APARTMENT NEWS central wisconsin apartment association www.rentcentralwisconsin.com www.offcampushousing.info May 2018 In this issue... u Calendar of Events u From the President's Desk u Clip and Save u Minutes u For Rent by Owner u Urban Tree House u Chapter 11 u Property Management Insider u Text/SMS u Are You Under Too Much Stress? u Reflections u Renting a Home or Apartment u Linear Living u Real Estate Industry u Strategic Advantage Maintenance & Apartment Turnovers Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Updates on Recent City Council Activity & New State Legislation. For the latest information join our Facebook group! (Pizza Buffet, Salad & Chicken Wings) CALENDAR May S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Click to follow us on: PARK RIDGE FAMILY RESTARUANT/ ROOKIES SPORT BAR 3425 Church Street, Stevens Point, WI Social Hour 5:00pm Dinner 6:00pm Program 7:00pm Meeting the Central Wisconsin Needs for Rental Housing
2018 CENTRAL WISCONSIN APARTMENT ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 498 Stevens Point, WI 54481 website: www.rentcentralwisconsin.com Email: cwaa@rentcentralwisconsin.com Office Phone: 715-345-1897 PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER Constable DIRECTORS PAST PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OFFICERS Noah Eschenbauch...715-252-1184 Mike Kaczmarek...715-498-8303 Chris Burch...715-345-2887 Dave Plaisance...715-997-6612 Mike Beacom...715-544-1068 Tony Gaboda...715-340-8340 Stacy Johnson...715-252-3888 Keaton Schultz...715-498-1297 Travis Haines...715-344-7524 Cris Harris...715-345-1897 COMMITTEE ( first name listed is chairperson) Bylaws Website Community Legislation Program/Photographer Newsletter Public Relations Education Historian Campus Relationships PAST PRESIDENTS Mike Kaczmarek Cris Harris, Travis Haines Noah Eschenbauch, Mike Beacom, Travis Haines Travis Haines Stacy Johnson Rich Sommer Chris Burch, Dave Plaisance Rich Sommer Marilyn Ross Mike Beacom 2014-2015 Travis Haines 2011-2014 Dave Eschenbauch 2007-2011 Travis Haines 2002-2007 Paul Wachowiak 2000-2002 Cris Harris 1996-2000 Rich Sommer 1994-1996 Paul Wachowiak 1993-1994 Gary Peppler 1990-1993 Matt Carlson 1988-1990 Skip Myers 1987-1988 Matt Clucas 1986-1987 Kim Erzinger 1985-1986 Sig Sandstrom 1983-1985 Bev Mancl 1980-1983 Rich Sommer 1977-1979 Henry Korger Meeting the Central Wisconsin Needs for Rental Housing 201 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 8 201 We meet second Wednesdays of odd numbered months at Park Ridge Family Restaurant/Rookies Sport Pub 3425 Church Street, Stevens Point. 5:00 Social Hour - cash bar 6:00 Dinner - $10 per person 7:00 Program - no charge May 9, 2018...Dinner Meeting July 11, 2018...Board Meeting August 8, 2018...Summer Picnic September 12, 2018...Annual Meeting Don't Throw It Out Help keep the local food pantry shelves stocked by bagging any UNOPENED, NON-PERISHABLE food and delivering to Operation Bootstrap, 5000 Heffron Street, Stevens Point, Wisconsin or the pantry of your choice; OR, leave the bag on the counter & we will deliver. Thank you Copps Food Center Central Wisconsin Apartment Association These fundraising campaign bags are available for pick-up at the CWAA meetings 9
President's Desk... Dear Members and Associates, Everyone can blame the last giant snowfall on me, I had taken my plow off my truck. I made the terrible assumption that any small snows for the rest of the spring wouldn t need to be plowed. I apologize to everyone and hope that the last of the snow is finally melting and we will be able to enjoy some spring/summer weather finally! With the melting snow comes the need for spring clean up and prep for lawn care all summer. As always if you need help with lawncare or any other maintenance aspect please consider our associate members. It is great to support the associates that support us. If you haven t heard that City of Stevens Point is moving forward with a voluntary rental inspection program. They are going to have a checklist that they will stick to and are looking for basic safety issues. You can contact the city if you have any questions, would like a copy of the list or would like to sign your properties up for inspection. There will be a published list of properties that have been certified by the City for potential tenants to check. If you have any questions don t hesitate to contact myself or any of the board members with questions. The State legislature passed some new landlord/tenant legislation in the last few weeks. We will be working on a speaker at one of the next few meetings to go over all of the changes. As soon as a synopsis is available I will post it to the Facebook page as well (if you are on Facebook and not a member of the CWAA Facebook page let me know and I can get you added. I want to thank all of our members for being a part of our association. Without each of you we would not be as good of an organization. We are always looking for new members, new associate members and board members. If you can think of anyone that would be a good fit for any of those just let me know and I can touch base with them. Noah Eschenbauch CWAA President
FOR YOUR INFORMATION Clip & Save Stevens Point Police Department Phone Numbers Illegal Taverns / Uncontrolled Parties Call 346-1519 Meet With Tenants Sgt. Tim Davy (Community Service Officer) Suspected Drug Activity Call 346-1501 Sgt.Tony Babl (Investigation Bureau) Open Records Request Help Call: 346-1501 Forms for Cars that must be Moved Sally McGinty (Administration Department) General: Stevens Point Police Department Call: 346-1501 Sex Offender Addresses Online... The site... http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public March - April 2018 Plover Multifamily Building Permits NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNER LOCATION 1 Ruesch Companies 3140-42 Barrington Dr. New Duplex Stevens Point Multifamily Building Permits NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNER LOCATION 0
MINUTES Central Wisconsin Apartment Association Board of Directors Meeting Minutes April 11, 2018 Present: N. Eschenbauch, T. Haines, C. Burch, M. Beacom, D. Plaisance, T. Gaboda, M. Kaczmarek Absent: S. Johnson, K. Schultz Executive Secretary: C. Harris The meeting was called to order by President Noah Eschenbauch at 3:32 p.m. in the Candlewood boardroom. MSP to approve the February 14, 2018 minutes. MSP to accept the Treasurer s report with account balances of $28,364.84. March Meeting Review - The leasing program went well, however, there was low attendance. We will ask members at the May meeting about starting later and other options. May Meeting Planning - The May program will be on maintenance and apartment turnovers. There will also be an update on city council activity. We will have a pizza buffet for dinner with salad and chicken wings. Summer Picnic - The picnic will be held August 8th at Iverson Park. It will be pot luck plus KFC chicken. Annual Meeting - The annual meeting will be September 12th. We will ask John Fischer if he could speak on the new law changes, or a topic to be determined later. Menu will be lasagna. Committee Assignments: Stacy Johnson will be added to the program committee. For Latest Information - Members are encouraged to join our Facebook group for the latest on city council actions. AASCW Update - Nancy is back as director while they search for a new one. Bills passed both houses and is going to Governor to sign next week. CCAP has more detail now; after 2 years some dismissals and acquittals are removed. There may be some changes to emotional support animal rules. Meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m. Cris Harris Executive Secretary Chris Burch Secretary
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