Tom Schild frequently writes articles and presents educational programs concerning legal issues affecting community associations. Additionally, he has been consulted by various newspapers and broadcast stations for his expertise on condominium and homeowners association legal issues.
Mr. Schild is a member of the National Faculty of the Community Associations Institute (CAI). He regularly teaches a course concerning Community Governance as part of CAI's Professional Manager Development Program for community managers. Most recently, he taught this course in Baltimore, Maryland; Cincinnati, Ohio; Charleston, South Carolina; Washington, D.C.; and Naples, Florida. In 2007, Tom Schild will be teaching the Community Governance course in Tampa, Florida and Alexandria, Virginia.
In April 2005, Tom Schild taught the CAI course on The Manager and The Law in Naples, Florida.
He also teaches CAI's course for homeowner boards of directors: The Essentials of Community Association Volunteer Leadership. Most recently, he taught his course in April, 2006 in Germantown, Maryland. He also taught CAI programs on Conflict Resolution and Developer to Homeowner Transition.
Mr. Schild is also a frequent speaker at programs sponsored by Lorman Education Services on legal aspects of condominium and homeowners association development and management in Maryland. In February, 2006, he taught a portion of a program in Gaithersburg, Maryland on establishing and operating condominium and homeowners associations. He presented a program on problem solving for condominium and homeowners associations in April, 2006.
SEMINARS
Upcoming and recent seminars presented by Tom Schild include:
Problem Solving for Condominium and Homeowners Associations
Gaithersburg, Maryland April, 2006
Baltimore, Maryland October, 2005
Condominium and Planned Community
Practice in Maryland
Gaithersburg, Maryland February, 2006
Columbia, Maryland July, 2005
Investor - Owners and Tenants -
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Washington, D.C . February, 2006
Developer to Homeowner Transition
Linthicum, Maryland September, 2005
September, 2006
Community Governance
Baltimore, Maryland November, 2006
Cincinnati, Ohio March, 2006
Charleston, South Carolina August, 2005
Conflict Resolution
Washington, D.C. July, 2005
The Manager and the Law
Naples, Florida April, 2005
Alexandria, Virginia September, 2004
ABC's - A Basic Course for Community Associations
Germantown, Maryland April, 2006
Silver Spring, Maryland May, 2004
Maryland Legislative Update
Silver Spring, Maryland May, 2004
Community Association Board Ethics
Baltimore, Maryland May, 2004
Establishing and Operating Condominium
and Homeowners Associations
Gaithersburg, Maryland February, 2006
Baltimore, Maryland July, 2004
Fair Housing Accommodations
Washington, D.C. February, 2004
Other seminar topics have included:
- The New Insurance Marketplace
- Hey! Hey! Tow Them Away – How to Establish an Enforceable Parking Policy
- Kids, Cats, and Cars – Community Association Rules Enforcement
- Home-based Businesses in the High Tech Era
- Federal Pre-emption of Antenna Covenants
- Dollars and Sense - A Common Sense Approach to Collecting Assessments
- Contract Essentials for Community Associations
- Bylaw Basics for Governing Associations
- 10 Tips for Staying Out of Court
- Community Governance
- Fair Housing for the New Millennium
- Amending Association Bylaws
ARTICLES
Recent articles authored by Tom Schild include:
Tom Schild has consulted on articles for the Community Association Management Insider, published by Brownstone Publishers, Inc. Recent articles he has consulted on include:
2006 Maryland Legislative Update -- The 4 E's, Thomas C. Schild, Quorum, June 2006.
2005 Maryland Legislative Update -- The Winners and the Losers, Thomas C. Schild, Quorum, June 2005.
Condominium Resale Certificates -- Use Care or Beware!, Thomas C. Schild and Craig F. Wilson, Jr., Quorum, March 2001.
Your Assessments, Thomas C. Schild, Common Ground, March/April 2001.
- How to Control Members Business Use Their Units, March 2003
- Strengthen Associations' Finances with an Effective Collection Policy, June 2001
PRESS CLIPS
Tom Schild has been consulted on condominium and homeowners association legal matters by various publications and broadcast stations - including The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, The Daily Record, The Gazette Newspapers, The Washington Post Express, Community Association Management Insider, and Fox News.
Recent news articles include:
- "Close to Home -- and Out of Court", The Daily Record, July 1, 2005
- "Bartlett, Dealers Waving Flag Bill", The Baltimore Sun, July 4, 2005
- "Condo Regulations: Built by Association", The Washington Post Express, November 18, 2005
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