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Kimberly Maggard, CAPS | Nominating Committee Chair On August 28, 2023, the Nominating Committee convened to consider and select a slate of officers...
Read PostKimberly Maggard, CAPS | Nominating Committee Chair On August 28, 2023, the Nominating Committee convened to consider and select a slate of...
Read PostHurricane Advisory As Florida prepares for the impact of Tropical Storm Idalia, multifamily owners and managers have a unique challenge to...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA Priority Legislation Advances, Important Dates for Exhibitors, and More
Read PostThank you for your interest in exhibiting at Inspire, Powered by FAA, the 2023 FAA Annual Conference and Trade Show taking place October 11-13,...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Advocating for the Industry, Lyceum Curriculum Updated, and More
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Call for Presentations, Platform Meeting, Leadership Lyceum, and More
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Call for Presentations, Platform Meeting, Leadership Lyceum, and More
Read PostHurricane Advisory As Florida closely prepares for the impact of Tropical Storm Nicole, multifamily owners and managers have a unique challenge to...
Read PostFAA Property Management Executive Forum slated for November 4, 2022, has been postponed until early next year.
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Officers Elected, Hurricane Recovery, Staffing News, and More
Read PostAfter Hurricane Ian decimated much of Southwest Florida and flooded parts of Central Florida, volunteers from local FAA affiliates, multifamily...
Read PostThe Sponsorship Opportunities and Exhibitor Prospectus is now available for Inspire, Powered by FAA, the 2023 FAA Annual Conference & Trade...
Read PostAs Florida continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Ian, FAA affiliates across the state are offering information and guidance. Apartment...
Read PostAfter exhausting all possible options to host the 2022 FAA Annual Conference & Trade Show, due to Hurricane Ian, FAA has made the difficult...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA Sues to Stop Rent Control Measure, 'Multifamily Florida' 2022 Charlie Awards, and More...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Miya's Law Webinar, Officer Nominations Now Open, Annual Conference Speaker Spotlights, and More...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA Presents Keynote Speaker, FAA Officer Nominations Now Open, and More...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: The 411 on Annual Conference, FAA Hall of Fame, and More...
Read PostBy Chip Tatum, NAAEI Faculty, CAM, CAE Executive Vice President As I sit here, I am nearly three months into one of the most exciting...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Annual Conference Website is Live, Registration is Open, Supplier Updates, and More...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Join FAA for Post-Session Legislative Update, Property Management Executives to Discuss Hot Topics, and More...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA Mid-Session Legislative Update Call, Discounted Apartmentalize Registrations Available, and More...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA Announces Nan Cavarretta Scholarship Recipients, Discounted Apartmentalize Registrations Available, and More...
Read PostThe Florida Apartment Association has awarded the 2022 Nan Cavarretta Scholarship to Melody Register and Andy Bermudez, to enable them to...
Read PostBy Diane Sears When Kimberly Maggard stepped on stage at the end of her term as the Florida Apartment Association’s 2021 president, she was...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Katie Wrenn got involved in the Florida Apartment Association through the encouragement of two people she considered mentors: her...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Presidents from the past 50 years of the Florida Apartment Association were in the “green room” backstage preparing for...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Register for 2022 Lgeislative Conferencde, Save the Date for Legislative Committee Meeting, New Meetings Coordinator, and More
Read PostBy Diane Sears When Bonnie Smetzer relocated to the east coast of Florida in the late 1980s from Atlanta, where she had been part of a large...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Shawn Wingate was in Washington, D.C., attending a National Apartment Association event, when two women she was with urged her to...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Register for 2022 Legislative Conference, FAA Taps Chip Tatum, Call for Presentations, and More...
Read PostThe Florida Apartment Association (FAA) is pleased to announce that Chip Tatum, chief executive officer of the Apartment Association of Greater...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Peggy Queen served as an association executive for 16 years for the First Coast Apartment Association, which was known then as the...
Read PostThe Sponsorship Opportunities and Exhibitor Prospectus is now available for the 2022 FAA Annual Conference & Trade Show, which will be held...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Over the course of 37 years of working in multifamily housing, Glenn Evers has seen all kind of changes in the industry. He has also...
Read PostBy Diane Sears When it was time for Ron Wenzel to be inducted as the 39th president of the Florida Apartment Association, he had a secret. He was...
Read PostThe Florida Apartment Association seeks education session proposals for the 2022 FAA Annual Conference & Trade Show, to provide members with...
