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VAMA staff and VAMA members participated in a discussion regarding evictions in Virginia on Monday.  In a recent NY Times article, Virginia was reported to have five of the top 10 worst cities for evictions in the country. Working together to solve the issue is a paramont goal for lawmakers and advocacy groups.

Visit http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/as-virginia-policymakers-begin-studying-high-eviction-rates-a-sharp/article_2497e31b-ec11-5e1b-846b-09126b9ed5d5.html to view the full article online.

 
Check out the results of municipal elections in Hampton, Fairfax City, Lynchburg, Newport News, Norfolk and Roanoke City.

Visit https://www.vpap.org/updates/2942-may-1-municipal-election-results/ to view the full article online.

 
Trump signed the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes a $1.3 trillion spending package that includes a 12.5 percent increase in low-income housing tax credit allocations over the next four years, along with funding increases for several affordable housing programs. 

Visit https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/2018-spending-plan-boosts-funding-for-39483/ to view the full article online.

 
One high rise public housing building in Chicago was "saved" in order to tell the story of public housing in America, its past, present and future.

Visit https://www.fastcompany.com/40520470/a-former-chicago-project-will-become-a-museum-dedicated-to-public-housing to view the full article online.

 
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Visit https://www.naahq.org/news-publications/social-amenities-hurt-community-value?utm_source=Pardot&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Industry-Insider to view the full article online.

 
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Visit https://www.naahq.org/news-publications/how-property-owner-mitigates-facebook-risk?utm_source=Pardot&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Industry-Insider to view the full article online.

 
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BRAC 5/22/18 Mini Con (VRLTA, Luncheon & Trade Show)
CVAA 5/22/18 Fair Housing Certification
HRAC 6/7/18 Fair Housing Certification
VRHC 6/8/18 Fair Housing Certification
CVAA 10/11/18 Mini Con Trade Show & Seminar Series
NRVAC 10/25/18 Trade Show & Maintenance Seminar

Visit http://www.vamaonline.org/events/event_list.asp?DGPCrSrt=&DGPCrPg=1 to view the full article online.

 
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Several areas of Southwest Virginia have been proposed as "Opportunity Zones," which will lead to tax incentives for some economic development.

Visit http://www.roanoke.com/business/news/northam-designates-opportunity-zones-to-attract-investment/article_0c9228e8-b1de-5d84-a961-b679f5c2e622.html to view the full article online.

 
A North Carolina developer recently scrapped plans to build apartments on the former Shenandoah Life land.

Visit https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/roanoke/developer-scraps-plan-to-build-apartment-complex-on-former-shenandoah-life-property to view the full article online.

 
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The Virginia Apartment Management Association
An Affiliate of the National Apartment Association
2812 Emerywood Parkway, Suite 231, Richmond, VA 23294

Phone: (804) 756-VAMA
info@vamaonline.org