CONTENTS
MAY 2015 | Volume 28, Number 5
6 FROM THE PRESIDENT
DENVER RISING PART 9
12
20 VACANCY & RENT
23 2015 MAINTENANCE OLYMPICS
31 MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT
33
RESIDENT RETENTION
35
37 CAPITOL RECAP
Suppliers Support our Industry, Here’s How You Can Support Them
North Douglas County
1st Quarter 2015 Summary
Presented by HD Supply and Community Interiors
PUBLISHER
Mark Williams
mwilliams@aamdhq.org
DESIGN, PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING
Christopher Dean
cdean@aamdhq.org
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Julie Evans-Schmitt
julie@aamdhq.org
COMMUNICATION CHAIRS
Renae Jones, AMLI Residential
Marci French, Bridge Property Management
CONTRIBUTORS
Nancy Burke, Craig Hammer, Carol Levey, Luke
Miller, Ernest F. Oriente, Victor Sanchez, Mary
Wessler, Brent Williams
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Scooping the Poop is the Law: Options for Managing Pet Waste
Can You Afford to Lose $230,400 in Leasing Revenue?
Leasing to New Prospects is a Massive Waste of Time
Senator Cory Gardner meets with Industry Leaders
4
Career Center
4 Leadership
6
June Awards
7
Tributes 2015
8
Association News
9 Miss Management
21 ProApartments.com
38 Apartment Advocate
40 New Members
40 Advertising Directory
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Government Affairs Admin & Events Coordinator:
Jess Eymann | jess@aamdhq.org
Education Manager:
Lisa Godbehere | lisa@aamdhq.org
Vice President of Member Services:
Julie Evans Schmitt | julie@aamdhq.org
Receptionist / Admin. Assistant
Kayla Hill | kayla@aamdhq.org
Vice President of Events & Education:
Betty Knecht | betty@aamdhq.org
Office Manager & Member Services Coordinator:
Lisa Leangen | lisaleangen@aamdhq.org
Accounting Manager:
Earlease Alexander | ealexander@aamdhq.org
Manager of Government Affairs
Luke Miller | luke@aamdhq.org
Manager of Communications, Marketing & Technology:
Christopher Dean | cdean@aamdhq.org
Events Coordinator
Kaleene Toback | kaleene@aamdhq.org
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