Resources

Our resource page provides our members with key industry resources, notices, and helpful tools and information on a variety of topics including fair housing information, government bodies, and other real estate associations. Some of the below resources link to a third-party site. The CAA assumes no responsibility for the text or validity of the information on these sites.

Real Estate Associations

National Apartment Association (NAA): America’s leading advocate for quality rental housing.
National Multi Housing Council (NMHC): NMHC advocates on behalf of rental housing, conducts apartment-related research, encourages the exchange of strategic business information, and promotes the desirability of apartment living.
Midwest Affordable Housing Management Association (MAHMA): A professional association representing owners and managers of affordable housing throughout Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA): The leading voice for affordable housing, advocating on behalf of multifamily property owners and managers whose mission is to provide quality affordable housing.
Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA): Offers affordable housing opportunities for Ohioans from rental assistance to home-ownership.
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®): The source for education, resources, information and membership for real estate management professionals for more than 70 years.
National Association of Realtors (NAR): The collective force influencing and shaping the real estate industry.
Ohio Housing Council (OHC): The OHC’s goal is to help professionals involved in all aspects of the affordable housing industry increase their participation in public policy debates and steer proposed regulatory requirements that could have a significant impact on the affordable housing industry in Ohio.

Smoke Free Housing Information:

Grandfathering Residents: Make the lease effective for everyone regardless of smoking status in six or 12 months time.
Promote 1-800-QUIT-NOW to your residents if they’re interested in quitting.
Sample Tenant Letter and Secondhand Smoke Survey - Click link to download resource
Smoke Free Lease Addendum (CAA) - Click link to download resource
American Red Cross Sound the Alarm Campaign: Find out about the organization’s effort to install free smoke alarms in vulnerable homes in the central and southern Ohio region.

Government (Federal, State, & Local)

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