Read PostFAA Executive Vice President Josh Gold, CAE, CMP, has accepted a position as Senior Vice President of Member Education, Programs, and Affiliate...
Read PostBy Diane Sears When Stacey Stuart took office as the Florida Apartment Association’s 38th president in 2014, it was the beginning of a new...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Linda Paolo remembers the year of her presidency at Florida Apartment Association as a busy and tumultuous time for the volunteer...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA's HR&A Study, Platform Meeting and Survey, and More...
Read PostBy Diane Sears For Susan Truesdale, it took a gentle push to get involved on the leadership track at the Florida Apartment Association, and she...
Read PostBy Diane Sears When Kellie Jackson was installed as the 35th president of the Florida Apartment Association in 2011, it was a family affair. She...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Cindy Fredlund remembers exactly how and why she got involved in the Florida Apartment Association. The 34th president of FAA, who...
Read PostFAA is proud to welcome Johnmichael Fernandez as the association’s local government affairs manager. In this role, Fernandez will assist in the...
Read PostBy Diane Sears One of the biggest benefits the Florida Apartment Association offers for members is industry education — everything from...
Read PostBy Diane Sears When you ask Mark Ogier about the role the Florida Apartment Association plays in the multifamily industry, he answers with three...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Donna Reiter admits she knew little about the multifamily industry when she first started working in it. She knew she would gain...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Annual Meetings of FAA and FSC, Platform Meeting and Survey, and more...
Read PostBy Diane Sears If there is one thing Mark Decker learned during his term as the 31st president of the Florida Apartment Association, it’s...
Read PostNena Gang is proof of how people forge lifelong bonds through the Florida Apartment Association. As a 2016 inductee in the FAA Hall of Fame, and the...
Read PostBy Diane Sears As the 28th president of the Florida Apartment Association, Teri Bates-Allen smiles when she tells people how big a role the...
Read PostBy Diane Sears As a longtime member of the Florida Apartment Association, Dori Rones has built up a lifetime of experiences. She still remembers the...
Read PostBy Diane Sears David Watkins holds the distinction of being the first Florida Apartment Association (FAA) member to be named chair of the National...
Read PostBy Diane Sears If you ask LuAnne Acton about how the industry has changed since she was president of the Florida Apartment Association in 2002,...
Read PostBy Diane Sears When Gary Cherry looks back at his tenure on the Florida Apartment Association board and as its 25th president, taking office in...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Conference Panel, OUR Florida Resources, Officer Nominations, and More
Read PostBy Diane Sears After more than 40 years in the multifamily industry, and most of them involved in apartment association membership or leadership,...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Jan Milbrath remembers walking the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C., with fellow members of the Florida Apartment Association....
Read PostBy Diane Sears Carey Bradburn got a call from his former college roommate in the mid-1980s who said, “I need some help.” The next...
Read PostBy Diane Sears The annual Legislative Conference has become a flagship event for the Florida Apartment Association over the years, with the...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Conference Registration, Officer Nominations, Local Advocacy Update, and More
Read PostBy Diane Sears When Dennis Fuller looks back on his year as president of the Florida Apartment Association in 1992, he remembers the travel and the...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Dan Allen became president of the Florida Apartment Association in 1991 after being a member of the Pinellas Apartment Association,...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Looking back more than 30 years to when he served as the 14th president of the Florida Apartment Association in 1998 and 1999,...
Read PostBy Diane Sears Have you ever stopped to think about how the Florida Apartment Association got started? The original president, Rolfe Duggar,...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Rental Assistance Webinar, FAAconference.com Now Live, FSC Nominations, and More...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Spring Governance Meetings, 50th Anniversary Opportunities, Trade Show Sold Out, and More
Read PostThe official website for the in-person 2021 FAA Annual Conference & Trade Show is now live at FAAconference.com. The site includes details about...
Read PostAlthough we have sold out of exhibit space and conference sponsorships, there are still some unique opportunities to get a tremendous amount of...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Eviction Moratorium, 50th Anniversary Opportunities, Very Few Booths Remaining, and more...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA Leadership Lyceum Scholarship Winners, Meetings, Legislative Conference, and More
Read PostBy Camila Cal The Florida Apartment Association has awarded the 2021 Nan Cavarretta Scholarship to Amy Baker and Samantha Harvey, to enable them to...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA Winter Governance Meetings, Legislative Conference to Be Virtual, and More
Read PostSuppliers, prepare to celebrate 50 years of FAA! Plan now for the 2021 Florida Apartment Association Annual Conference & Trade Show —...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA Legislative Conference, Meetings to Be Virtual, Call for Participation, and more...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA Annual Meeting Recording Available, Housing Costs Study, Call for Presentations, and more...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: FAA to broadcast annual meeting, compensation and benefits report, APAC virtual silent auction opens for bidding, and more...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Annual meetings of FAA and FSC plus broadcast, training on human trafficking, and more...
