As a professional in the rental housing industry, you understand the importance of investing in your business through education, technology and marketing. Investing in legislative advocacy efforts is another important way that you can invest in your business. Just one bad law or regulation can impact the way you do business and add thousands of dollars to your company’s bottom line.
The Legislative programs through your local Apartment Association, the Texas Apartment Association and the National Apartment Association help protect your business by:
• Supporting pro-business and pro-industry candidates.
• Funding initiatives and programs related to legal and legislative issues.
• Building a network or contacts with legislators and elected officials, to
ensure that our industry’s voice is heard.
Why should you care about Legislative and Political Advocacy?
In 2005 alone, the TAA Legislative efforts accomplished the following:
• Defeated renter rebate: $300 million savings
• Defeated required installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors in every unit $300 million savings
• Defeated Property Manager Licensing - $5.2 million savings
• Total Calculable savings this year estimated at over $800 million!!
The Texas Apartment Association’s has played an active legislative role for the last 40 years.
• TAA is the only organization representing all aspects of the rental housing
• Industry with a full time presence at the state capitol and before more than
20 state regulatory agencies.
• The TAA has more than 10,000 members and represent more than 1.6 million
units throughout the state.
• TAA advocates legislation designed to address the pressing problems and concerns of rental housing owners and professionals
• TAA has been a key proponent of legislation to increase security measures for residents of rental housing. They have supported legislation that has set the standard for security devices required in residential rental housing, as well as fencing requirements for pool yards. TAA has also been instrumental in supporting the passage of meaningful tort reform in the state of Texas.
• TAA works closely with the National Apartment Association/National Multi-Housing
• Council Joint Legislative Office on federal issues affecting the multifamily rental housing industry such as fair housing and environmental regulations.
• TAA staff advises local associations on city and county ordinances and other issues.
• Through the grassroots activities of the TAA Contact Team (TAACT) and one of the largest trade association Political Action Committees in the state, TAA supports candidates for the Texas Legislature and statewide offices who will be receptive to industry positions. |
