ABODE December 2022

CONTENTS

December 2022

ON THE COVER 62

Happy Holidays from the Go-Getters! –

The HAA Go-Getters are ready for the holiday sea son. Learn more about the Go-Getters and how you can become one on Page 62. And don’t miss the ApartmentData.com market report and photos from the HAF Chili Fest.

Cover photos by Mark Hiebert, Hiebert Photography

FEATURES & PHOTOS

26 On the Scene – Photos from the HAA PAC luncheon.

28 In Memorium – Remembering Marvy Finger.

30 On the Scene – Photos from the TAA Fall Board Meeting.

28 What’s in Our Stockings? – Coal for Christmas is code for recession.

38 Offering Community and Care –The Indus Cares Foundation is dedicat ed to supporting advances in medical care, health and wellness education and literacy for under-served children.

42 Giving Thanks to the Multifamily Industry for a “Hand Up” – Shelters to Shutters works to connect homeless individuals in need of work with multi family industry partners.

46 HAAppy Holidays – ABODE is putting a spotlight on the HAA staff –find out who we are, what we do and who is who.

52 On the Scene – Photos from the HAF Chili Fest.

60 On the Scene – Photos from the Fair Housing Seminar.

74 On the Scene – Photos from the NEXT “Couch Talk.”

76 On Site with ABODE– Learn more about another Honors Award winning apartment community.

COLUMNS & MONTHLY UPDATES

6 President’s Corner – A thank you and looking back on our successes.

8 Patron of the Month – Meet and support Century A/C Supply.

9 Legislative Update – A general election recap.

11 It’s The Law – Naughty or nice?

14 Resident Relations – Learn more from a recent case settled by the Resident Relations Committee.

20 Calendar – HAA’s schedule of events for the coming months.

62 Go-Getters Ignite your HAA membership and recruit!

64 Welcome Mat – Find out about the newest HAA members.

66 The Ambassador ONE Society –The Ambassadors make connections.

70 Portfolio Changes and In the News – Property updates and industry news clips from our members.

78 Index of Advertisers – See the supplier members who support this publication.

79 MarketLine – The latest area market numbers.

80 BackPage – News from around the community.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Christy Rodriguez, CAPS

President John Boriack

Immediate

Past President

Mack Armstrong

Julie Batche

Jeff Blevins, CAS

Jill Bounds, CAM

Michelle Bridges, CAS

Kyle Brown

Joseph Bryson, CAM, IROP

Tina Cavaco

Terri Clifton

Michelle Croasmun

Deborah DeRouen, CAS

Derek DeVries, CAS

Scott Douglas, CAM, CAPS

Gina Erwin

Tamara Foster

Israel Garza, CAS

Diane Gilbert

Monica Gracia

Stephanie Graves, CAM, CAPS

Manu Gupta

Melissa Herrera

Clay Hicks

Deborah Holcombe

Crystal Jackson, CAM, CAPS

Tyler Johnson

Debbie Kelm

Jacob Kunath, CAS

Barby Lake

Laura Lestus, CAS

David Lindley, CAS

Sonia Lopez, CAM, CAPS

Betsy Marshall, CAM, CAPS

Kristin McLaughlin, CASe

Candis Mohr, CAS

Carlos Neto

Dean O’Kelley, CAS

Jenifer Paneral

Mark Park, CAS

Angelee Kumar Parikh

Velissa Parmer

Michelle Pawelek

Loyal Proffitt

Kelly Scott

Kurt Seidel

Corri Smith

Penny Sprang Kelley Suess

Debbie Sulzer

Ryan Terrell

Starla Turnbo

Richard Wall, CAM, CAPS

Shelley Watson

Quintina Willis, CAM

Tracie Yoder, CAPS

DIRECTORS EMERITUS

Josh Allen

Ken Bohan

Gary Blumberg

Kathy Clem

Jack Dinerstein

Jenard Gross

Darlene Guidry

Alison Hall

David Hargrove

Larry Hill

Stacy Hunt

Hap Hunnicutt

David Jones

Mel Kieke

Mike Koch

Dick LaMarche

Cesar Lima

Tim Myers

P David Onanian Jackie Rhone

John Ridgway

Kim Small

Eileen Subinsky

Steve Sweet Kirk Tate

Suan Tinsley

H J Tollett, Jr.

Pat Tollett

Vic Vacek, Jr.

Beth Van Winkle

Jerry Winograd

ADVISORY

DIRECTORS

Melissa Friend

Billy Griffin, CAS

Amanda Kelly, CAS

Stacy Lastovica, CAM, CAPS

Mary Lawler

Katy Myrick

Bruce McClenny

Bill Nye

Ruha Vohra, NALP, CAM

Tony Whitaker

GENERAL COUNSEL

EMERITUS

Joe Bax

PRODUCT SERVICE COUNCIL OFFICERS

CANDIS MOHR, CAS

JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ, CAS

YODER

BORIACK

HONORARY

LIFE MEMBERS

Claude Arnold Kenn Brown Tina Cavaco Terri Clifton Kevin Fenn Diane Gilbert Anita Harrison Dwayne Henson Mike Koch Merry Mount Monette Reynolds Sherry Stevenson Kirk Tate

Suan Tinsley Sonny Unverzagt Del Walmsley Nancé Wells H.P. Paul Young Jeanne Marie Zublin Dicks

PATRON MEMBERS 1961

CSC ServiceWorks 1968

Century A/C Supply 1978 Houston Planned Energy Systems 1982

Cotton Commercial USA Inc. 1984

AAA Plumbers 1985

Gemstar Construction Development 1986

Craven Carpet 1987

Dixie Carpet Installations 1993

Hire Priority Staffing & Executive Search 1994

Camp Construction Services 1997

Apartments.com 1999 FSI Construction Inc.

PRODUCT SERVICE COUNCIL MEMBERS

VICE PRESIDENTS

AT LARGE

Karen Nelsen, CAS ALN Apartment Data

Blaise Spitaleri, CAS, Gemstar Construction Development

Susan Alvarado, CAS Century A/C Supply Chris Bell, CAS, Roadrunner Restoration Marivel Bownds, CAS, Valet Living Tammy Broadway, CAS American Fire Systems

Shaun Callaway, CAS, Earthworks Brandon Coleman, CAS Cinema Anywhere Neal Conant, CAS, Gemstar Construction Development

Sean Cunningham, CAS, Flooring Warehouse

Marcelino “Tito" Estrada, CAS One Source Realty Advisors

Giovanna Gone, CAS, Century A/C Supply

Dan James, CAS, Redevelopment Services

Amanda Kelly, CAS, Brandt Electrical A/C & Heating Services

Debra Knight, CAS, Comm-Fit

Stephanie Krop, CASe, Poolsure

Liz Levins, CAS, Gemstar Construction Development

Jim Martensen, CAS Camp Construction Services

Tracey Moore, CAS, Flooring Warehouse

Matthew Nunn, CAS, Capital Construction Nikki Sekunda, CAS, The Liberty Group Mat Tilley, CAS, WeDoTrash Amber Whitaker, CAS FSI Construction

CHRISTY RODRIGUEZ President

GINA ERWIN Secretary/Treasurer

STEPHANIE GRAVES President-Elect

LOYAL PROFFITT Vice President at Large East

SHELLEY WATSON Vice President at Large West QUINTINA WILLIS Vice President at Large North

HOWARD BOOKSTAFF General Counsel

CASEY WATTS MORGAN CEO

DEREK DEVRIES, CAS President Camp Construction Services

Vice President, AAA Plumbers

Secretary, The Urban Foresters

DAVID LINDLEY, CAS Immediate Past President, FSI Construction

DEBORAH DEROUEN, CAS Treasurer, PooPrints

JOHN

Immediate Past President

TRACIE

Vice President at Large South

DECEMBER

Chief Executive Officer and Publisher

CASEY WATTS MORGAN, MPP cmorgan@haaonline.org

EDITORIAL AND DESIGN STAFF

Director of Publications and Design DEBORAH NIX dnix@haaonline.org Communications Manager MADISON O’BAR mobar@haaonline.org

ADVERTISING

Vice President of Membership and Marketing AMANDA SHERBONDY, CAE asherbondy@haaonline.org

CONTRIBUTING STAFF

Chief Operating Officer SUSAN HINKLEY, CAE shinkley@haaonline.org

Vice President of Government Affairs BRADLEY PEPPER bpepper@haaonline.org

Chief Financial Officer TREY WIMBERLY, CPA twimberly@haaonline.org

Vice President of Education and Outreach LAUREN TURNER, CAE, CMP lturner@haaonline.org

Director of Resident Relations MATILDE LUNA mluna@haaonline.org

Director of Events and Meetings LAUREN RAGIN, CMP lragin@haaonline.org

Director of Rental Credit Reporting TINA DEFIORE tdefiore@haaonline.org

Government Affairs Manager MADISON POLSTON mpolston@haaonline.org

Membership and Marketing Manager KAYLON NEWCOMB knewcomb@haaonline.org

Education & Outreach Manager CINDY DE LA RIVA cdelariva@haaonline.org

Director of IT WILL ALFARO walfaro@haaonline.org

PRINTER TGI PRINTED www.tgiprinted.com

HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES

COMMITTEE CHAIR

STAFF ADVISOR

Executive Christy Rodriguez Casey Morgan

Nominating John Boriack Casey Morgan

Fair Housing Mack Armstrong Casey Morgan

Ethics Michelle Pawelek Casey Morgan

Finance Gary Blumberg Casey Morgan

ByLaws Kyle Brown Casey Morgan

Past Presidents Council Kathy Clem Casey Morgan Multifamily Fire

Safety Alliance

Elizabeth Castro-Gray Bradley Pepper

Legislative Stephanie Graves Bradley Pepper

Political Action Stacy Hunt Bradley Pepper

Golf Starla Turnbo Madison Polston

Century Club Deborah DeRouen Madison Polston

Strategic Outreach Gina Erwin Lauren Turner

Education Advisory Council Betsy Marshall Lauren Turner

Career & Community

Development Penny Sprang Lauren Turner

Leadership Development Alison Hall Susan Hinkley

Community Outreach Jackie Aguirre Susan Hinkley

Product Service Council Derek DeVries Susan Hinkley

Expo Exhibitor Candis Mohr Amanda Sherbondy

Membership Richard Wall Amanda Sherbondy Ryan Weis

Ambassador ONE Society Liz Levins Amanda Sherbondy Blaise Spitaleri

Independent Owners Connection Ramon Nunez Amanda Sherbondy

Resident Relations A Diane Totten Matti Luna Resident Relations B Jana Gragg Matti Luna