Read PostDuring the 2019 legislative session, language was added to Florida Statutes to increase human trafficking awareness by imposing various...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Free member webinar on evictions, training on human trafficking, FAA receives communications awards, and more...
Read PostIt's hurricane season, and multifamily owners and managers have a unique challenge to provide information and support to residents as well as to...
Read PostThe Florida Apartment Association has received three national awards and three statewide awards — including two first-place awards. FAA...
Read PostGovernor Issues Executive Order to Extend Florida's State of Emergency (Executive Order 20-166) On July 7th, the Governor further extended Executive...
Read PostThe Florida Apartment Association is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity in the treatment of all people. FAA stands in opposition to...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Trade show canceled, calls for nominations, diversity and inclusion, and more...
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Read PostDisclaimer: This information is being provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. FAA members are encouraged to...
Read PostDisclaimer: This information is being provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. FAA members are encouraged to...
Read PostFlorida APTitudes: Reopening amenities, solutions from suppliers, blast from the past, and more
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Read PostIn April 2020, the Florida Apartment Association (FAA) conducted an anonymous survey to collect data regarding how FAA members are adapting to the...
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Read PostDepartment of Business and Professional Regulation's Emergency Order On April 30th, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation ordered...
Read PostThe Florida Housing Finance Corporation issued Emergency Rule No. 67ER20-1 on April 29th, 2020. This emergency rule incentivizes owners and...
Read PostDisclaimer: The information enclosed in this email and online at www.FAAHQ.org is being provided for informational purposes only and does not...
Read Post2020 FAA Annual Conference website is live, digital edition of Multifamily Florida available, webinar series, and more.
Read PostIn an effort to educate the general public regarding how the multifamily industry operates and the community-wide positive impact that is...
Read PostDisclaimer: The information enclosed in this email update is being provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute...
Read PostWebinar series, lease updates, survey results, trade show almost sold out, and more.
Read Post_ The Florida Apartment Association is pleased to offer its members a series of FREE educational webinars throughout the month of April. Mark your...
Read PostThe Florida Apartment Association has requested that Gov. Ron DeSantis classify elements of the multifamily housing industry “essential”...
Read PostThe Florida Apartment Association (FAA) is committed to keeping members informed about issues that may affect you, your businesses, and your...
Read PostClick & Lease Now Includes Complementary Litigation Defender Insurance | NAA Issues Guidance on Covid19 Coronavirus | 'Multifamily Florida'...
Read PostBy Camila Cal The Florida Apartment Association has awarded the 2020 Nan Cavarretta Scholarship to Malia Thomas and Belinda Reaves, to enable them...
Read PostFAA Board of Directors to Meet | 2020 Nan Cavarretta Scholarship Recipients Announced | Emerging Leaders Scholarship Applications Open | and...
Read PostFAA Announces 2020 Legislative Priorities FAA members will be discussing important legislative priorities with Florida legislators during the 2020...
Read PostBy Katie Wrenn, CAPS WRH Realty Services Inc. As we wrap up 2019, I am honored and humbled at the opportunity to serve as the president of the...
Read PostBy Josh Gold, CAE, CMP Executive Vice President Welcome to the first issue of your redesigned Multifamily Florida! Although we modernized the...
Read PostAll 10 FAA affiliates have submitted the names of their delegates and alternates to the FAA Board of Directors. Their terms officially begin on...
Read PostNew FAA Board of Directors Seated | Registration Now Open for 2020 FAA Legislative Conference | Discounted Registrations to Apartmentalize...
Read PostRegistration Now Open for 2020 FAA Legislative Conference | Last Chance to Submit Proposals for 2020 Conference Presentations | Discounted...
Read PostFAA Executive Committee Installed | 2020 FAA Annual Conference & Trade Show Call for Presentations | Discounted Registrations to...
Read PostThe 2019 FAA Annual Conference & Trade Show blasts off this week with more education than ever before, plus a variety of networking...
