     

     

     

    Speakers will examine the cause and effect of the tragic Surfside Condominium collapse in Miami, Florida.  New England Condominiums are not immune to this issue.  Partial collapses and near collapses have been encountered in the Northeast as buildings begin to age out. 

     

    ►What can we expect legislatively and politically in response? 

    ►How can condominiums prevent this from happening?

    ►What are the insurance repercussions?

     

    Condition Studies & Reserve Studies                                      A Road Map for Ongoing Building Maintenance

      Andrew Dudka,                                                           Criterium-Dudka Engineers

     

     

     

    Ongoing and timely building maintenance and funding are vital for all condominium associations.  Understand the important role condition surveys and reserve studies play in maintaining and funding future capital building repairs and replacements.  

     

    ►Find out how to communicate study findings and              recommendations to owners.

    ►Discover how to best utilize these studies in your community.

    ►Understand best practices in updating studies and funding              strategies.

     

    Legal & Legislative Update                                                     An overview of RI Condominium Act

     Frank A. Lombardi, Esq.                                         Lombardi Law Group

     

     

     Mary-Joy Howes, Esq.                                           Lombardi Law Group

     

     

     

    Attorneys will discuss a number of legal issues including:

     

    ►Covenant Enforcement

    ►Assessment Collection

    ►Case Law and RI Statutory Law Updates

    ►Other Hot Topics

     

     

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