Resident Relations Appeals Darlene Guidry Matti Luna HAF Fundraiser Brandon Coleman Lauren Ragin Stephanie Krop

NEXT Ruha Vohra Lauren Ragin Amanda Kelly

Property Awards Norma Alvear Tina DeFiore Diane Gilbert

HOUSTON

ABODE, DECEMBER 2022, VOLUME 45, ISSUE 12

ABODE (USPS 024-962) is published monthly by the Houston Multi Housing Corporation. Publishing, editorial and advertising offices are located at 4810 Westway Park Blvd., Houston, Texas 77041. Telephone 713-595-0300. The $50 annual ABODE subscription rate is included in all member dues and additional subscriptions are available. The annual subscription rate is $50 for members, $65 for non-members. Advertising rates are available upon request. Contributed material does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Houston Apartment Association. Copyright © 2022 by HAA.

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APARTMENT ASSOCIATION MISSION AND VISION: HAA is the leading advocate, resource and community partner for quality rental housing providers in the Houston and surrounding area. HAA develops leadership in the multifamily industry by engaging broadly diverse membership, embracing effective tech nology and advocating for a geographically inclusive association. ABODE IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION serving the multihousing industry in Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Waller and Wharton counties.

AS THE YEAR IS COMING TO AN END, SO IS THE TIME I HAVE LEFT AS YOUR HAA PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE BIG WINS WE HAVE HAD IN 2022, AS WELL AS THE DEDICATED MEMBERS WHO HAVE HELPED US FINISH THE RACE!

There is no “I” in team after all, and these milestones truly could not have happened without the contributions from our tireless members, hardworking staff and the great leadership that we have here at HAA.

I could not fit all of this year’s accomplishments in one magazine, even if I tried. But I wanted to make sure a few were noted to show the magnitude of growth we saw this year, which wouldn’t be possible without the support from our members and volunteers.

Our members showed up in a big way this year, reaffirming everyone’s passion for this association, starting with the HAA NEXT Committee, which raised more than $13,000 for Halo House Founda tion this year during the group’s Multifamily Game Show. It was followed by the fan-favorite 2022 Chili Fest, raising more than $41,000 for the Houston Apartment Foundation.

As President, I appointed a Charitable Task Force to help the organization focus our charitable deeds and efforts. This group was led by Immediate Past President, John Boriack and worked diligently to identify three deserving charities – NestQuest, YMCA and Shelters to Shutters – that HAA will support and partner with moving forward to optimize our charitable reach for the organization.

Attendance exceeded expectations for the Houston Apartment Foundation’s education offerings in 2022 and it is evident that education offerings are in high demand. In 2022, the organization combined the Education and Outreach departments to ensure that member needs continue to align with the organizational structure. It is my hope that this combined focus will allow us to continue to support membership needs for many years to come.

As this was an election year, we had high hopes for our Government Affairs team and they did not let us down. The HAA PAC held a 96.5%-win rate within their endorsed candidates this election season and PAC membership grew by 46% in 2022.

None of these accomplishments would be possible without the support of HAA leadership and  I would like to share a special note of gratitude to the Executive Committee, Past Presidents, Board of Directors and HAA Leaders who have put countless hours into HAA and have supported me over this past year. Please check out all of their names listed on Page 4 and, for a little holiday fun, check out our “Guess Whose Pet” Game at right!

I consider my time as President of the Houston Apartment Association a great honor and privilege and will forever cherish the year of 2022. As I continue my volunteer journey as a Vice President at Large for the Texas Apartment Association next year, I look forward to serving you for many years to come.

Thank you for being a part of my journey and allowing me to be a part of yours. I am honored and humbled to have served alongside all of the “heart” working members and staff and appreciate your service to our organization.

Graciously humbled,

Christy

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These companies have generously supported the Houston Apartment Association with their patron membership. Please give them careful consideration, whenever possible, in your business.

December Patron of the Month

Houston Planned Energy Systems

HAA Member since 1978

Cotton Commercial USA Inc.

HAA Member since 1982

Hire Priority Staffing & Executive Search

HAA Member since 1993

CSC ServiceWorks

HAA Member since 1961

Craven Carpet

HAA Member since 1986

Camp Construction Services

HAA Member since 1994

Apartments.com

HAA Member since 1997

Gemstar Construction Development Inc. HAA Member since 1985

AAA Plumbers

HAA Member since 1984

FSI Construction Inc. HAA Member since 1999

Dixie Carpet Installations

HAA Member since 1987

Century A/C Supply

HAA Member since 1968

GENERAL ELECTION RECAP

HAA PAC endorsed candidates successful in 96.5% of races.

THIS YEAR SAW us elect nearly every state office from Governor to State Represen tative, as well as every member of our Con gressional delegation. In addition, and of particular interest to us, we voted on all County Judges as well as some Commission ers, Judges and Justices of the Peace.

Elections have consequences and who we elect to offices up and down the ballot will have an impact on not only our industry, but our daily lives as well. It is critical that we con tinue to elect candidates that are pro-industry and follow the law.

HAA PAC members met with and screened candidates throughout this year. After collabo rating with both NAA and TAA, we determined a list 86 candidates to support for this election. We are proud to say that 96.5% of HAA en dorsed candidates were successful in their elections. Thank you for your support of the HAA PAC and the industry.

National

That red wave that was projected to sweep Republicans into control of both the House and Senate in Washington and Governor’s mansions and state legislatures across the country, it never crashed.

That said, the much-anticipated 2022 General Election is a wrap, well, kind of. At the time of printing, there is a runoff election for a Georgia Senate seat and 20 House races are still being counted from the November 8 election.

Control of the United States Senate will not change. Currently Democrats and Republicans hold 50 seats each, with Vice President Kamala Harris (D) as the deciding vote when there is a tie. Following the election, Democrats hold 50 seats and Republicans hold 49. After the Geor gia runoff, it will be 50 - 50 again with VP Har ris holding the tiebreaking vote or 51-49 in favor of Democrats.

The United States House of Representatives is still up for grabs, but it is likely that Republi cans will reach the 218 seats necessary for a majority in that chamber. At press time,

Republicans hold 217 seats and Democrats hold 204. While these results will likely flip the House to Republican control, it will be at a much smaller margin than had been forecasted.

Texas

Here in Texas though, our elections are mostly decided. All statewide races have been called. The Texas House of Representatives stands at 86 Republicans and 64 Democrats (Republicans gained one seat).

The Texas Senate still has one race that is too close to call. However, it will not impact control of the Senate chamber, as Republicans have actually gained one seat and hold 19 of the 31 seats at this time (that number could in crease to 20).

For our state elected officials who do their business in Austin, it remained pretty much status quo and very red. Republicans won every statewide elected position, again. A Democrat has not won a statewide position since 1994. Republicans also continue to hold both chambers of the Texas Legislature, as they have done for the last 20 years.

Due to the population increases that were calculated from the Census, Texas added two new Congressional seats this cycle to increase our delegation to 38 members of Congress. After redistricting to draw new maps and some retirements, there were several open seats or current members of Congress who were run ning in different districts.

Even with these changes, after last months election, our Congressional delegation break down remained similar with Republicans (25) and Democrats (13) each adding one seat to their total.

While Democrats had made some gains in voting margins in races across the state over the last two elections cycles, last month saw most of those gains erased and Republicans reestablish Texas as very much a red state for the foreseeable future.

That said, even with all indicators (inflation, crime, President Biden’s approval rating) pre

dicting additional pickups for Republicans in the Texas Congressional delegation and the Texas House of Representatives, that optimism was quickly muted on election night when those gains did not materialize.

This is very similar to what the Democrats experienced in 2020. With the enthusiasm from the 2018 elections, President Trump at the top of the ticket, the unprecedented amount of out of state special interest money focused on flipping the Texas House, Texas Democrats were poised to make Texas purple and then … it did not happen.

All statewide races stayed in Republican control. Our Congressional delegation kept the same split. Democrats picked up one seat in the Texas Senate and flip flopped a couple of seats in the Texas House which resulted in no net pick-ups for either party.

So with all of the resources and energy used over the last two cycles, what we know is, the more things change the more they stay the same.

Local

While the numbers show that Texas is a red state, it is hard for the numbers not to show that Harris County is a blue county. Even with Republicans running in county races far out pacing the top of the ticket statewide elected Republicans, they still came up short in virtu ally every countywide race.

There was an unprecedented amount of money, resources and attention focused on the race for Harris County Judge and judicial races as a whole. This helped narrow the mar gins, but was not quite enough to get over the hump. Prior to this election, a Republican had not won countywide since 2014.

In Harris County, we saw Governor Greg Abbott (R) receive 44.5% of the vote to Beto O’Rourke’s (D) 54% and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) received 44% to Mike Collier’s (D) 53%.

The biggest race in our area was for control of the Harris County Commissioners Court and specifically, the races for Harris County

NAUGHTY OR NICE?

