Topics of Interest
TOPICS OF INTEREST…WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW!
LOCAL CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES AND RESPONSES Sharon Kennedy Response Matt O'Neill Response Charlie Winburn Response Charles Kubicki Response Adam Koenig Response Norbert Nadel Response Joe Deters Response Bill Seitz Response NAA EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL TOOLKIT NOW AVAILABLE The National Apartment Association (NAA) has recently released the “NAA Toolkit, Emotional Support Animals: A Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Requests.” Property owners have seen a significant increase in reasonable accommodation requests for emotional support animals in recent years and are concerned about possible abuse. While NAA seeks legislative and regulatory solutions to address concerns, NAA felt it was important to provide members with resources giving practical guidance on this emerging issue. As background, a lack of clarity in federal regulations opens the door for abuse and imposes an unfair burden on property owners, undermining the intent of the Fair Housing Act to help those truly in need of an emotional support animal. In cases where a property owner may request documentation on the disability-related need for an emotional support animal, the regulations allow for a broad range of individuals to provide the verification. These individuals include a physician, psychiatrist, social worker or other mental health professional. Additionally, an individual certifying the resident’s need for an emotional support animal is not required to have an actual treatment relationship with the resident. In some cases, the documentation supplied to property owners is in the form of a letter purchased online for a fee. This documentation may be obtained with little or no contact with a mental health professional, other than a brief consultation, and not as a result of an actual treatment relationship. In light of these concerns, NAA organized a working group of members, affiliated association staff and attorneys specializing in fair housing to collaborate on resources to help members navigate this complicated issues; the resources are compiled in the toolkit, including:
COVINGTON LANDLORD RESOURCES Click here to go to the Covington Landlord Resource Website Covington Landlord Forms and Documents BED BUGS Columbus Apartment Association Copyright 2008. Permission for duplication | & use to CAA members exclusively. Bed Bug Free Certification Bed Bug Rules and Regulations Training Manual & Checklist – Looking for Bed Bugs HUD Issues Revised Bed Bug Guidance SUB-METERING OF BOILERS Legislation-GreenHeat Boiler Sub-metering System IMPACT OF SEQUESTER ON THE MULTI-FAMILY INDUSTRY 10% Reduction in Payments to Property Owners CINCINNATI SAFE STUDENT HOUSING PROGRAM Cincinnati Enquirer July 3, 2013 Article on Safe Housing List Cincinnati Safe Student Housing TLC Addendum CINCINNATI SMOKE DETECTOR ISSUES Legislative Newsletter March 2013 CRYSTAL METH Brochures – Crystal Meth on Your Property DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MATERIALS Below are resources compiled by Dan Pike, Assured Neace Lukens, and presented in the Disaster Preparedness seminar in January 2016. ERP Preparedness Checklist Resident Emergency List 2016 ERP Phone Tree ERP Incident Response Checklist ERP CT and Provider Directory LEAD PAINT We have the Lead Paint Booklets required for distribution at the signing of the lease for buildings that were built before 1978. The booklets are .35 a piece. Click the link below for more information. Lead Paint Information Info about HUD’s LSHR Various Articles on New Lead Paint Regulations – click on the Lead Paint category on the right of the page http://todaysrentalnews.com/category/lead-paint/ POOLS Legislation-Pool Requirements With the V.G. Baker Pool Requirements. Be sure to check with your local Health Department that this will meet compliance SATELLITE DISHES FCC Fact Sheet on Placement of Antennas NHMC – NAA Resident Information WEATHERIZATION ARTICLES Legislation-CAA Weatherization Legislation-Landlord Weatherization PDF-CHCCAA Weatherization Packet Ohio Supreme Court Ruling regarding LIHTC effect on property valuations PDF-Property Tax Valuation Memo (Woda Ruling) Ohio Sales & Use Tax Information PDF-Ohio Sales and Use Tax Info Ohio Founding Fathers and Ohio Historical Documents Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, to celebrate the 237th anniversary of Independence Day, has founded a website to celebrate the great leaders of Ohio as well as another site to store Ohio’s historical documents such as Ohio’s Constitution. Below are the links to the press release, the Ohio Founding Fathers, and the Ohio Historical Documents. Press Release Ohio Founding Fathers Ohio Historical Documents |
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