Wednesday, March 28, 2012
8:00 - 8:30     Registration
8:30 - 12:00   Class
12:00 - 1:00   Lunch
1:00 - 4:00     Class

Ten minute breaks will be offered each hour.

Advanced Legal Aspects for Property Maintenance Inspectors - Linda Pieczynski
This course will cover the following: right of entry – legal ways to enter a property,
gathering evidence for court, identifying responsible parties, legal liability of inspector, constitutional issues in code enforcement, rental inspections – licensing and annual inspections, overcrowding, powers of code officials, techniques to encourage
compliance, permits, inspections and stop work orders, relationship between code enforcement and crime reduction, foreclosure issues, testifying in court, pros and
cons of administrative hearings vs. court.

Ms. Pieczynski conducts municipal training and provides consulting in the areas
of code enforcement, community policing, law enforcement and fire prevention.
She is an attorney-at-law engaged in the general practice of law with a special
emphasis on municipal prosecution in the areas of zoning, property maintenance
and building code violations.

Thursday, March 29, 2012
8:00 - 8:30     Registration
8:30 - 12:00   Class
12:00 - 1:00   Banquet - Lunch is provided. Any special dietary needs must be
requested with this registration to Hawkeye Community College.
1:00 - 4:00     Class

Ten minute breaks will be offered each hour.

Fire Safety
This course will focus on fire safety components of housing including: drainage,
grading, foundations, footings, exterior wood structure, interior and exterior surfaces,
related terminology and basic knowledge of what you are looking for on inspections.

This is a very good class for the general housing inspector. Jason Kayser was
with Waterloo Fire Rescue for 11 years before taking a position with the University ofNorthern Iowa as a Fire and Safety Specialist. His Waterloo Fire Rescue experiences include: firefighting, emergency medical care, fire inspections, arson investigation
and law enforcement. Jason is now responsible for UNI campus-wide fire and life
safety compliance and training associated with fire safety, AHERA, asbestos awareness and fire extinguisher use. He serves as a liaison to local fire departments, the State
Fire Marshall’s Office and other regulatory agencies.


Friday, March 30, 2012
8:00 - 10:15     Class
10:15 - 10:30   Break
10:30 - 12:00   Class

Fire Safety (Continued)
Certification and recertification

IAHO Spring Conference Location http://bit.ly/mp7LsV

Iowa Association of Housing Officials
(712) 792-5560 or email to info@iaho.org