May 2013 Monthly Meeting

April 12, 2013

Next Regular Meeting 7 PM Thurs, May 9th @Albany Airport Hotel, Latham (ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HESS GAS STATION) 946 New Loudon Rd (Rte 9) Latham, NY Questions: (518) 433-7377 We open with “...

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CDARPO Summer Outing

Save the Date: CDARPO Clam Bake August 10th, 2013 This summer our CDARPO summer outing will be a Clam Bake at Krause’s Grove, 2 Beach Road in Halfmoon, NY. Our guests will have a choice of one of the following dinners (all dinner include picnic food): Steak Roast: Porterhouse or T-bone Charbroiled Steak, Baked Potato, Corn on the Cob, Salad, Steamed Clams, Coffee, Ice Cream and Dinner Rolls Clam Bake: ½ Chicken, 2 Sausages, White Potato, Corn on the Cob, Salad, One Dozen Clams, Coffee, Ice Cream and...

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May 2013 Newsletter

Click here to download Newsletter Meeting Review Our April meeting was not our typical speaker presentation. Our very own Bob McRae hosted a hands-on information session which was focused on how to use the www.CDARPO.org website and generally how to get the most out of your CDARPO membership. If you haven’t logged in yet, we recommend you do in order to see what the site provides and how it can be beneficial to you. We spent some time learning how to access and add to the long awaited tenant directory....

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May 2013 Monthly Meeting

Next Regular Meeting 7 PM Thurs, May 9th @Albany Airport Hotel, Latham (ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HESS GAS STATION) 946 New Loudon Rd (Rte 9) Latham, NY Questions: (518) 433-7377 We open with “Problem Solving” where we work to solve a member’s problem. Next is “Speak Up” where each person has an opportunity to give a 30-second announcement, complaint, suggestion, commercial, anything as long as it’s no more than 30-seconds long. 15-minute refreshment break that...

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City of Albany Spring Clea...

As many of you may already know, every spring, the City of Albany designates a day, based on your geographic location in the city, when you can put as much garbage on the curb as you want and the city will come clean it up. This is a great opportunity to clean out that apartment, basement, or garage. Let your tenants know to so that they can get rid of the smelly couch that’s been sitting in the foyer...

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Is someone at the door?

Selkirk has a door bell problem: My door bell does not work, it is wired into something I am told is a transformer. Mac says: First check the circuit breaker or fuse to see if it is ok. If it is, check the push button itself. If it is cracked, corroded or loose, replace it. If that does not work, replace the bell or buzzer itself, lastly replace the transformer (be sure to turn off the breaker or unscrew...

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What tools should I buy?

A brand new landlord, (the closing was last week), calls and asks: What tools should I buy? I don’t have any. My old landlord seemed to have tons of them. Now that I own a house I guess I should get my own. Mac answers: You old timers are going to love this. We all have tools which we use once every 5 years and they are priceless for certain jobs. However, you cannot anticipate when and if you will...

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Clothes Dryer Vents

I have had several calls from Albany, Schenectady and Troy areas regarding problems with Clothes Dryer Vents. This is probably in response to a newspaper article by Angie Hicks, the creator of Angie’s List. As a landlord, you know THE TENANT IS NOT GOING TO CLEAN THE DRYER VENT!!! So if you supply any of your tenants with dryers, you might want to clean the dryer hoses and better yet, replace...

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