Navigating a list of fair housing and holiday issues.

THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE!

This should be your favorite time of year. Everyone seems happy. We have long holiday weekends. We give (and receive) plenty of gifts. It’s amazing and wonderful!

Well, maybe not for everyone. Your proper ties have more traffic, more guests and more crime. More packages will be delivered.

And residents … want to party and decorate everything!

(To the tune of “Let it Snow”)

Oh, the climate outside is frightful, But the season is so delightful, Residents are all aglow, Tell em’ no, tell em’ no, tell em’ no

Fair Housing is not a stopping Just cause holidays are a popping, Things are not on the down low Tell em’ no, tell em’ no, tell em’ no

Decorations you think are all right, But the common areas are adorn, With religious scenes up right, You can see the coming storm

Your control is slowly dying, Residents will never stop trying, It’s time to save your job so, Tell em’ no, tell em’ no, tell em’ no

You wonder how you can navigate this time without running into fair housing issues. You understand that the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based on a number of protected classes including religion. You also know that the Fair Housing Act prohibits fostering a hostile environment because of a person’s protected class. These concepts may run inconsistent to some of your residents expressing their holiday cheer.

The key to avoiding fair housing com plaints is to not offend anyone. However, that may be tough in these times when residents seem predisposed to engaging in conflict with one another. At any rate, you know you need to do your best.

Let’s look at a few common fair housing is sues that become especially relevant during the holiday season.

Is it acceptable to decorate the manage ment office?

Of course. In fact, one could argue that the way to spread holiday cheer is to create a joy ful, colorful and meaningful experience while residents are in your office. However, be careful! You should be aware of who your audience is.

You want to focus your decorations on celebrating the holidays in a neutral fashion You should avoid decorations or displays that may lead those who are not included to be offended. The best approach is to try to

decorate with neutral, colorful and com monly accepted holiday items and themes.

It may be important to note that, in 1995, HUD released a guidance relating to adver tisements under the Fair Housing Act. In its guidance, HUD stated that the use of secu larized terms or symbols relating to religious holidays such as Santa Claus, Easter Bunny or Saint Valentine’s Day images, or phrases such Merry Christmas, Happy Easter or the like, does not constitute a violation of the Fair Housing Act. This may provide some guidance with respect to the types of decora tions that HUD would find acceptable. How ever, no matter what you decide, you should remain sensitive towards the feelings of oth ers. The less offensive your residents find your decorations to be, the more likely you will not receive a fair housing complaint.

Can residents decorate their units?

Of course. However, once again, you need to take into consideration how resident dis plays may be seen by others. A resident should be able to decorate the inside of their unit in any way they deem appropriate, sub ject to any rules you might have regarding safety-related issues. You may also have cer tain restrictions on decorations or displays that are attached to the inside of a window and visible to the outside. However, these should be subject to the same rules you would use for any displays that residents would need to comply with during the rest of the year.

A more difficult issue may arise based upon how residents are decorating patios and balconies. However, these should also be subject to whatever rules you have regarding items placed on patios and balconies, or that may be draped over railings. You should al ways try to apply the standard rules you have had during the rest of the year to all residents on a consistent basis.

A holiday tune by Howard M. Bookstaff, HAA General Counsel

Should residents be allowed to have parties?

Your rules regarding resident parties should not be based on any religious beliefs, but on issues relating to the potential for problems that could arise by having a large, noisy crowd around limited space. In this re gard, it may be beneficial to review your rules with all residents in advance. You may have rules regarding the number of guests a resi dent can have, parking and signage that can be posted on your property. If you detect that a particular resident is going to have a large get-together, you may want to work with that resident to determine how things can go without violating the rules. You also want to remain consistent in the application and enforcement of any rules. If you allow one resident to have a large party, you may face issues when you don’t allow all residents to have similar events. Your plan should be well thought out to avoid unneces sary issues and complaints, including possi ble fair housing complains when one resident can have a Christmas party but the other resident can’t have a Hanukkah party, even though the parties may be on different days and create different issues for your property and other residents.

Should you have resident parties?

This is up to you. However, you should be mindful how you advertise any parties, who might feel left out and whether you would to serve alcoholic beverages. While many resi dents might enjoy an adult beverage (or two), families with children may feel excluded by not being able to participate on the same level as other residents. Even the time of your party (late night versus early evening) may raise issues for families with children. While your intent may be to spread holiday cheer and create a community atmosphere, your party plans should consider the potential to offend.

Can (or should) I have lighting or decoration contests?

This gets a little tricky. If you have a con test, they should be phrased as a “holiday” contest rather than a “Christmas” contest. Additionally, if you judge holiday lighting or decorations, avoid giving points for a reli gious theme. While competition is great, you may want to award those that simply partici pate in the contest, rather than judging who is the “best.” Even a neutral approach may offend those that simply don’t want to cele brate or believe in celebrating the holidays.

Holidays are fun, but can be tricky. We can’t ignore fair housing issues, especially during the holidays. Hopefully this article helps you navigate these fairly tricky issues during this time of year. Good luck and happy holidays!

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PICTURES OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN

A property’s charges are justified after proving damages caused by a resident with time-stamped photos.

A RESIDENT FILED a complaint with the Houston Apartment Association to dis pute charges on her final account statement.

In her complaint, the resident claimed to have no damages in her unit upon move-out and that the charges were invalid. She in cluded photos of her apartment that showed no damage or mess left behind.

Management Response

Management responded to HAA and the response was forwarded to the applicant. Enclosed in management’s response were copies of the lease, application, move-in condi tion form and pictures after move-out.

Each photo from management was time stamped showing the exact date it was taken,

and also showing damages to blinds, the stove top and countertops that the resident denied causing.

The Committee’s Decision

After reviewing the case, the committee decided in favor of management. The timestamped photos showed damages following the move out that were not listed on the move-in condition form the resident turned in upon moving in.

The resident owes the property $665.

The HAA Resident Relations Committees pro vide an impartial review of resident complaints using the documentation provided by both the resident and management. When the committee

finds in favor of the resident, we appreciate a di rect response from the property to the resident within two weeks and a copy of the payment sent to HAA for our records. When the committee finds in favor of the resident, management may file an appeal. When the committee finds in favor of the property owner, the decision is final.

If you are a manager with a resident relations issue, call HAA at 713-595-0300 for direct assistance.

Renters can be referred to HAA by calling 713-595-0300 to speak to a trained consultant, fluent in English and Spanish, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents can also be directed online to www.haaonline.org/renters.

SPONSOR MEMBERS

These companies have generously supported the Houston Apartment Association with their sponsor membership

Please give them careful consideration, whenever possible, in your business.

