How to Protect Yourself and HOA from the Neighborhood Sociopath

An HOAleader.com Webinar for Condo and HOA Boards

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015
2-3 p.m. Eastern

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Run into any owners or residents who show contempt for and consistently disregard your HOA's rules? One in 25 people is a sociopath, or a person who regularly exhibits asocial or antisocial behavior. Sociopaths look like your everyday neighbors, but they can be scary and intimidating—and they can turn your HOA into a battleground.

Join us for a cutting-edge webinar on October 15 on how to wisely and safely handle the most difficult owners and residents you'll ever face, led by two community association experts with decades of hands-on experience in advising associations.

You'll learn:

• The basics about sociopaths and persons with antisocial personality disorder and why their behavior is particularly destructive in a community association
• Common types of sociopaths, along with what motivates them
• The sociopaths you may encounter as a board member based on real-life examples, such as an owner who's a member a sovereign citizens movement and doesn't recognize any authority, including your HOA
• Tips to help you tackle the difficult task of identifying sociopaths, whether they're owners or fellow board members
• Practical information to help you respond constructively to the actions of sociopaths you can't ignore, including things you should be especially concerned about in dealing with sociopaths
• Information you can use to protect yourself and your HOA
• And much more!

In just 60 minutes, you'll hear valuable information you can use now to be smarter when it comes to lessening the damage caused by the most difficult owners, residents, and board members. Register now for this informative event for community association board members.

About Your Speakers

Lisa Smith, AMS, LSM, PCAM, has more than 25 years of experience in common-interest community management. Smith is currently an on-site general manager for a large-scale HOA in Williamsburg, Va., and was previously the regional director for a large management company overseeing three satellite offices and staff. Earlier in Smith's career, she served as a portfolio manager that included condo associations and HOAs. Smith is past president of the Southeastern Virginia chapter of the Community Associations Institute's board of directors and has served on various SEVA-CAI committees. During her career, SEVA-CAI has named four communities she's managed "community of the year" and has recognized another for as having produced the newsletter of the year. Smith holds a Virginia real estate broker's license and currently serves as president on a HOA board in North Carolina.

Elizabeth White is a shareholder at the law firm of LeClairRyan in Williamsburg, Va., where she leads the firm's national community association industry team. Widely regarded as a thought leader in this industry, White is a frequent speaker at CAI events on topics relating to community association law and is a regular contributor to such publications as www.HOAleader.com. She teaches a class on community association law at William and Mary Law School, which is the only one of its kind in Virginia and one of only a handful nationwide. White has been named one of the best lawyers in America.

How Do Webinars Work?

A webinar is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office, using a regular telephone and a computer with an Internet connection. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price, you can get as many people on your condo or HOA board to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone and a computer screen. Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions - either on the phone or via the webinar interface.

You will receive access instructions via e-mail several days before the event. You don't need any additional materials before the webinar starts. Your conference materials will be available for you to view, print, and download when you log in to participate in the event.

About On-Demand Access to the Webinar Recording

If you order an option that includes the webinar recording, you will receive access instructions via email approximately one week after the live event. The recording can be viewed online (through your browser) an unlimited number of times for 90 days. If you have an HOAleader.com group membership, your entire group will get access to the webinar recording for no additional charge. The presentation slides will be available for download. (No physical media such as a CD or DVD will be mailed to you.)

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