Introduction
The National Apartment
Association (NAA) and the National Multi
Housing Council (NMHC) unite under the
auspices of the NAA/NMHC Joint
Legislative Program to support
legislative and regulatory policies that
enable the nation's 25 million
multifamily rental housing units to
continue to provide high quality homes
that remain accessible and affordable.
The NAA/NMHC Joint
Legislative Program, which is the
foremost proponent of the apartment
industry, assures that owners and
managers of multifamily rental units are
able to engage government officials in
constructive, ongoing dialogues and
participate in policy decisions
affecting their ability to provide
housing to millions of Americans.
Our industry's most
prominent leaders play an integral role
in shaping the agenda for the Joint
Legislative Committee and staff,
resulting in a finely honed strategy for
interacting with Congress, federal
agencies and others to advance policies
that strengthen professionally managed
rental housing.
Multifamily housing
has been one the premier performers in
the real estate market during the last
several years. And a healthy supply and
demand balance bodes well for
apartments' future performance. The
Joint Legislative Program will remain in
the vanguard of this success and
rigorously represents the industry's
interests in the ongoing debate over the
federal government's role in supporting
multifamily rental housing.
NAA
The National Apartment
Association (NAA) has been serving the
apartment industry for more than 50
years. It is the largest industry-wide,
nonprofit trade association devoted
solely to the needs of the apartment
industry. NAA is comprised of nearly 200
affiliates and represents approximately
30,000 rental housing professionals
holding responsibility for 6.3 million
apartment households nationwide.
NAA is a federation of
local and state associations of owners,
builders, investors, developers,
managers, and allied service
representatives of the rental housing
industry. It provides a nationwide
legislative network concerned with
governmental decisions at the federal,
state and local levels.
NAA's programs of
professional education and certification
strengthen a national network of skilled
apartment industry managers, maintenance
personnel, property supervisors, and
leasing agents.
NAA produces its
annual "Survey of Income and Expenses in
Rental Apartment Communities," which
covers more than 50 metropolitan areas.
The information is made available to
decision makers in Congress, the federal
Executive Branch, and the private
sector, as well as the decision makers
at the state and local governmental
levels.
NAA's units
magazine is the apartment industry's
leading trade magazine, with circulation
of approximately 35,000.
NAA's annual Education
Conference and Exposition is the most
comprehensive offering of seminars,
programs and exhibits aimed solely at
multifamily professionals.
NAA's National
Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse is
the nation's only centralized source of
information on accessible apartments for
those with special needs
NMHC
The National Multi
Housing Council (NMHC) represents the
interests of the larger and most
prominent firms in the multifamily
rental housing industry. NMHC's members
are engaged in all aspects of the
development and operation of rental
housing, including the ownership,
construction, finance and management of
such properties.
With a focused agenda
and the benefit of a membership
comprised of the principal officers of
the top residential real estate firms in
the country, NMHC has become a
nationally recognized and increasingly
sought-out voice of the multifamily
industry.
NMHC targets issues
involving housing policy, multifamily
finance, environmental affairs, tax
policy, fair housing, building codes,
technology, human resources, and rent
control. For more information, call
202/974-2300, e-mail
info@nmhc.org
or visit
www.nmhc.org.