3BeeGuys Bee Removal

A Affordable Services Co

AAA Staffing Ltd

AAdvantage Laundry Systems

ACM Contractors of Texas

ACT Security Group

Action Window Coverings Inc

ACTIV Answer by Audio Images

Adobe Floors Inc

Adventure Playground Systems Inc

Alexander-Rose Associates Inc

All About Doody Pet Solutions LLC

All American Mailboxes of Houston Inc

All Dry Service

ALN Apartment Data

Ambassador Services LLC

The Ambrose Group

America Outdoor Furniture

American Fire Systems Inc

American Platinum Builders

AmRent

Andrews Myers PC

Apartment Lines

ApartmentData.com

Apex Multifamily

AppFolio

Arbor Contract Carpet Inc

ASAP Personnel Inc

ASAP Steamers Carpet Cleaning

Atlantis Exterior Cleaning

Atom4 Security Camera

AZP Multifamily

Belfor Property Restoration

Bell’s Laundries

Benefits 4 Rent

Bentley, Bratcher & AssociatesPC

Bettencourt Tax Advisors LLC

BGE Inc/aka Brown & Gay Engineers Inc

Bio-One Houston South

BioTechs Crime & Trauma Scene

Cleaning

Black Tie Logistics

Blue Marlin Maintenance & Services

BluSky Restoration Contractors

Brady Chapman Holland & Assoc

Brandt Adjusting Service LLC

Chance Brandt Public Adjuster

BrightView Landscape LLC

Brown & Brown Lone Star Insurance Agency Inc

BSI

C3 Building Solutions

Cano Electric Inc

Capital Disaster Solutions

CashFlow Pros LLC

Centex Construction

Century Fire Protection Houston

CFI Group

Chadwell Supply

Citi Fence & Concrete

City Pups

City Wide Building Services

Classic Same Day Blinds

CNM Project Management LLC

CoAdvantage

Commercial Fire Protection

Construction ECO Services Contractors Inc

ControlByNet Cloud and Managed Video Surveillance Solutions

Core 24/7 Restoration & Construction

Core By KHI Restoration

Core Multifamily Fabrication

CORT Furniture

The Crawfish Men Catering

CRE Business Solutions LLC

Crowned Eagle Construction

CSC Serviceworks

Cypress Landscaping & Irrigation Inc

D&G Quality Roofing Inc

DeNyse Companies

Designs by Holmes

DHI Commercial Roofing

Diamond Services LLC

DNM Contracting Inc

DoodyCalls

Dryer Vent Wizard of Humble

Ecolo Environmental Inc

Embark Services

Emersyn Electrical Services LLC

EnviroSmart Multifamily Pest Solutions

Epic Air Conditioning

EPICHTX Construction

ESI Fire & Security Inc

Ezlo Innovation

Fantastic Floors

FASTSIGNS Missouri City

Featherston Sign Partners

FFH Inc DBA Liberty Builders

Fiat Construction LLC

Fidus Construction Services

Finish Factory Inc

Fire and Life Safety America

Fire Reconstruction Inc

Firetrol Protection Systems

Flavor Finish Resurfacing

Frontier Waste Solutions fun abounds

Furniture Refinishing Services

Gambit Construction Gateman Inc

Gemaire

Get It Done Cleaning Service LLC

Gifford Roofing

Giordano Construction Inc

Go-Staff Inc

Grace Landscaping

Graphic Stylus Promotional Products

Great American Business Products

Green City Security LLC

Green Garbology

Greenlogic Lighting & Electric

GT Security Solutions

Guardian Gutters

Halo Doors Inc

Hamilton-Steele Outdoor Accents

Hard Works Valet Trash & Recycling

Higginbotham

Hive Technology

Homeland Protective Services Inc

Hoover Slovacek LLP

HQ Contracting

Hut Services LLC

Industrial Disposal Supply

Infinity Power Partners

Infinity Roofing & Restoration

Inner Loop Construction LLC

Insgroup

J and B Carpet Services

JAK Environmental LLC

Jenkins Restorations

Johnstone Supply

Jonah Digital Agency

Kathy Andrews Interiors

Keylo Painting & Construction

KONE

L.A. Public Adjusters

Law Office of Ernie Garcia PLLC

Leah McVeigh Design and Consulting

LeasePal Inc

Ledge Lounger

Lee & Barrier Builders LLC

The Liberty Group Liftmaster

Lithotech Printed Products/ Forms Center

Lopez Carpet Care & Painting

LP Building Solutions: LouisianaPacific Corporation

LSR Multifamily

LVL Up Remodeling

Maldonado Nursery & Landscaping Inc

Masonry Solutions Inc

Matrix Construction Services

McMahan's Flooring Inc

Men In Kilts

MGL Rehab Construction

Milwaukee Tool

Modern Pest Control

Monge Contracting Group

MPS Direct

Mueller Water Conditioning Inc

MVI Construction

MX2 Commercial Paving

National Renovations LLC - DBA

Repipe Specialists Inc

Nationwide Compliant

NEI General Contracting

Nelson Painting and Construction NGC Renovation LLC

Norman Roofing and Construction

Northwest Construction Group

O’Conor Mason & Bone PC

Oasis Eco Services

On Duty Tree and Landscape

On Site Towing LLC

Orkin Pest Control Outdoor Elements

Pace Mechanical Services LLC

Pack It Movers

Parking Management Company/ PMC Towing

Paul Davis Greater Houston PCS Creative Surface LLC

Perma Pier Foundation Repair

The Phoenix Staffing

Pool Knights

Precision Safe Sidewalks LLC

Pro Kleen Exterior Services

Pro-Tex Contracting Group

PROCO Commercial Roofing

Professional Resurface LLC

Property Guardians

Pura Flo Corporation

PuroClean

Qira Inc

Quatro Tax LLC

Qwikkit

RAM Construction

Ram Jack Foundation Solutions

Redevelopment Services

Reliable Roofing of Texas Inc

Reliant

RENCON

Rent Debt Automated Collection Services Inc

Rent.

Residential Waste Service LLC

Restoration 1 of Central Houston

REVS (Refuel Electric Vehicle Solutions)

RezClean Houston

Roadrunner Restoration

Company LLC

Roosevelt General Contracting

Roto-Rooter Services Co

SafeRent Solutions

Saifee Signs & Graphics

Saint Clair & Sons Inc

Sayan Renovations and Construction

Scoop Troop HTX

SEAL Security Solutions LLC

Secure Insurance

Select Appliance Wholesale LLC

Sherwin Williams

Sign-Ups & Banners

Signal 88 Security

Skyline Highrise Services

Snappt

SOS-ASAP Softwashing

South Central Electric LLC

Spectrum Brands Hardware and Home Improvement – Pfister Faucets and Kwikset Lock

Steward Trash Valet Service

Stormwater Professionals Group

Strata Roofing and Construction LLC

Strategic Electrical Solutions

Structural Concrete Systems LLC

Sunny Pressure Washing LLC

Swain & Baldwin Insurance & Risk Management

Swift Bunny

Texas Apartment Pool Services

Texas Concrete Professional Company

Texas Engineered Roofing & General Contracting

Texas GroundWorks Management

Texas Landscape Group LLC

Texas Southwest Floors Inc

Texas Waste Management Solutions LLC

Texas Window Cleaning Co Inc

Three Amigos Texas LLC Threshold Agency LLC

Tile Center

Tpo Pros Roofing & Restoration Trash Roundup LLC

Two Brothers Foundation Repair

United Protective Services

Urban Value Corner Store

USA Heroes Coalition D/b/a USA Real Estate Professionals (USAREP)

USA Patrol Division

USMEX Advisors/The Collective Real Estate Group

Valet Living

VBM Waste LLC

VERO Leasing

Vima Decor

Warrior Patrol Services LLC

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems

Watermark Restoration and Construction

Wayfinder Tax Relief LLC

Webb Pest Control

Whitmans Contracting and Roofing

Wilson Fire Equipment Wilsonart LLC

World Cinema Inc

BE A PART OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF HAA

LEADERSHIP. This niche group within HAA is dedicated to the networking and professional development needs of HAA’s young professionals and it is open to all members. Network with your peers and grow your career together among the next generation of HAA leadership! To learn how to become involved with NEXT, see online at www.haaonline.org/next.

NEXT Mission

Statement:

A network of young professionals committed to the growth of future leaders with the Houston Apartment Association through education, peer-to-peer networking, and legislative and community involvement.

HAA NEXT programs include free networking events held at various venues across Houston and low-cost Professional Development Breakfasts held virtually or at the HAA Education Center. The Professional Development programs feature special guest speakers on timely topics relevant to enhancing and furthering your multifamily industry career.

Register online at www.haaonline.org/next or email us at events@haaonline.org for more information. We look forward to meeting you!

Amanda Kelly

DECEMBER

1

Legal Lowdown

Thursday, December 1

3 p.m. to 4: p.m.

Via Zoom Registration closes Wednesday, November 30 at noon. Registrants receive access links via email one day prior to event date. HAA's monthly legal series comes to you virtually with Howard Bookstaff. Visit the event calendar at www.haaonline.org to register. Sponsored by Guardian Construction

2

Fort Bend County JP/Constable Appreciation Luncheon

Friday, December 2

Contact Madison Polston at mpolston@haaonline.org for more details.

5-9

CAPS: Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor Program

Monday, December 5 to Friday, December 9 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Property supervisors: Get your

credentials in just one week! Candidates must have a minimum of 24 months of multi-site property management experience or be a CAM or ARM credential holder in good standing. For more require ments and details, see Page 23. Sponsored by Best Plumbing, Core Landscape Group, FSI Construction and TriArc Construction

7

New Supplier Orientation

Wednesday, December 7

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Via Zoom

All new supplier members or repre sentatives can attend this online ori entation. Learn how to get involved and take advantage of member benefits.

FEATURED EVENT

Go-Getter Meeting

Wednesday, December 7 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Kirby Icehouse Memorial Join our HAA recruiters and new members for the final meeting of 2022! See Page 62 for more information.

Sponsored by American Fire Systems and TriArc Construction

9

ACES Holiday Luncheon: Bubbles & Brunch

Friday, December 9 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Morton’s Galleria

For details, see Page 2 or contact education@haaonline.org. Sponsored by Cotton Commercial USA and Guardian Construction

14

Fair Housing

Wednesday, December 14

Check in begins at 8:30 a.m. Programfrom 9 a.m. to Noon Registration closes at noon the day before the event. See Page 23 for details.

NEXT Holiday Social

Wednesday, December 14 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Harold’s Heights 360 W 19th St. Site C. Fan-favorite Holiday Karaoke Night is back!

Sponsored by Chadwell Supply and Roadrunner Restoration Company

16

Harris County JP/Constable Appreciation Luncheon

Friday, December 16

Contact Madison Polston at mpolston@haaonline.org for more details.

15 Product Service Council

Happy Hour

Thursday, December 15 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Contact Susan Hinkley at shinkley@haaonline.org for more information.

23-JANUARY 2

HAA Offices Closed

Friday, December 23 to Monday, January 2. The HAA offices will be closed in observance of the holiday season.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, all events meet at our Dinerstein Reed Prokop Education Center, 4810 Westway Park Blvd., second floor, in either the Direct Energy and Liberty Personnel & Executive Search or the Camden and Michael Stevens Interests Room. Meetings located at the HAA Offices, 4810 Westway Park Blvd., first floor, will be held in the Redi Carpet and Winograd Families/Judwin Properties Conference Room. See www.haaonline.org/events for an interactive calendar.

JANUARY

4

New Supplier Orientation

Wednesday, January 4 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Via Zoom

All new supplier members or repre sentatives can attend this online ori entation. Learn how to get involved and take advantage of member benefits.

Ambassador One Society Meeting

Wednesday, January 4

3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Kirby Icehouse 1015 Gessner Road

Supplier partners can join this com mittee for HAA Ambassadors to find out how to promote HAA Events, contact properties to survey them on benefits, and network with other supplier partners. Supplier mem bers only.

11 Resident Relations Committee A Meeting

Wednesday, January 11 2 p.m.

Via Zoom

12

HAA Membership 101

Thursday, January 12

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Ideal Towing Expo Committee Meeting Thursday, January 12 3:30 p.m. Committee Members Only

16

Office Closed

Monday, January 16

The HAA office is closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

18

Sponsorship Auction 101

Thursday, January 18 2:30 p.m.

If you’ve never attended a sponsor ship auction, please consider joining us at 2:30 p.m. to learn the ins and outs of HAA’s Sponsorship Auction.

Sponsorship Auction Thursday, January 18 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. FREE to all supplier partners. Sponsoring an event in 2023 is a great way to gain recognition for your company. Contact Amanda at asherbondy@haaonline.org for more information. See Page 25 for details.

