Miami, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/23/2012 -- The Continental Group (TCG), a FirstService Residential Management company, is hosting an educational seminar for condominium board member certification. Registration will start at 6:00 p.m. and the course will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27th at the University of North Florida (UNF) University Center located at 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, Fla. This seminar is part of the statewide Continental Certified Educational Program Series and is open to any condominium board member who wishes to attend.

As the leading Florida property management company, TCG shares best practices in the communities it serves to help enhance board effectiveness and efficiency. This course will focus on the rights and responsibilities of the board member role. Participants will have guidance in the areas of service provision, physical asset management and effective support and advocacy on behalf of their community. A review of documents that govern associations will also be highlighted, such as Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions (CC&R), Master Deeds, Articles of Incorporations, Bylaws and Resolutions.

Upon completion of the course, a TCG instructor will present newly elected or appointed condominium board members with a certificate of completion that satisfies Florida legal requirements for condominium association board members.

The Jacksonville Seminar panelists include Janice W. Lake, CPA with Janice W. Lake and Associates, Inc. and TJ Roache, Attorney at Law with Coker Schickel Sorenson & Posgay.

This course is free of charge and is open to local condominium board members. For reservations or more information on the Jacksonville seminar, please call Bill Genovese at 904-509-9897 or visit http://www.EventsTCGMGT.com/jacksonville.

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 http://www.firstservice.com.

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