San Diego, CA, August 19, 2010 — MERIT Property Management, a leading provider of professional community association and rental management services, is hosting a complimentary evening of 'Tastings & Trends' at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15th at the Andaz Hotel in downtown San Diego for homeowner association board members and volunteer committee members, vendors and media.
A social reception will be followed by informative presentations on managing and living in community associations. Panel experts will speak on the financial challenges facing community associations, understanding current legislation affecting homeowners associations and tips on how to protect neighborhood property values.
Expert speakers include MERIT's Executive Vice President, Operations Management Susan DeGrassi, CCAM, MERIT's Executive Vice President of Finance Andrew Schlegel, CCAM, Mary M. Howell, Esq., shareholder in the law firm of Epsten Grinnell & Howell and Mark T. Guithues, Esq., principal with COMMUNITY LEGAL ADVISORS INC. The panel will be moderated by MERIT's Assistant Vice President of Training Marybeth O. Green, CCAM.
The event will begin at 5:30pm at the Andaz Hotel located at 600 F Street, San Diego, CA 92101. For a complimentary invitation to the event, please contact MERIT's Aliso Viejo office at (877) 781-7787 or visit www.meritpm.com.
About MERIT
Since 1980, MERIT (www.meritpm.com) has grown to be one of the foremost providers of professional community association services in the Western States. MERIT specializes in the forward planning and management of master planned, single family home/condominiums, active adult, and urban high- and mid-rise communities as well as rental property management for investors (www.meritrental.com).
MERIT is a part of FirstService Residential Management which manages more then 4,000 communities, representing more than 1,000,000 homes/units in 18 states. FirstService Residential Management is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ:FSRV).
For additional information on this topic or to schedule an interview, please contact Amy Sarti at asarti@meritpm.com or visit www.meritpm.com.
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