21

FEATURED EVENT Installation Gala presented by Camp Construction Services

Saturday, January 21

6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Bayou Music Center

Join us for the Installation of 2023 HAA President Stephanie Graves, 2023 HAA Officers, Board of Directors and Product Service Council Officers. See Page 17 for details.

Presented by Camp Construction and sponsored by Century A/C Supply, Crestmark Construction Services, Lowe’s Pro Supply, Reliant, Texas Apartment Pool Services.

24-25

Leasing 101 Tuesday, January 24 to Wednesday, January 25 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday 9 a.m. to Noon on Wednesday

An in-depth introduction to the apartment industry for new leasing professionals, as well as those indi viduals looking to learn more about the industry as a career. Students who complete the course will receive a certificate, as well as a list ing of placement agencies and management companies that are HAA members. For more information contact Education at education@haaonline.org.

24

Steering Committee

Tuesday, January 24

11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Contact Madison Polston at mpol ston@haaonline.org for more details.

26

Board of Directors Meeting

Thursday, January 26

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Sponsored by Texscape Services

31

Open House

Tuesday, January 31

3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

HAA is opening our doors to those who want to learn more about HAA and all of our member benefits. If you’re considering joining HAA, please swing by our office to learn more. If you’re an existing HAA member, learn how to get more involved and meet the HAA staff.

HAA

SEPTEMBER

Karen Nelsen

Mollie Witt

John Dang

Lindsay Torres-Smith

Rebecca Shirley

Betsy Marshall

Terri Clifton

Stephanie Graves

Tanya Dusek

Jennifer Ramos

Bill Nye

Kay Goings

Arely Pena

Julie Irvin

Auction is the word.

Sponsors can “rule the school” at our next meeting or event and “electrify” their brand. Sponsoring is a great way to get in front of a concentrated market and grow your network.

Visit the HAA website for the full Auction Program with the list of events up for sale at www.haaonline.org/sponsor/

“Tell me about it, Stud!” If this is your first time to attend the HAA Auction, come early for the Auction 101 session and we’ll walk you through the process.

““Beauty School Drop Out?” Can’t make the live auction? Proxy bidding is available. Contact Amanda Sherbondy to find out more.

Wednesday, January 18

4810 Westway Park Blvd. off Clay Road just east of Beltway 8 Free to all

a.m.

p.m.

HAA PAC Luncheon

Wednesday, October 19 at the HAF Dinerstein Reed Prokop Education Center

1

Sponsored by Guardian Construction

The HAA Political Action Committee hosted and listened to a presentation by Commissioner Tom Ramsey, Harris County Precinct 2, for the October luncheon.

Threats from government are coming at the apartment industry at a rapid pace. The HAA PAC, the political action committee of the Houston Apartment Association, needs your help to fight bad legislation. HAA members can participate in the PAC on several levels. Committee application forms are available. To join, renew or learn how to become involved with the PAC, see online at www.haaonline.org/haapac or contact govaffairs@haaonline.org.

WE’RE ALL ABOUT BETTER GOVERNMENT

Marvy Alan Finger 1935-2023

It is with great sadness HAA announces the passing of Marvy Finger, a founding member and industry legend.

From his family:

Marvy Alan Finger passed away on Saturday, the 22nd of October 2022, at the age of 86, while at home in the comfort of his family. Marvy leaves a legacy as a premiere developer of apartment homes and as a philanthropist in a wide range of fields. He was passionate in his pursuit of perfection in business and generous to the city of Houston where he was born and pursued his life’s work. He was the last of the three legendary Finger brothers, raised by his family in their Riverside Terrace neighborhood. Marvy attended San Jacinto High School where he developed friendships that lasted throughout his life. In 1957, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Business Administration, where he again made friendships that lasted throughout his life.

Marvy began his extraordinary career with a humble beginning. He went to work as an assistant to a small homebuilder who built only a dozen starter homes per year. When the builder became ill, Marvy took over the business and continued for a few years as a successful builder of beginner homes. These early years gave Marvy his first taste of the importance of mastering all of the details of property development, and he often related the story of finding out that the title to the land under his first project was owned by others. An investor offered a solution to the lack of title that included Marvy’s agreement to finish an apartment project to help out the investor in return. The rest is history.

Marvy was modest and private about his success in business and was not one to sing his own prais es– but others certainly did. Over the years he has been given many awards. The industry media has labeled him as a “tycoon,” a “true icon,” a “legend” and a “visionary.” Marvy’s own selection of a title for himself was much humbler, “I want to be the best housekeeper in the U.S.”

Marvy lived and breathed the apartment busi ness and worked 24/7. He was extremely proud of the talented people that worked for him and grate

fully recognized their contributions to the Company’s long line of successes. Over six decades of work, he mentored and advised countless young managers and developers, imparting his life-long motto of CFIMITYM. He also advised and befriend ed men and women from all walks of life, and would take anyone’s call if he wasn’t busy.

Over his career, Marvy built 93 apartment proj ects in eight states with almost 30,000 units. He endeavored to locate every project at the corner of “Main and Main.” His most ambitious project, One Park Place, the beautiful landmark tower in down town Houston across from Discovery Green, was by no means a safe or obvious choice in 2008. He felt in a city of 5 million people, he could find 347 that would want to live downtown. He was right. One Park Place has been hailed as the catalyst for Houston’s boom in downtown living developments and stands as a tribute to his vision and courage as a developer.

Marvy was an avid and accomplished private pilot. He was an athlete and an outdoorsman who enjoyed a wide variety of activities and sports including skiing, bird-hunting and fly-fishing. He loved to cook and garden and go boating in Galveston Bay. He loved lunches with his many friends and business associates. And as serious as he was in business, he was often funny and had a quick, dry wit.

Personally, Marvy was devoted to learning, studying and reading and was never without a biography or history book underway. He adored classical music. He loved the Houston Symphony and DaCamera of Houston. He supported medi cine, especially in his role on the Foundation Board of Methodist Hospital. He enjoyed the theater, both at Stages and at The Alley. He loved walking through Hermann and Memorial Parks and riding his bike through Buffalo Bayou Park and its con necting trails. But his greatest love was in support ing education, be it the Bauer College at UH, Houston Christian University, University of Arizona or Briarwood School. He also created, along with his wife Elaine, The Marvy Finger Family Foundation Scholarship program. This program was based on his belief that a productive work life should be available to all. He and his wife

developed and managed this program to help lowincome Houston ISD high-school graduates pursue a career through certification or a degree, mentor ing them along the way. Marvy characterized this scholarship program as the greatest and most sat isfying accomplishment of his life, often getting emotional when he talked about it.

Marvy was a proud Houstonian, secure in his Jewish faith, a principled man, a unique personality, and a thoughtful, generous, loving and caring person.

Marvy was predeceased by his parents Hyman Edward Finger and Bessie Kaplan Finger, his brothers Jerry Elliott Finger and Ronald Jack Finger, and his sister-in-law Nanette Breitenbach Finger. He is survived by his loving wife Elaine Willits Finger, his daughter Jill Jewett and husband Dunham, his son Edward Alan Finger, and his step-son Greg Newton, wife Sallie, and their chil dren Reese and Blake. He is also survived by his grandchildren Ryan Dunham Jewett and wife Brittany Hastings Jewett, Sarah Alison Jewett and fiancé Timothy Sherman Burke, William Kimpton Jewett, and his great-grandson Cary William Jewett. In addition, he is also survived by his nephews Richard, Walter, Jonathan, and Scott Finger and his niece Jan Finger Geniesse.

The Finger family is deeply grateful to Dr. Dale Hamilton for his unwavering care, comfort and friendship. The family also wishes to express spe cial thanks to Kim Whitener, his assistant and right hand, and to Maria Gonzales who also cared for Marvy with special kindness.

A memorial service was conducted on Wednesday, October 26 at Congregation Beth Israel, where Senior Rabbi David A. Lyon officiat ed. Those unable to attend were able to join the livestream of the service by GeoHLewis.com.

In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions in Marvy’s honor may be directed to the charity of one’s choice. Please visit Mr. Finger's online memorial tribute page at www.GeoHLewis.com where memories and words of comfort and condolence may be shared electronically with his family.

Texas Apartment Association Fall Board Meeting

Wednesday, September 28 through Friday, September 30 in El

Paso

Photos by Mark Hiebert, Hiebert Photography Houston was well represented as members of TAA’s Board of Directors, from the 24 local affiliated associations around the state, met to conduct association business. TAA President Clay Hicks presented Jackie Rhone, Greystar, with the TAA Frank P, Finch Presidential Award. Monica Gracia, DayRise Residential, graduated from the TAA Leadership Lyceum program. Clay Hicks also enlisted help from TAA Executive Committee members, committee chairs, local association executives and TAA staff to nominate TAA board and committee members for the TAA “MVP Awards.” Houston recipients were David Lindley, CAS, FSI Construction Inc.; John Boriack, Veritas Equity Management; Stephanie Graves, Q10 Property Advisors; and Nichole Williams, CAS, Smart Apartment Data. The 2023 TAA Officers and Board were also elected and included new TAA Vice President at Large and 2022 HAA President Christy Rodriguez, Judwin Properties.

What’sthat inour Stockings?

Coal for Christmas is code for recession.

By BRUCE MCCLENNY, ApartmentData.com

The economy is behaving badly with inflation raging at 40-year highs. Not since 1982 has the Headline Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation by comparing prices paid for goods and services, registered as high as 8.2% as it did in September. Core Inflation, which excludes energy and food from the Headline rate, registered at 6.6%. The Federal Reserve has vowed to fight Core Inflation until it reaches a rate with a 2% handle. It appears the Fed has taken on the role of Bad Santa with the sure prospect of putting coal in our stockings this Christmas. This symbolic punishment materi alizes in the form of interest rate hikes designed to lower inflation and slow the economy to the point of recession.

