Written by Forrest Wall, CAE, Staff Vice President and Industry Relations
Help AAM Make A Difference In The 2016 State House Elections!
With all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives up for election this year, AAM needs your help to maintain our strong voice for the multifamily rental property industry. One great way you can assist us is by supporting AAM-PAC. AAM-PAC is the Apartment Association’s political action committee, which utilizes contributions from members and aggregates them into one fund. This fund is used to financially support those elected officials who understand the important role of rental housing in Michigan’s economy. In short, we do the legwork for you to find the candidates who will best represent your business, and then support their campaign.
AAM has been very successful in the legislature in recent years, including the following victories:
- Apartment Inspection Law Reform Bill #1 (became law in February) – brings townships under Housing Law, makes registration and inspection optional for local governments, and stops practice of collection of inspection fees more than six months in advance of inspection.
- Trespasser Liability – law protecting property owners from liability in situations where trespassers are injured on the property.
- Interest Rate on Tax Tribunal Appeals – increased the statutory interest rate on Tax Tribunal appeals.
- Nonrecourse Mortgage Loan Provisions – helped to rectify the problems with certain loan covenants in nonrecourse commercial loan transactions.
AAM’s top legislative priority for this session is Apartment Inspection Law Reform Bill #2, which would provide for the right of the resident to give permission prior to local government inspection.
Remember, AAM-PAC contributions must be made via personal, partnership, LLP, or LLC check or credit cards. Please call me at 248-862-1004 to make your contribution today and help AAM keep our legislative momentum going!