NAA Press Releases
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NAA Statement on 2024 Election Results
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ARLINGTON, Va. | November 6, 2024 – Statement from Bob Pinnegar, National Apartment Association (NAA) President and CEO, in response to the 2024 election results:
“The National Apartment Association (NAA) welcomes the opportunity to work with the new administration and members of the…
NAA Joins Coalition to Take Legal Action Against Gas Ban in Washington, D.C.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. | October 21, 2024 - On October 17, Washington Gas, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Maryland Building Industry Association the Teamsters Local 96, LIUNA Philadelphia/Baltimore/Washington Laborers’ District Council, the Restaurant Law Center, the National…
NAA Announces 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grant and Scholarship Recipients
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ARLINGTON, VA | October 22, 2024 – The National Apartment Association (NAA) today announced the recipients of the NAA 2024 Innovation in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (IDEI) Grant and the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) Alexandra Jackiw Diversity, Equity and Inclusion…
NAA and NMHC Statement on the Testimony of James H. Schloemer
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Today, James H. Schloemer, Chair of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Properties Company, testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance on behalf of the nation’s rental housing providers, their residents…
Broad Coalition of Housing Groups Cautions Against Proposed Rent Cap
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The Housing Solutions Coalition (HSC), a broad coalition of housing groups, today issued a statement regarding President Biden’s proposed 5% corporate rent cap:
This proposal amounts to typical election year rhetoric. Rent caps, also known as rent control, have never been viable solutions to the…
Federal Rent Control Hurts Communities
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ARLINGTON, Va. | July 16, 2024 – Statement from the National Apartment Association (NAA) in response to President Biden’s federal rent control plan:
“Today's announcement to cap rent increases at 5% or lose an important federal tax deduction is another attempt at failed…
Statement on FHFA Announcement on Resident-Centered Practices and President Biden’s Press Conference Remarks on the Possibility of Rent Caps
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The National Apartment Association (NAA), National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), and Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released the following statement in response to today’s announcement from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on new requirements for borrowers using Fannie Mae…
Rent Caps are the Easy Way Out
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The National Apartment Association (NAA) released the following statement in response to President Biden announcing a 5% corporate rent cap, another name for rent control, should he be reelected this November:
“Implying that rent control will solve the nation’s housing crisis is the easy…
NAA, HSC Respond to Biden's Rent Cap Rhetoric
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Statement from the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the Housing Solutions Coalition in reference to President Biden’s mention of capping rents during the debate:
“Decades of academic research from across the United States and around the world clearly show that rent caps – more…
Local Apartment Hero Saves 17 Lives
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Tampa’s own Ruiz wins MAINTENANCE LEGENDSTM grand prize
Arlington, Va. | June 27, 2024 – Harry Ruiz was named the inaugural MAINTENANCE LEGENDSTM grand prize winner. The recognition honored his heroic efforts at Vista Grande apartment community in Tampa Palms, Florida, where Ruiz saved the…