With recession, expect an increase in unemployment and a lower wealth-effect through diminished property and equity values. In addition, lending and liquidity will become harder to find. Those in the office real estate market have been in decline since the pandemic changed the acceptance of remote work. The singlefamily market is in fast retreat. In October, HAR.com reported closings are down by 22.4% compared to last year. According to the National Association of Home Builders, a mortgage of around 7%, double last year’s rate, translates into a monthly payment of $2,000 on a $300,000 loan. Last year, that payment would have been $1,265 per month.

The Houston apartment market has begun to experience a reversal of fortune after 21 straight months of rent gains. The graph on the next page shows those rent bumps that began in October of 2020, when overall average monthly rent was $1,042, continually rising through August 2022, when rent topped out at $1,262. The rent train finally ran out of steam in August 2022 as occupancy steadily fell from its highpoint of 91.6% to its current October 2022 position of 90.7%. This nine basis points of faltering demand sent rent $8 lower, moving from $1,262 in August to $1,254

the end of October. Even as the rent level rolls over, the rent trend over the

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The Federal Reserve has vowed to fight Core Inflation until it reaches a rate with a 2% handle.

It appears the Fed has taken on the role of Bad Santa with the sure prospect of putting coal in our stockings this Christmas.

24-month period from October of 2020 to October 2022 is 20.3%. On a linear basis, this is growth greater than 10% over two consecutive 12month periods which is two and one-half times greater than Houston’s long term average annal rent growth of 4%.

This graph of occupancy and rent levels going back to December of 2019 represents a period of time like none other. The Pandemic wielded death, fear and isolation on a world-wide human level and wild extremes economically. The economic lockdown of 2020 played havoc with demand, stunting occupancy for the year around 88% and driving rents lower, from $1,061 in March to $1,042 in October. The Houston Metro experienced historic job losses during 2020 of 185,000 jobs. The U.S. Government, to keep businesses, consumers and the economy afloat, immediately enacted and funded a multitude of assistance pro grams. In addition, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to near zero to increase the money supply and keep liquidity flowing. All these fiscal and monetary policies were necessary to avoid catastrophic col lapse of households and businesses.

2021 ushered in the economic reopening and pushed Houston job growth to a record high of 159,700 jobs. Such exceptional growth in jobs pushed absorption of over 38,000 units in 2021, a local industry metric never seen before. This absorption propelled occupancy, as seen on the graph, from what was a range-bound level around 88% to 91.6%, which is a level not seen since June of 2015 at the height of the Fracking Boom. The rise in occupancy level escorted rents to new heights as mentioned above.

This rise in rents is a contributor to inflation, along with prices of food, energy and wages. Monetary and fiscal policies have been too generous for too long and have also contributed to inflationary pressures and the Fed is doing something about it. The six Fed rate

hikes this year have begun to weigh on the apartment industry, as well as many other industries. There are two more rate increases pending. One in December and one in January. Our economic wellbeing for 2023 rests in the balance. The salutation of have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year seems at risk and illusive this year as the Fed pursues its current mandate of lowering infla tion and increasing unemployment.

The Market by Class

The overall statistics of rent, occupancy and absorption are an aggre gation of these statistics for each class of property. Classes are deter mined by a bell curve distribution of market rates or price. The table at right breaks out how each class differs in performance and contributes to the overall market statistics as of October 31, 2022. In addition, Class A has been divided into two groups. One group is those Class A proper ties that began leasing in 2021 & 2022. Since properties in this group are in a wide range of lease-up, occupancy is understandably low at 59.3%. Due to the ever-increasing supply of this group over the time frames analyzed, rent trends cannot be properly calculated. Filtering out the lease-up properties of 2021 and 2022 from Class A creates the Class A Stable group.

In general, all classes are exhibiting varying degrees of weakening demand which is expressed in this table as absorption. Scanning the 3Month column of absorption shows that overall absorption registered minus 955 units. Absorption is a net number of move-ins versus moveouts over a period of time. This negative absorption performance means that more people have moved out of apartments than moved in over the last three months. Classes A-Stable, B and C are significant contributors to the exodus, whereas Class A 2021 and 2022 experienced

substantial lease-up velocity, with 3,230 units of positive absorption. The 12-month absorption numbers show the same trends, with Class B claiming the largest group of move-outs by a wide margin.

It appears that residents moved out reacting to the higher level of rent as shown in the 12-month trend column which at 8% comes in at twice the long-term average of rent growth over the last 19 years prior to the Pandemic. In addition to higher rent, residents are paying high er prices for food, electricity and gas. Anecdotally, residents are forced to find more affordable lifestyles and are behaving as they have during past recessions by doubling-up and moving in with relatives. As a result of this move-out activity, overall rent levels are in retreat by 1.9% as evidenced by the 3-month trend column, which is expressed in annualized terms.

The positive absorption found in Class A 2021 and 2022 is driven by two factors. One is the nature of this group as new construction, lease-up product, which is starting from zero and moving towards stabilization as fast as possible. The only way is up with positive absorption for this group. The second factor pushing absorption higher, which is economically driven, relates to those that are priced out of buying a single-family home and find their only alternative is to rent.

Looking Ahead

Rent growth for 2022 was expected to moderate from the 13.9% gain in 2021 and that has happened. The overall trailing 12-month rent trend as of the end of October is 8.0%. It is very likely that the trend will continue to fall over the last two months of the year. Expect overall rent growth for 2022 to come in around 6.0%. A very good level of rent growth, from a long-term perspective, even though it is lackluster compared to last year. Over the 36 years that Apart mentData.com has been collecting info on Houston, there have been only eight other times when rent growth exceeded 6.0%.

What was not expected was for occupancy to drop by almost a full percentage point from a high point of 91.6% in November 2021 to its present position of 90.7%. This weakness in demand happened as job growth remains at historically high levels. As of the end of September, The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the Houston Metro has gained 188,400 net new jobs over the last 12 months. Traditionally, we could expect that, for every 5 jobs, a unit of overall absorption would be gen erated. The current overall absorption over the last 12 months is 6,914 units, which yeilds an absorption-to-jobs ratio of one unit of absorp tion for every 27 jobs (188,400/6,914).

It appears that the mounting number of move-out negative

The salutation of “have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year” seems at risk and illusive this year as the Fed pursues its current mandate of lowering inflation and increasing unemployment.

absorption in Class B and C which are affordability/inflation based have disrupted the traditional relationship of job growth to overall absorption performance. It is very intriguing to apply the 12-month absorption of the lease-up group (Class A 2021 & 2022), which is 13,637 units to the employ ment growth of 188,400 jobs, resulting in one unit of absorption for every seven jobs. This adjusted correlation of one unit of absorption to seven jobs restores confidence in the traditional connection of jobs to absorp tion. It places great importance on the would-be homeowner forced to become a renter driving this relationship.

With this cursory analysis of absorption by class, a dichotomy of renters is revealed. On one side are those that are moving out of of Class B and C, and those on the opposite side that are moving into new product that is leasingup. Both factions are making their living arrangement decisions based on affordability, which is always a major factor, but it seems to carry more weight in the current economic environment. It will be important to moni tor these dynamcis for 2023 and whether there is any change in the move ment of these two groups.

Speaking of 2023

It is a fool’s errand to forecast apartment conditions for 2023. Continued interest rate hikes by the Fed will surely break things financially. The break age will most likely be found in non-banks that have little regulation. The breakage will cause some level of ripple effects impacting employment, val uations and liquidity. The war in Ukraine adds more elements of uncertain ty. Continued conflict adds risk to inflationary pressures on fuel and food. These thoughts are worst case scenarios. Possibilities exist that the Fed may pivot from its current direction and ease off the hiking of interest rates, caus ing a soft-landing scenario with much less financial breakage. Apologies for the round-trip of speculation, but this exemplifies the uncertainty we face.

The level of new construction deliveries for 2022 and 2023 can be estimat ed with a much higher degree of certainty. Considering that 12,000 units have already been delivered this year, with another 4,000 units presently under construction anticipated to deliver, puts the total units delivered for 2022 at 16,000. Expect units delivered in 2023 to be in the same range of 16,000 to 17,000 units. These level of deliveries are around the sweet spot for a balance between supply and demand. Job growth, a major contributor to the success of lease-ups, falls into the uncertainty camp due to the econom ic dominoes that may fall. Demand from single-family sources should be another good contributor to leasing in 2023.

Rent growth for 2023 starts as a matter of attitude and then becomes a reaction to reality as time passes. A conservative approach for 2023 would be to hold on to the substantial rent gains achieved during 2021 and the first half of 2022. This “flat is good” position should build occupancy with the potential to increase rent. A more aggressive approach towards rent growth in 2023 would be to plan for increases in the long-term average range of 3% to 4%. If the exodus of renters continues with this approach, it would be time to course correct to a “flat is good” position.

Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Bruce McClenny is Senior Director of ApartmentData.com From MRI Software. For more details, call 281-759-2200, email bruce@apartmentdata.com, see Marketline on Page 75 and subscribe to his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaPmY9AevdjCpqe4UeQU7x w/featured

The Indus Cares Foundation is dedicated to supporting advances in medical care, health and wellness education and literacy for under-served children.

By MADISON O’BAR, HAA Communications Manager

Offering Community and Care

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The Indus Cares Foundation was founded in 2013 to support advances in medical care, health and well ness, education, and literacy for under-served chil dren in the Houston community where its affiliated company, Indus Communities, operates almost 11,000 apartment homes. This family-operated company start ed over 35 years ago when it was founded by Ajay Gupta, whose strong belief in the power of education and passion for the community was the catalyst for the creation of this non profit. Now Gupta’s daughter, Avani Narang, does the heavy lifting for Indus Cares.

