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Have you ever thought about becoming a landlord — but didn’t know where to start?

The Housing Council will be offering a Landlord Business Workshop in February with a sign language interpreter.

The workshop will take place over two nights — Tuesday, February 12, and Wednesday, February 13, from 6 to 9 pm each night, at the South Clinton NET Office, 846 South Clinton Avenue (between Meigs and South Goodman Sts.)

Topics to be covered include: overview of housing rules; repair & maintenance; lead paint regulations; screening/selecting tenants; Fair Housing Act; Section 8 & DHS tenants; leases & security deposits; bookkeeping; evictions & Small Claims Court.

Pre-registration with payment ($25 per person) is required. To register over the phone with a debit or credit card, call 546-3700. Or send payment to The Housing Council, 75 College Ave., 4th Floor, Rochester, NY 14607. You can also email workshops@thehousingcouncil.org for more information.

For more information on the Landlord Business Workshop, click HERE.

The Housing Council’s main web page can be found HERE.

The Housing Council also sells a book called Operating Rental Property in Rochester and Monroe County for $25.