ICAST (International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology) received the 2016 New Mexico Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award in Resource Stewardship for its work in providing green rehabilitation to multifamily (MF) properties across New Mexico.

If you live in a dry climate, or somewhere prone to wild fires during Summer, then you know all too well about fire season. While adding fire safety to your rental’s to-do list will add a little extra work, in the end it can protect your tenants, assets and community.

The Water Authority is conducting customer meetings on its long-range water strategy. This is open to the public, and you can use either your residential or commercial account to register for one of four meetings.

AANM offers over 500 hours of education every year.

Sign up for a specific offering below or visit our website for a detailed list of all classroom seminars, luncheons, and events.

Leasing professionals are the first people prospective residents meet, and often their only gauge of the property staff. The NALP course is designed to teach these professionals skills to help them become top producers. AANM will offer this course starting September 15. Registration opens June 1.

Presented by Xfinity Communities, the 2016 Golf Classic is sold out for players! But there is still time to register to attend the lunch or snag a last minute sponsorship.

The Apartment Conference and Trade Show coming in August will present Sam Glenn, "The Attitude Guy" as the keynote for the opening session on Wednesday, August 17. Sam will return the following day for breakout sessions with on-site property managers with another message sure to inspire and motivate. Learn more about Sam by clicking here, and then register to attend by clicking here.

NAA/NMHC issued a white paper on HUD’s recently-issued guidance on the use of criminal histories in resident screening. NAA will follow up this white paper with a webinar in June. Stay tuned for more information.

NAA reports that all of our issues from the Capitol Conference are now moving steadily through the legislative process, but we have reached points where grassroots engagement is once again needed. Over the next 3 – 4 weeks AANM members will receive alerts from NAA asking them to take various actions in regards to our three bills.

NAA continues to increase the quantity and quality of our federal and state key contacts through the RAP Index survey tool. I hope you have taken the survey and are urging members to do the same as it benefits not only NAA’s federal advocacy but your state-level outreach as well. Please take this short survey to support NAA’s federal advocacy as well as our state-level outreach.

As a presenting sponsor of Maintenance Mania®, HD Supply will contribute to your local association’s maintenance education programs.
Here’s how to help AANM:
• Purchase products between May 11- June 12, 2016 from HD Supply.
• Use the 3-digit source code MSF every time you order during the promotional period.
• Place your order by calling 1-800-431-3000 or visiting hdsupplysolutions.com

AANM Members now have a unique opportunity to collect rent online and screen potential residents at no cost to the property owner and all the while benefiting your association.