Avani serves as the Managing Director of Marketing and Digital Communications and the Executive Director of the Indus Cares Foundation. “It seems like a mouthful, but I have been given the opportunity to work with my family on making our residents lives better as a business and through communi ty outreach,” Avani told HAA.

Indus Cares provides the promise of an organization that cares about people and tries to remove the obstacles in their path to the best of their ability.

HAA was able to sit down with Avani and ask her questions about the good work that the Indus Cares Foundation does in Houston. Avani told us about the foundation’s charitable

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the idea that every person deserves an opportunity to build their home at Indus Communities and have access to resources that will lift them up.”

endeavors, their accomplishments and all they have to offer their community.

What is the Indus Cares Foundation’s ‘motto’?

Our motto centers on the idea that every person deserves an opportunity to build their home at Indus Communities and have access to resources that will lift them up.

What are some of these resources?

The culture of volunteerism runs through all our communities. At any one time, there is a food distribution, kid’s meals, or some type of class or advisory service (ESL, health education, mental health and early childhood development) running. We also offer job skills training for young adults with disabilities through an onsite center operated by Social Motion Skills.

Indus Cares also offers a range of opportuni ties for children and families, and we are con stantly re-evaluating to see what more we can bring to them. We offer early childhood devel opment classes, after-school programs, com puter labs with reading software, hot lunches and snacks to families and frequent opportu nities for childhood immunizations. We have also recently installed a free library at Westward Square that has books in different languages to support our diverse community.

What are some of the foundation’s biggest accomplishments?

Indus Cares administers a scholarship pro gram for employees and their families. This program has awarded over $175,000 in its tenure. It enables high school students to save for college and college/graduate students to defray some of the costs of their education.

Also, through Indus Cares, Indus Communities was the first to offer onsite

COVID-19 vaccines to our residents. We have administered over 6,000 vaccines and boost ers. The corporate entity also centralized efforts to educate and assist our residents to apply for $11 million of rent relief during COVID-19.

With respect to the matter of food insecuri ty, Indus Cares has allowed for hundreds of tons of produce, over 200,000+ boxed meals and TDA qualified nutritious meals, to more than 2,000 children each week at Indus Communities.

How does the Indus Cares Foundation focus on education, health, and meal support?

When the Indus Cares Foundation began offering programs in 2017, we evaluated these areas as our primary areas of concern based on the needs of our residents at the time. These main areas of concern have been our focus and we constantly meet with communi ty organizers, the Greater Houston Community Foundation, and attend events to broaden our understanding of what the needs of our residents may be.

Why are these things so important to Indus?

Our founder had a vision that we should imagine more for our residents. By listening and taking an interest, we can do so much more, and there are some incredible organiza tions in the Greater Houston area that all share the same passion as Indus Cares.

What is your personal favorite opportunity that the Indus Cares Foundation gives to the community?

That’s a hard question! I truly am proud of all our community partnerships and the sup port they provide. I have been especially

proud of one of the newer opportunities for early childhood development. Indus Cares added the Collab Lab (provided through Collaborative for Children) at our apartment communities for ages three to five years old to bring STEM activities to our communities. These classes, coupled with efforts led by the Rupani Foundation for children and parents, help strengthen our ability to navigate com mon challenges families face.

What does the future look like for the Indus Cares Foundation?

We are looking to expand our resources for residents around early childhood develop ment, provide more mental health awareness and increase our food distribution opportuni ties early next year as well. We are in the process of putting together our strategic plan with family members, including HAA Board member Manu Gupta, to meet these goals in the next few years.

How can people help support this amazing foundation?

We are currently seeking qualified partners for food distribution for our apartment com munities. Indus Cares is always interested in meeting community partners to support our work and to provide resources to families, children, seniors and disabled residents.

HAA is so proud to have Indus Communities as a long-time member of our association and are even more proud of all the good work they have brought to Houston through their Indus Cares Foundation.

If you would like to know more about the Indus Cares Foundation you can visit their website at www.induscares.org.

Photos, top to bottom: Keith with his wife, Ruth Keith with his mentor, Mike C

Shelters to Shutters works to connect homeless individuals in need of work with multifamily industry partners.

Photos and story provided by SHELTER TO SHUTTERS

Giving Thanks to the Multifamily Industry for a “Hand Up”

Shelters to Shutters works with individuals who had jobs, homes, opportunities and “something” happened. It could have been an illness, domestic abuse, a national disaster or job loss during the pandemic.

As apartment owners and managers face staffing challenges and shortages to fill open positions, a national non-profit, Shelters to Shutters, is help ing fill in some of these employment gaps. In a win-win situation, trained individuals who are hired and housed through the organization’s Houston opera tions are giving thanks to the industry for a “hand up” out of situational homelessness.

People often think of homelessness as a choice. A person living under an underpass looking for a handout, however, sit uational homelessness is much different and represents 83% of the 3 million Americans experiencing homeless over the course of a year. Shelters to Shutters works with individuals who had jobs, homes, opportunities and “something” hap pened. It could have been an illness, domestic abuse, a national disaster or job loss during the pandemic. Because of the incident, an individual loses everything their career, job, home, family/friends and, most of all, hope. They may be in a shelter, car or on someone’s sofa.

Chris Finley, owner of Middleburg Properties, saw a need in 2014, and he found a solution within his own community in Virginia. He had jobs and apartments that he was trying to fill and there were nonprofits who worked with talented situa tionally homeless that needed both. Thus, Shelters to Shutters

came into existence. Middleburg was not only helping by giving an opportunity. His organiza tion was getting grateful, hardworking, deter mined and long-lasting employees. In 2021, after seeing that the model worked, the deci sion was made to expand first to five cities with the goal to add five each year after. Houston, Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte and the Washington DC area hired executive directors and started working on boards and relation ships with referring agencies and industry part ners. In 2022, Orlando, Phoenix, Charleston and most recently Dallas were added.

Shelters to Shutters Houston currently has nine board members with two being from the multifamily industry: Matt Phillips, CBRE, and Doug Yarger, Southcross Security, who says about our program, “We have seen the value it brings to the industry and are excited to be a part of an organization that is offering a hand up and not a hand out.”

Keith’s Story

Keith C., who lost his home when he lost his health aide job in 2021, is one such person.

After graduating from Lamar High School in Houston, Keith joined the Army and was Army Airborne. Dropping behind enemy lines as a sniper, later seeing his best friend and spotter killed while they were on duty, he recognized that life has its challenges.

Leaving his military career behind him, Keith worked for several years as a live-in home health provider and managing the household for an elderly woman. When the family he worked for sold the home and termi nated his job, he had less than a week to move out and find both a new place to live and a job. He ended up sleeping in a car his uncle kept in a storage yard.

The middle of January 2022 found Keith at the Salvation Army Men’s Center downtown. There he met Mike G., a case manager, who knew about Shelters to Shutters. Keith was a perfect candidate for the S2S program. He had never intended to be homeless; the situation that occurred was beyond his control. Keith met with Shelters to Shutters’ Houston Executive Director Gaye Jackson, who

assessed his skills and agreed he was an ideal candidate for the program. Gaye found Keith an eight-week apartment maintenance certifi cation course through S2S partner Goodwill and connected him with a volunteer to assist with his resume.

He started the course and Keith found he was ready to enter a new industry, the amaz ing world of property management. IMT Residential’s hiring manager had a virtual interview with Keith and then he went to meet the property manager at IMT Cinco Ranch, Claudia Conway, for his in-person interview. She also saw his potential and he was offered a groundskeeper assistant job on the spot.

“It is very important for us to do better and give back to our communities,” says Dr. Manu Gupta, managing partner of Indus Management Group.

“As a medical doctor and a multifamily prop erty owner and operator, I and my company are committed to doing what we can to improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods we serve. Partnering with Shelters to Shutters is a smart business move that allows us to con tribute to society in a meaningful way.”

Once he was hired as a groundskeeper, IMT waved the deposit and first month’s rent and reduced the rent by 70% for the next 11 months on an apartment. Shelters to Shutters arranged for one of their national partners, CORT Furniture, to fill his new apartment with furniture and home goods. Keith was matched with a volunteer mentor to walk beside him for at least the next year, to help and encour age him as he gets re-established. In a local arrangement with Shelters to Shutters, The Houston Food Bank has offered two years of food stability. S2S also has furnished Keith with an iPad as well as reduced internet fees.

Now after over six months in his new career, Keith is grateful for his new job and knows that working in the apartment industry is a career path that he plans to stay on. Keith is a sponge and learning so much working hands on, he is already working on make-readies. He loves his new home which he now occupies with his wife, Ruth, and working with the staff at IMT.

Working Together

Shelters to Shutters sees the real estate industry as a sustainable path out of home lessness. And as quoted in the Houston Chronicle, Conway agrees, “We’re helping out, and we’re also able to fill a position.”

The industry also understands that as rents and evictions spike, this type of initiative aligns with renters’ desires to live in a place known for community service. Although it may not be the answer to every solution, it is a unique model that can make a difference in someone’s life while giving a property an edge on staffing opportunities.

TJ Stewart, a senior vice president at Weller who focuses on accelerating the company’s property management presence in Texas, is a fan of the Shelters to Shutters model. “I am happy to be a Texas partner myself and I am honored to work with Shelters to Shutters to provide addi tional resources for my teams as we continue to expand our Weller Western footprint.”

Keith’s mother died when he was young. But he lives by the words she taught him, “always be respectful, say yes sir or no sir, and do the very best with what God gives you.”

Additionally, Keith is especially thankful for all that the real estate industry and Shelters to Shutters has given him – the opportunity for a productive, meaningful life.