Read PostWelcome to the New Florida APTitudes | 2019 FAA Annual Conference & Trade Show Ready to Blast Off | 2020 FAA Legislative Conference...
Read PostSuppliers, prepare to make your mark! Plan now for the 2020 Florida Apartment Association Annual Conference & Trade Show — Make Your Mark,...
Read PostFor the past couple of years, the calls that at least parts of Florida are suffering from an affordable housing shortage crisis have grown louder...
Read PostHurricane Advisory As Florida closely watches Hurricane Dorian, multifamily owners and managers have a unique challenge to provide information and...
Read PostApartment Industry Offers Solutions to Housing Affordability Crisis Study Finds Multifamily Developers Willing to Build Affordable Apartments...
Read PostFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2019 Gov. Ron DeSantis signs legislation to prohibit unfunded inclusionary zoning mandates HB 7103 eliminates...
Read PostFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2019 Gov. Ron DeSantis signs impact fee consistency into law HB 207 clarifies impact fee collection process,...
Read PostOne of FAA's 2019 legislative priorities is under attack and we need your help! Please click here to send an email to Governor DeSantis asking him...
Read PostFAA supplier members gathered on May 22 at the Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront to hear from a panel of seasoned supplier members and from Eric...
Read PostThe 2019 FAA Annual Conference & Trade Show is preparing to lift off from the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek October 2-4.
Read PostFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – FEBRUARY 28, 2019 JOINT STATEMENT ON RENT CONTROL PROPOSALS On Behalf of: Bonnie Smetzer, PresidentThe Florida...
Read PostThe National Apartment Association has prepared the following guidance and resident communications to assist you in working with residents who are...
Read Post2019 Legislative Priorities Click here for a digital copy of the Florida Apartment Association's priorities. #1. Support Sadowski Affordable...
Read PostHurricane Michael Recovery Resources As Florida's Panhandle recovers from the impact of Hurricane Michael, here are some resources compiled by FAA...
Read PostSuppliers, prepare for liftoff! Plan now for the 2019 Florida Apartment Association Annual Conference & Trade Show — Beyond Orbit:...
Read PostIt might be hard to believe, but it is time to nominate FAA officers for the 2018-19 board year. Click to download the nomination document. The...
Read PostFAA received a gold Excel award and three silver Excel awards from Association Media & Publishing, a professional organization for...
Read PostThe Florida Apartment Association is thrilled to be a finalist in four categories of Association Media & Publishing’s EXCEL Awards. FAA...
Read PostThe 2018 Sponsorship Opportunities and Exhibitor Prospectus is now available online. The prospectus includes a wide variety of ways to reach your...
Read PostThe thoughts and prayers of FAA leaders, members, and staff are with all who are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Irma, especially those who...
Read PostHurricane Irma Recovery Resources As Florida recovers from the impact of Hurricane Irma, here are some resources compiled by FAA staff. These...
Read PostHurricane Advisory As Florida closely watches Hurricane Irma, multifamily owners and managers have a unique challenge to provide information and...
Read PostThe creamy marble halls and brass wall sconces of the state Capitol building may not look like a battleground, but make no mistake: The 60 days of...
Read PostIt’s out with the old and in with the new at FAA, digitally speaking. Our new website and member database are now fully live at faahq.org. If...
Read PostFAA's website has a brand new look and updated technology in an effort to better serve all our members. To get the most out of your member...
Read PostBy Diane Sears The resident comes home from a business trip, and right away it’s evident something is wrong. Very wrong. There’s water...
Read PostEscape the Everyday through Teamwork By Josh Gold, CAE, CMP FAA Executive Vice President Picture yourself and a group of friends and colleagues...
Read PostBy Shawn Wingate Richman Property Services Inc. During Module I of the 2017 FAA Leadership Lyceum program, one of the students shared a favorite...
Read PostEditor's Note: This article originally appeared in the first quarter, 2017, issue of Multifamily Florida magazine. By Darren J. Ayoub ...
Read PostFAA News: Sadowski Funds at Work SAIL Program Helps Fill Multifamily Housing Gaps By Wendy Annunziata The Viridian apartment community in St....
Read PostShining a Spotlight on Our People, Purpose, Passion By Josh Gold, CAE, CMP FAA Executive Vice President The theme of the 2016 FAA Annual...
Read PostBy Shawn WingateRichman Property Services Inc. "Change is the only constant in life." — Heraclitus, Greek philosopher If there’s one...
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