The association created two certifications for property managers:
Texas Residential Leasing Specialist
This statewide certification requires completion of four three-hour leasing education courses:
- The Essentials of Residential Leasing
- The TAR Residential Lease Agreement
- Agency Issues Impacting Property Managers and Leasing Agents
- Marketing and Leasing Residential Properties
Texas Residential Property Manager
Before you get this certification, must first earn the Texas Residential Leasing Specialist certification. Then you must complete six three-hour courses:
- The TAR Residential and Leasing Property Management Agreement
- Residential Evictions
- Tenant and Owners Relations
- Maintenance and Habitability of Residential Rentals
- Statutory Acts and Contingency Planning
- Property Management Business Issues
You must also provide evidence of 200 unit-years’ experience.