Apartment Advocate Pro

Federal Advocacy Outlook: Washington Heads into 2024

By Greg Brown and Nicole Upano | | Updated

Undoubtedly, the past year featured record attention on rental housing policy at all levels of government, especially nationally. From the halls of Congress to numerous executive branch agencies, federal lawmakers are exploring high-stakes policies that could impact the rental housing industry—with…

NAA's Apartmentcast Offers Federal Regulatory and Legislative Update

| Updated

In NAA's newest episode of The Apartmentcast, we sit down with NAA’s AVP of Housing Policy & Regulatory Affairs Nicole Upano, and Jodie Anderson, Director, Federal Legislative Affairs for NAA, for an update on federal regulation and legislative affecting rental housing. For those…

Resident Screening in Multifamily Housing

By Lauren Shelton | | Updated

Resident screening is a topic at the forefront of the rental housing market. The White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights, released in January 2023, names it as a primary component in addressing housing discrimination and exclusion. Previous U.S. Department of Housing and Urban and…

CDC Eviction Moratorium Lawsuit Update

| Updated

On September 7, 2023, Darby Development Company, Inc. v. United States was argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. A three-judge panel was assigned to the case: Judges Kara Stoll, Tim Dyk and Sharon Prost. The appeal is not a new trial; it is focused instead on the…

House Committee Approves Key Tax Bills

| Updated

On June 13, the House Ways and Means Committee approved three tax bills on party-line votes that would, among other proposals, enable multifamily firms to deduct additional business interest without having to depreciate buildings over 30 years and allow firms to fully expense certain investments in…

Participate Now: Fannie Mae Energy & Water Survey

| Updated

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating its energy- and water-use performance scoring for multifamily properties. These scores ultimately provide metrics for property owners and operators to compare their consumption to other buildings. Many states and municipalities across the…

NAA Launches New Rent Control Resources

By Ben Harrold | | Updated

Across the country, rent control continues to be explored by lawmakers at all levels of government despite the stifling effect it has on local economies. In order to help our members, affiliates and advocacy network argue against rent control and rather for sustainable solutions that increase the…

Minneapolis City Staff Report Says No to Rent Control

| Updated

On April 14, Minneapolis city staff published an impact analysis, “Rent Stabilization Staff Analysis,” to provide in-depth background and research after voters approved an amendment to allow rent caps in November 2021. The report recommends against implementing a rent stabilization policy,…

Federal Advocacy Outlook: Advocate 2023

By Greg Brown and Nicole Upano | | Updated

The 118th Congress Convenes While Republicans took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in early 2023 as expected, no one foresaw the razor-thin four-seat majority (222–213). In the Senate, Republicans were only given a roughly 50/50 chance of taking the chamber, but few expected them…

NAA Update on HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

By Cedric Watkins | | Updated

On January 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register that aims to bolster the mechanisms that allow the agency to enforce the Fair Housing Act’s longstanding requirement to “affirmatively further…