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Membership Milestones
Membership Milestones

The following companies have maintained theirMembership to AAMD for consecutive years and we want to recognize and congratulate them! This year, there are 130 members celebrating a membership milestone, with 37 of them being members for more than 35 years! Click here to see the full spread of... Continue Reading

Date posted08/2/2021


Over $68,000 Donated to Charities since January 2020
Over $68,000 Donated to Charities since January 2020

Through the Apartments Giving Back campaign, AAMD honored each of the 2020-2021 Leadership team members by making a special donation in their name to the non-profit organization of their choice. Below are the organizations chosen by our leadership team: Danette Barrett: Go-Humanitarian Teri... Continue Reading

Date posted07/29/2021


AAMD Launches Inclusion and Diversity Initiative
AAMD Launches Inclusion and Diversity Initiative

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Earlier this year, AAMD launched a new initiative and committee committed to inclusion and... Continue Reading

Date posted07/28/2021


Wrapping Up the Year
Wrapping Up the Year

There Were Many Milestones Despite Pandemic Who would have thought back in June of 2020 that nearly the entire last 12 months would have been spent on Zoom? Taking that into consideration and looking back at what we accomplished over this last year,it is truly remarkable. To say it has been a... Continue Reading

Postedby Janelle French
Date posted07/26/2021


2021 Legislative Summary
2021 Legislative Summary

Recapping the most challenging legislative session for housing providers in Colorado history The most challenging legislative session for housing providers in Colorado history has now ended. This was the Year of The Crisis. The sheer number of anti-landlord bills, coupled with the erratic nature... Continue Reading

Postedby Drew Hamrick
Date posted07/22/2021


Governor extends 30-day rent demand requirement. What you need to know about the new executive order
Governor extends 30-day rent demand requirement. What you need to know about the new executive order

Today, Governor Polis announced Executive Order 120, extending for the third time the requirement for landlords to serve 30-day rent demands instead of 10-day rent demands. In addition, the new order keeps EO-110 in effect, which requires landlords to serve the DOLA FAQs with every type of... Continue Reading

Date posted07/2/2021


Pet Ownership On the Rise
Pet Ownership On the Rise

Data Suggests an Increase of Pet Owners in Apartments Many apartment operators have worked diligently to improve their pet-friendliness levels. And if pet friendliness wasn’t already a primary focus, it definitely should be now. New data indicates that the well-documented spike in pet... Continue Reading

Date posted06/24/2021


AAMD Announces Education Conference on July 28
AAMD Announces Education Conference on July 28

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Date posted06/22/2021


Sustainable Apartment Living
Sustainable Apartment Living

Increase your rent and resident retention with sustainable apartment living When a property can present creative ways to make residents’ lives easier, it can be a valuable form of relationship-building. Millennials and Gen Zs, in particular, are increasingly energy conscious, so offering an... Continue Reading

Postedby Ashley Tyndall
Date posted06/22/2021


But First, Your New Renters
But First, Your New Renters

First time renters are excited to live in your community! Continue Reading

Postedby Anissa Faus
Date posted06/18/2021


Rent Payments Remain High in Colorado at 97.9%
Rent Payments Remain High in Colorado at 97.9%

Colorado’s rent collection rate 0.9 percentage points higher than the national rate DENVER (June 10, 2021) – Colorado’s rent collection rate was 97.9% as of May 27, 2021, which is 1.1% higher than rent collections from the previous year, with a 96.8% rate recorded in May... Continue Reading

Date posted06/10/2021


Storytelling on Social is Key to Marketing Affordable Housing
Storytelling on Social is Key to Marketing Affordable Housing

Provide your prospective renters with an apartment brand they will remember by utilizing your social media and apartment website to tell your community’s story. Are you ready to kick off an apartment marketing strategythat requires more of a caring team effort than a big budget? The... Continue Reading

Postedby Ashley Tyndall
Date posted06/3/2021