Jeffrey S. Lapin, CPM, ARM, DREI, is an expert in maintenance and management procedures and reasonable standards of care for commercial and residential multifamily properties. He has been directly involved in Property Management, Leasing and Construction for over 40 years.
Mr. Lapin is a Certified Property Manager (CPM®) and an Accredited Residential Manager (ARM), certified by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®). Mr. Lapin is a certified instructor for IREM® and is a co-author of IREM's Maintenance and Risk Management Course (MNT 401). Mr. Lapin teaches for the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA®) and is a Distinguished Real Estate Instructor (DREI). Mr. Lapin teaches courses for these prestigious international property associations, including courses required by IREM® and by BOMA® for the respective professional accreditations they offer, centered around inspection and maintenance topics. He also served as President of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) Chapter 22 in Sacramento, California in 2016.
Mr. Lapin specializes in Standard of Care for Landlords, Property Maintenance and Inspection Procedures, Management Policies and Procedures, and Asset Value Protection. His background includes roles with a diverse group of private property owners. His experience is in managing and leasing all types of property including commercial and multi-family residential, industrial, office, and retail real estate assets.
Litigation Support - Mr. Lapin provides expert witness services on Commercial and Residential Real Estate Standards of Practice. His cases involve injuries, personal and financial, that occur as a result of an alleged failure by a commercial or multifamily landlord to follow reasonable standards of care and industry standard practices.
Areas of Expertise:
- Property Management Standard of Care
- Policies and Procedures for Inspection and Maintenance
- Property Operations
- Property Management
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- Expense Management
- Slip and Fall
- Trip and Fall
- Gross Negligence
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By: Jeffrey Lapin
Tenants, visitors and vendors who enter upon commercial properties (office buildings, retail centers, apartment communities, industrial buildings, etc.) are entitled to the presumption of safety when traversing public spaces. They should, and do, expect that the owner of that property, by making it accessible to the public, will maintain the property (parking areas, lobbies, hallways, grounds, pools and the walkways that connect these elements) to a reasonable standard of care.