Gain practical knowledge, legal insights, and actionable solutions to handle hoarding tenants effectively.
Managing a hoarding tenant is one of the most complex challenges apartment owners and managers face today. It can lead to fire hazards, property damage, health code violations, legal disputes, and financial losses if not handled correctly. This course is designed to equip you with the legal knowledge, practical strategies, and risk management tools necessary to address hoarding situations effectively and lawfully. By attending, you will learn how to balance tenant rights with property safety, enforce lease agreements without violating fair housing laws, and determine when to pursue resolution versus eviction.
You’ll gain insights from real-world case studies, sample legal documents, and proven intervention techniques that can help you avoid costly legal battles, mitigate risk, and protect your investment. Whether you’re currently dealing with a hoarding tenant or simply want to be prepared for future challenges, this course will provide the actionable guidance you need to navigate this difficult issue with confidence and compliance. Don’t wait until hoarding becomes a crisis, arm yourself with the knowledge and strategies to handle it proactively.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to describe hoarding disorder as a recognized mental health condition and how it differs from general clutter or poor housekeeping.
- You will be able to describe effective intervention strategies to address hoarding while maintaining compliance with fair housing laws.
- You will be able to discuss when to pursue resolution versus eviction and how to determine the best course of action based on tenant cooperation and legal risk
- You will be able to explain the legal process for issuing warnings, seeking compliance, and pursuing eviction when hoarding poses an immediate safety risk.
Agenda
- Understanding Hoarding Disorder: When Clutter Becomes a Crisis
- Legal Rights and Responsibilities: Navigating Fair Housing and Lease Agreements
- Health, Safety, and Code Violations: Balancing Tenant Rights With Property Risk
- Effective Communication and Intervention Strategies
- Eviction vs. Resolution: When to Pursue Legal Action
- Q&A
Speakers
Kevin Knight,
de Beaubien, Simmons, Knight, Mantzaris & Neal, LLP- Partner in the law firm of de Beaubien, Simmons, Knight, Mantzaris & Neal, LLP; DKLawgroup.com is a law firm with approximately 60 attorneys and 4 offices located throughout Florida
- Has practiced law for over 39 years and is board certified as a civil litigation both nationally and state (Florida)
- Over the course of his practice he has represented landlords of all shapes and sizes including large corporate property managers/owners and individual landlords
- His representation has included both litigation and preventive pre-litigation involving lease drafting, notices and related strategy
- Lectured for the State of Florida, Division of Hospitality on residential landlord-tenant matters
- J.D. degree, Stetson College of Law
- Can be contacted at 407-992-3537 or kknight@dsklawgroup.com
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for attorneys, presidents, vice presidents, property managers, real estate professionals, developers, landlords, building owners, and managers.