Shelters to Shutters has been selected by the Houston Apartment Association’s Adopted Charity Task Force as one of HAA’s chosen charities for 2023.

Shelter to Shutters is actively fundraising and recruiting more real estate industry partners, service providers, mentors and board members in the area. For more information, contact Gaye Jackson, the Executive Director for Shelters to Shutters in Houston: gaye.jackson@shelterstoshut ters.org or 713-880-5683.

See next month’s ABODE for more infor mation on Shelter to Shutters and other charities chosen by the HAA Task Force.

Although it may not be the answer to every solution, Shelter to Shutters is a unique model that can make a difference in someone’s life while giving a property an edge on staffing opportunities.

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Casey Watts Morgan, MPP, CEO

Where are you from?

Born in Abilene, TX but from Anson, TX

What was your first job? Working for my dad’s farm equipment dealership, organizing invoices (I hated it.) First real job… staff assistant for U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, 2005.

When did you start working for HAA? December 2020

What is your favorite part of your job? Problem solving and collaborating with staff! What is something about you that would surprise people? I graduated high school with a class of only 53 people.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Sweet potato casserole and buttermilk pie

What is your favorite holiday tradition? Decorating for Christmas; touring our neighborhood with the boys to determine the best Christmas lights; and adult family wine tasting!!

My photo: Baylor Homecoming 2022! Sic’em Bears!!

Casey oversees the association staff and the association’s mission. Works directly with the HAA Board of Directors on all association functions. Contact 713-595-0304 or email cmorgan@haaonline.org.

Susan Hinkley, CAE, Chief Operating Officer

Where are you from?

The south, honey. Born in North Carolina, been in Texas since I was 12.

What was your first job? Wrapping Christmas gifts at a department store. When did you start working for HAA? OK, this will really date me January of 1988. What is your favorite part of your job? Collaborating with our staff and volunteers as we work to make HAA better every day.

What is something about you that would surprise people? Hmmm, the PSC earlier this year was really surprised to hear I had run four marathons.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? I'm kinda partial to egg nog, spiked egg nog.

My photo: Me and Cross, my niece Shelby's little boy. He is our miracle baby, born at 25 weeks and in the NICU for 100 days.

Susan oversees staff and organizes events and volunteers for numerous Community Outreach programs, including the Food Drive and the All Stars Sports Challenge. Liaison to the HAA supplier committee, the Product Service Council. Contact 713-595-0313 or email shinkley@haaonline.org.

Where are you from?

Born in Mobile, AL and raised in Richmond, VA

What was your first job? Bagging groceries at Food Lion

When did you start working for HAA? January 3, 2022

What is your favorite part of your job? The team first mentality. The engagement and commitment of the members and the HAA staff to work together is a blueprint that a couple of our local sports teams should consider adopting.

What is something about you that would surprise people? That I play golf. Just kidding, I don’t think that would surprise anyone. That I don’t own a pair of jeans. It’s true. What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Scotch, crab macaroni and cheese and orange cinnamon rolls

What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Picking out a Christmas tree with my wife and sons the day after Thanksgiving.

Having A Christmas Story on a loop on Christmas Eve while making final prepara tions for Santa’s arrival.

My photo: Vacation in Duck, NC 2022

Bradley monitors government actions in Houston, Harris County and surrounding cities and districts, as well as the state and federal levels. Keeps members up-to-date on government action – pro and con – and works with government policymakers to see that the needs of the apartment industry are considered. Contact 713-595-0303 or email bpepper@haaonline.org.

Bradley Pepper, Vice President, Government Affairs

‘Tis the Season! We have two Laurens, two Madisons, two Cindys and a partridge in a pair tree! ABODE is putting a spotlight on the HAA staff – find out who we are, what we do and who is who.

Trey Wimberly, CPA, Chief Financial Officer

Where are you from? Houston

What was your first job?

Baseball umpire for SBMSA kid’s pitch

When did you start working for HAA? September 2021

What is your favorite part of your job? Having great coworkers and members

What is something about you that would surprise people? Didn’t leave Texas until I was 18

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Home-made cherry pie

Favorite holiday tradition? Putting Christmas lights up the day after Thanksgiving Trey oversees cash management and rev enue collection. Monitors operations and accounting for HAA's three corporations and the political action committee. Also han dles personnel and employee benefits administration. Contact 713-595-0310 or email twimberly@haaonline.org.

Amanda Sherbondy, CAE, Vice President , Membership and Marketing

Where are you from? Houston, Texas

What was your first job? Taco Bell

When did you start working for HAA? 2007

What is your favorite part of your job? Watching members grow their network and further their careers in multifamily.

What is something about you that would surprise people? I played the French horn in middle school.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Eggnog

What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Wrapping presents on Christmas Eve because I waited until the last minute. A tra dition passed down from my mother.

My photo: GO “STROS!

Manager

Where are you from? I am from all over, but I graduated from high school in the Houston area and have been here ever since.

What was your first job? Working at a Yacht Club, putting on events and working with the children of members.

When did you start working for HAA? August of 2021

What is your favorite part of your job? The people I get to work with, both staff and members.

What is something about you that would surprise people? My head is larger than John Cena’s.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Green Bean Casserole, hands down!

What is your favorite holiday tradition? Putting up Christmas décor on Black Friday with my family.

Madison works with members and staff to implement and achieve HAA public affairs and media/ public relations goals to meet apartment industry needs. Contact 713-595-0302 or email mpolston@haaonline.org.

Amanda answers questions about member benefits and services. Assists supplier mem bers in marketing their business to owner/management companies through ABODE and Directory & Buyer’s Guide adver tising, selling exhibit space for the annual HAA Education Conference & Expo and sponsorship auctions. Contact 713-595-0316 or email asherbondy@haaonline.org.

Lauren

Turner, CAE, CMP, Vice President, Education and Outreach

Where are you from? Lucas, TX

What was your first job? Working at an athome daycare.

When did you start working for HAA?

February 2014

What is your favorite part of your job?

Bringing information and resources to mem bers to help make their jobs easier.

What is something about you that would surprise people? I used to do competitive gymnastics.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? All the holiday festive cocktails

What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Baking, especially my Mom’s Rum Cake recipe.

My photo: Jimmy and JT

Lauren oversees the Houston Apartment Foundation education programs, credential programs and coordinates outreach meetings for the association’s 12-county area. Contact 713-595-0335 or email lturner@haaonline.org.

Lauren Ragin, CMP, Director, Events and Meetings

Where are you from? H-Town

What was your first job?

Working at my dad’s dental practice. “Takin over the family business… it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”

When did you start working for HAA? 2015.

What is your favorite part of your job?

Hosting fun events that bring people together!

What is something about you that would surprise people? I have a 16-year-old daughter.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Stuffing

What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Watching holiday movies with my family

My photo: My husband, step daughter and I visiting family in Deer Valley, Utah.

Lauren oversees general membership meet ings, special events and fund-raisers, includ ing the gala, chili cook-off, Honors Awards, and sports tournaments. Contact 713-595-0323 or email lragin@haaonline.org.

Madison Polston, Government Affairs

Tina DeFiore, Director, Rental Credit Reporting (RCR)

Where are you from? 77019

What was your first job?

Schlepping cheese at the Hickory Farms Store in the Galleria (before it became just a kiosk).

When did you start working for HAA? May 11, 2011

What is your favorite part of your job? Our staff at HAA, awesome work family!!! What is something about you that would surprise people? I love to fly fish.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Bulleit and eggnog

What is your favorite holiday tradition? Sharing time with loved ones.

My photo: Mary…my love, my life, my wife Tina is responsible for the sales and market ing of RCR, in partnership with CoreLogic, which includes the development of market ing plans, recruitment of new subscribers, collection of data, building partnerships with management districts and retention pro grams for existing customers. Contact 713-595-0330 or email tdefiore@haaonline.org.

Kaylon Newcomb, Member Services/ Marketing Manager

Where are you from? Houston, specifically the Klein area

What was your first job? Bookkeeping Assistant

When did you start working for HAA? June 25, 2018

What is your favorite part of your job? Getting to work with fun coworkers and members

What is something about you that would surprise people? I'm very outdoorsy; I like to go camping, hunting, fishing, ride ATV's, etc. What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Tamales and pralines

What is your favorite holiday tradition? Getting to be "Santa" for my kids on Christmas Eve/Christmas morning

My photo: Halloween!

Kaylon assists HAA staff and members with membership and marketing information. She handles membership records and updates and coordinates volunteer involvement. Contact 713-595-0322 or email knewcomb@haaonline.org.

Will Alfaro, Director, IT/Webmaster/Online Media

Where are you from? El Salvador, I came at an early age (5).

What was your first job? Assembly line 69 at Compaq Computers

When did you start working for HAA? January 2006

What is your favorite part of your job? Working as a team to provide better services to our members.

What is something about you that would surprise people? I am 3 credits short to sit for the CPA exam

O'Bar, Communications Manager

Where are you from?

Paris, Arkansas

What was your first job? Lifeguard at my hometown city pool. I was a lifeguard there for six years.

When did you start working for HAA?

In July of this year.

What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of my job is being able to work in a positive environment at all times.

Whether it is at the office, or at a HAA event, everyone is always so friendly. You can tell everyone loves being here!

What is something about you that would surprise people? I played the drums for 10 years!

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Any of Starbucks seasonal items. My photo: With my husband Nick back home in Arkansas.

Will oversees online media including the Web site and email communications.

Provides information technology and job board support. Contact 713-595-0327 or email walfaro@haaonline.org.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Tamales, bacon wrapped green beans, tequila sunrise and spicy micheladas. What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Putting up our Christmas tree and visiting Christmas lights attractions with kids.

My photo: A pumpkin patch at P-6 Farms, Montgomery. TX (2021)

Madison oversees social media and video production. