The Continental Group Offers Free Money Saving Seminar in Ft. Lauderdale for Condo Associations

MIAMI, FL, September 02, 2012 (Press-News.org) The Continental Group (TCG), a FirstService Residential Management company, will host a Continental Certified Educational Program Seminar Panel for Condominium Associations in Fort Lauderdale.

The seminar, titled: Maintaining a High-Rise Condominium: How to Avoid Costly Repairs, will be held on Thursday, September 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ocean Sky Hotel located at 4060 Galt Ocean Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308. This event, facilitated by Julie Magaldi, Director of High-Rise Operations for The Continental Group, is open to all community residents, condo association board members and property managers. Upon completion of this course, attendees will receive a certificate of achievement. Admission is free and registration is required. To RSVP, please contact Astrid Marten at 954-734-5522 or email amarten@tcgmgt.com.

"As Florida's leading property management company, The Continental Group presents free seminars as part of our Continental Certified Educational Program Series to share our best practices to help enhance board effectiveness and efficiency and save potential costly litigation and maintenance," said Tim O'Keefe, CEO of The Continental Group.

The Maintaining a High-Rise Condominium: How to Avoid Costly Repairs seminar will provide attendees with tips and best practices for maintaining condominium building systems, as well as an overview of Broward County's 40-Year Building Safety Program. The panelists will also share unique ways to extend the useful life of common-area assets and legal advice to help boards avoid costly litigation. The seminar will be hosted by a panel of subject-matter experts, including Cooling Towers & HVAC Systems Expert, Yasir Kahn, Licensed Mechanical Contractor for Good Air Inc.; Cost Savings and Vendor Management Expert, Mitchell Kraus, Value Engineering Manager for The Continental Group; Paint & Proper Applications Expert, Joseph Booth, National Account Executive for The Sherwin Williams Co. and Avoiding Litigation Pitfalls Expert, Mathew L. Zifroney, Attorney at Law for Tripp Scott, P.A. For more information or to register online, please visit http://www.TCGEvents.com/FLL.

To learn more about The Continental Group, call (954) 925-8200, toll-free: (800) 215-2316 or visit http://www.thecontinentalgroupinc.com.

About The Continental Group, Inc.

Founded in 1990, The Continental Group's corporate headquarters is located in Hollywood, FL.
It also has regional offices in Boca Raton, Miami, West Palm Beach, Wellington, Vero Beach, Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Jacksonville and Destin. The company is the largest manager of condominium and homeowner associations in the state, and one of South Florida's leading private sector employers.

Today, The Continental Group manages and maintains 1,500 Associations and more than 310,000 residential units. As the leading community association management company in Florida, Continental pioneered many of the practices widely utilized throughout the industry today.

The Continental Group is a subsidiary of FirstService Residential Management (FSR). FSR is the largest manager of residential communities in North America, overseeing more than 5,600 properties and over 1.3 million residential units. FSR is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV, TSX: FSV), a global leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector, providing a variety of services in commercial real estate, residential property management and property services. More information about FirstService is available at firstservice.com.

To learn more about The Continental Group, call (954) 925-8200, toll-free: (800) 215-2316 or visit tcgmgt.com.