COLUMN
the executive director’s message more, visit the NAA website for the latest updates on education and opportunities to get involved and improve your business practices.
EBRHA Updates At our office, we have been busy planning for our annual fall trade expo — a great opportunity for networking and sharing of information. There is a lot of planning that goes into our expo, so we hope you save the date and attend this valuable event on October 23 from 3 p.m. to 7 Though summer months are meant to be relaxing, p.m. As property owners, we are so much EBRHA has been busy rolling out exciting changes. more than just landlords. We are neighBY JILL BROADHURST bors, parents, activists, and many of us have jobs outside of owning property. The annual NAA conference allows In an effort to expand and demonstrate for opportunities to meet up with other the layers we represent, we have forged state branches and talk shop regarding a relationship with the Alameda County local association battles and successes. Food Bank. As a community partner, we There are new vendor product options hope to see our members donate food that are shaped by the technological cans, here in our office, with our permalandscape: property management softnent donation bin that sits in our recepware, utility billing systems and prodtion area. If possible, we ask that you ucts that save on general maintenance. bring in a bag of canned goods the next Popping into seminars and workshops time you are in for a workshop. Also, if allows for an immediate brainstorm on any of your tenants move out and leave how EBRHA can be serving you better. their cabinets full, bring them down I find my time at this conference to be Among other exciting changes, EBRHA is happy to our office and contribute to a very highly beneficial. to introduce our new Membership Development worthy cause on behalf of the East Bay and Education Coordinator Tori Blanca Rental Housing Association. NAA is Your Association t’s summer time and most people Other exciting news in our office Membership with NAA not only bentakes this time of the year to relax includes the addition of Tori Blanca, our efits the way we operate as a local assoand get away, even if it’s for one new Membership and Education Coordiciation, it also supports and educates week only. In the property management nator. She is instrumental in membership our industry on the trends and issues business, we just hope no water heaters development, planning workshops and through a national lens. NAA has just blow and hope we aren’t forced to jump launched an updated website that you meetings, and assisting current members into hyperdrive during these typically with education. Be sure to welcome Tori should visit at www.naahq.org. calm summer months. the next time you see her in our office. All EBRHA members have memberAt EBRHA, we’ve been busy rolling Tina Bocheff — previously known as ship with NAA and have access through out positive changes and establishing our Director of Advertising — has been the member number listed on your units relationships to advance our associabusy forging partnerships and business magazine return address label. The tion. development that will benefit EBRHA monthly NAA magazine, units, covers In June, I attended the National members and our association. Therefore, the national landscape of rental housApartment Association (NAA) Eduher title has been appropriately changed ing. Be sure to read it every month for cation Conference in San Diego, the to Director of Strategic updates on the rental premiere event in the rental apartment “As property ownPartnerships. Look for housing industry on a industry. NAA is the mother orgaexciting alliances that national level. While there ers, we are so much nization of EBRHA and seven other more than just make our group stronmay not be specific local associations in California, and over 191 landlords: we are ger and at the cutting information regarding affiliates across the U.S. As an affiliate, edge of this industry. ordinances and programs, neighbors, parents, EBRHA looks to NAA for larger issues activists, and many How often do you there is valuable inforaffecting the rental housing industry, as of us have jobs outvisit our website? Did mation that may shape well as providing timely education and side of owning prop- you know you can the rules you enforce in government power in Washington DC. erty.” access our online forms your property. To learn
Summer’s Here
I
10 RENTAL HOUSING
| AUGUST 2013 |
ebrha.com