Organization: MISSISSIPPI APARTMENT ASSOCIATION
Mission: PROMOTES PROFESSIONALISM IN THE MULTIFAMILY INDUSTRY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC'S RENTAL HOUSING NEEDS.
Activities: MAA CONTINUES TO GROW IN BOTH NUMBERS AND INFLUENCE. THE ASSOCIATION NOW REPRESENTS OVER 30,000 UNITS AT 179 APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, 20 MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND 87 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. MAA CONTINUES TO LOOK AT WAYS TO GROW MEMBERSHIP AS WE KNOW THAT OUR BEST ADVOCATES ARE OUR MEMBERS THEMSELVES. THE "DO BUSINESS WITH A MEMBER" CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND MAA WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERSHIP TO DO BUSINESS WITH OTHER MEMBERS.IT WAS AN EVENTFUL YEAR IN THE LEGISLATURE DURING THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE ASSOCIATION PLAYED A LARGE ROLE IN THE PASSAGE OF SB 2901, ALSO KNOWN AS LANDOWNERS PROTECTION ACT, BY USING THE ASSOCIATION'S INFLUENCE AS PART OF A LARGE COALITION OF GROUPS PUSHING THE BILL, THE INFLUENCE OF MAA LOBBYISTS AND THE COUNTLESS CALLS MEMBERSHIP MADE TO LEGISLATORS. THIS BILL WILL GIVE PROPERTY OWNERS MUCH NEEDED PROTECTIONS SUCH AS PLACING SOME RESTRICTIONS AS TO WHEN A LANDOWNER MAY BE HELD LIABLE AND ALLOWING JURIES TO APPORTION FAULT AMONGST ALL PARTIES AS THEY SEE FIT, ESPECIALLY INCLUDING THE PERPETRATOR OF THE SUBJECT ACT.MAA KNOWS THAT THERE WILL BE CHALLENGES TO THIS LEGISLATION AS WELL AS OTHER POTENTIALLY HARMFUL LEGISLATION IN THE FUTURE AND THEREFORE MAA MUST STAY ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. TO THAT END, THE ASSOCIATION'S CAPITOL DAY WAS ON JANUARY 22ND AND MAA ENCOURAGED PARTICIPATION. THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE ASSOCIATION'S NAME IN FRONT OF LAWMAKERS. ADDITIONALLY, MAA WILL BEGIN HOLDING FUNDRAISING EVENTS STARTING IN 2020 TO HELP FUND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONCERNS. THE ASSOCIATION WILL CO-HOST AN EVENT WITH THE MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS (MAAHP) IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.MAA EVENTS CONTINUE TO GET BIGGER AND BIGGER IN BOTH THE CAPITAL REGION AND THE PINE BELT REGION. THE ASSOCIATION HAD RECORD ATTENDANCE AT THE CRAWFISH BOIL WITH 375 ATTENDEES. IN FACT, THIS EVENT HAS BECOME SO POPULAR THAT THE MISSISSIPPI BRAVES ARE WORKING ON A NEW WAY TO ACCOMMODATE OUR GROUP IN 2020. IN THE PINE BELT, THE ASSOCIATION CONTINUED TO HAVE MORE LUNCH AND LEARNS AND NETWORKING EVENTS. THE EDUCATION AND EVENTS COMMITTEE IS FOCUSED ON BRINGING MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN 2020. THE PINE BELT REGION HAS GROWN SO MUCH THAT IN 2020 MAA WILL BE HOLDING SEPARATE AWARDS CEREMONIES TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MEMBERS IN BOTH REGIONS.
NTEE category: Mutual & Membership Benefit
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building