CONTENTS
february 2015 | Volume 28, Number 2
FROM THE PRESIDENT
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10 PHOTO ALBUM
16 SEEKING BALANCE
20 VACANCY & RENT REPORT
22 DENVER RISING 8
31 ASK THE LAWYER
33 TECHNOLOGY
CAPITOL RECAP
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37 LEASING
For Valentine’s Day, Show Your Maintenance Team Some Love
2014 Charity Auction
Total Denver metro apartments break 300,000 barrier
4th Quarter 2014 Summary
Denver Tech Center
PUBLISHER
Mark Williams
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DESIGN, PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING
Christopher Dean
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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Julie Evans-Schmitt
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COMMUNICATION CHAIRS
Renae Jones, AMLI Residential
Marci French, Bridge Property Management
CONTRIBUTORS
Cary Bruteig, Debi Bush, Lisa Godbehere, Carol
Levey, Luke Miller, Ernest Oriente,
Victor Sanchez, Ron Throupe, Kaleene Toback,
Jennifer Von Stroh, Mary Wessler, Debbie Wilson
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HUD’s Latest Take: Can You Just “Say No” to Marijuana?
Ten Technology Trends for 2015
AAMD Hosts Wheat Ridge Mayor’s Roundtable
Your Voice Carries the Words of 10,000 Leases
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Career Center
4 Leadership
7
Maintenance Olympics
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Association News
13 Miss Management
14 Education Focus
14 PowerLunch
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2015 Education Conference
& Trade Show
AAMD Alliance
Tributes 2015
Apartment Advocate
New Members
Advertising Directory
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Jess Eymann | [email protected]
Education Manager:
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