Our Industry Needs Your Help There are currently two bipartisan pieces of NAA-supported legislation being debated in Congress right now, and we need you to take action: The Choice in Affordable Housing Act - focuses on incentivizing housing providers to participate in the Section 8 Housing...
Date posted 03/7/2022
PropTalk Podcast: Advocacy and Government Affairs: Shouldn’t We be in Every Conversation about Rental Housing?
Date posted 03/4/2022
AAGD PAC endorsed 49 candidates running for Texas Senate, Texas House and local offices, including County Judge, County Commissioner, and Justice of the Peace. Overall, AAGD PAC-endorsed candidates were successful in their races, resulting in a 79% win rate. Out of the 49 candidates we endorsed, 39
Date posted 03/3/2022
Judicial races matter for the rental housing industry. The primary election is March 1 and early voting begins February 14. Some of the many races that will be on the primary ballot are judges for county courts at law. As with justices of the peace, judges for county courts at law can have a signif
Date posted 02/11/2022
TRRP will not accept new applications after 5 pm, Friday, Nov. 5: Still processing current applications
Date posted 11/4/2021
Below is a letter from NAA to our members: Good afternoon. Hope you and yours are safe and healthy. I’m writing to share an important message with you about NAA’s advocacy on behalf of the apartment industry. As you know, NAA filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government from...
Date posted 09/30/2021
Letter to the members from NAA: Late last night, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 to strike down the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) federal eviction moratorium. “The C.D.C. has imposed a nationwide moratorium on evictions in reliance on a...
Date posted 08/27/2021
The AAGD Government Affairs team is actively working with local officials to find and alert our members of rental assistance programs available in our local cities and counties. Below you will find a list of information received as of today. As the AAGD staff is alerted to additional programs, we...
Date posted 08/12/2021
Judge Jenkins is implementing an indoor mask policy: The Order takes effect 11:59 p.m. on August 11, 2021. This Order applies to child care centers, Pre-K-12 public schools, businesses, and Dallas County buildings and facilities. All child care centers and Pre-K-12 public schools must...
Date posted 08/11/2021
On August 3, 2021, the CDC Director signed a new order reinstating the eviction moratorium to temporarily halt residential evictions in communities with substantial or high levels of community transmission of COVID. The Order took effect August 3, 2021, and will remain in effect through October 3,...
Date posted 08/5/2021
*Wins are highlighted in bold. May 1 Municipal Election Results May 1 was election day for most North Texas cities. AAGD endorsed 24 candidates for mayor and city council in seven cities – 14 candidates won, four candidates lost, and six candidates advanced to the runoff election. As...
Date posted 06/7/2021
Thank you to all our members and to the representatives from Denton County and United Way of Denton County for participating in the Denton County Rental Assistance Program Webinar. If you were unable to attend or would like to watch the recording, please click the link below. Eviction Prevention...
Date posted 05/5/2021
