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Silent Auction Winners Benefit PAC Fund

June 8, 2012 by

Congratulations and many thanks to the winners of our 2012 Silent Auction to benefit the PAC fund!  "PAC" stands for Political Action Committee. It's the fund our state Apartment Association of Pennsylvania uses for campaign contributions to candidates for PA's General Assembly and other offices. It enables us to have personal contact with the elected officials whose decisions affect the bottom line of every Association owner member in Pennsylvania. 

     The Silent Auction is a fixture at our Golf Outing. This year's AAGP PAC Committee Chairs, Valerie Glassford and Jenel Marraccini arranged with owners and high level decision makers to volunteer their time for a lunch, round of golf or tennis game with an associate member. Associate members bid for the privilege.  Many many thanks to Jenel and Valerie for putting it all together!

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Friendships old and new…

January 6, 2012 by

Happy New Year to all!

We sincerely hope everyone’s New Year is filled with peace, prosperity and rewarding friendships. This is the perfect time to re-connect and create new connections-especially with your professional Association. Our Government Affairs program needs you to spread the word!

In December AAGP members stepped up to fight Philadelphia’s Lead Paint Disclosure Bill and won vital concessions from City Council. We partnered with other real estate groups and made a powerful impression. The amendments we secured will benefit every rental owner in the City. It is one of the best examples of what can happen when professionals work together through their trade association.

In your travels you probably meet fellow rental owners who are not yet a part of AAGP. Let’s make sure they learn about the extraordinary work you have done on their behalf- the concessions we won in Philadelphia will save everyone thousands of dollars.

Let them know there is more to be done, not only in Philadelphia but throughout the region and Commonwealth.

We know lawmakers prefer hearing from the best and brightest in a given field, and will listen to those who think enough about their industry to be a part of their professional association. We keep our members abreast of legislative activity that will affect them, and call upon their expertise to help shape our lobbying policies and strategies. We are known in Pennsylvania as the strong collective voice of the apartment industry, where responsible rental owners who actually know what it takes to professionally manage properties and keep them afloat join forces.

In the coming year we will surely face challenges from legislators throughout the Commonwealth. We are looking forward to working together as the strongest voice in our multifamily industry -with friendships old and new.

 

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Government Affairs Roundtable

July 15, 2011 by

     Now that the budget debate in Harrisburg is over, everyone expects to see a great deal of legislative activity this fall.  It all goes in to high gear in September. The Pennsylvania Senate will resume session days on September 19th. The House has not yet released its fall schedule.    

      In the meantime we are reviewing issues (tell us what's bugging you besides bed bugs) and preparing for our annual trip to the National Government Affairs Roundtable with fellow lobbyists from NAA affiliates around the country. 

     One of the issues we'll be talking about is the great number of inspections ordinances around our fair Commonwealth. We'll be  exploring various approaches such as North Carolina's recently enacted law that allows municipalities the option of periodic inspections if there is reasonable cause to believe unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise hazardous or unlawful conditions may exist.

    So please send your thoughts on whether we should pursue a statewide inspections law. Include your experiences with your own local inspections ordinances.   You can contact Christine at cgertz@aagp.com

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Hot town, summer in the City:

June 27, 2011 by

City Council is taking a breather from formal meetings this summer, but  things will not be cooling down for us.   We will be talking with sponsors of the lead paint disclosure bill, and the domestic violence bill  that would forbid owners from evicting victims of domestic violence. Both bills need tweaking to assure fairness to all.  Keep an eye on our weekly updates for details.

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