CONTENTS
JANUARY 2015 | Volume 28, Number 1
6 FROM THE PRESIDENT
15 DENVER RISING
19 CHILI COOKOFF 2014
18 TECHCON 2014
27 ASK THE LAWYER
29 CAPITOL RECAP
31 MANAGEMENT
MAINTENANCE
33
Big Numbers, Big Irony for 2015
What to Expect in 2015
Pictures from the 15th Annual Event
Recap of AAMD’s Inaugural Technology Conference
PUBLISHER
Mark Williams
mwilliams@aamdhq.org
DESIGN, PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING
Christopher Dean
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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Julie Evans-Schmitt
julie@aamdhq.org
real Estate Commoission Compliance Back on the Radar
Congress Goes Home Without Renewing Terrorism Insurance
Resume References: Are They Really Necessary?
A Winning New Years Resolution: Act Now to Save Money
COMMUNICATION CHAIRS
Renae Jones, AMLI Residential
Marci French, Bridge Property Management
CONTRIBUTORS
Cary Bruteig, Phillipa Burgess, Lisa Godbehere,
Carol Levey, Nancy Burke, Ernest Oriente,
Victor Sanchez, Mark Tschetter, Mary Wessler
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4
Career Center
4 Leadership
7
Economic Conference
9
Association News
10 Education Focus
11 PowerLunch
13 Miss Management
29 AAMD Alliance
33 SmartMove
35 Apartment Advocate
37 Tributes 2015
36 New Members
36 Advertising Directory
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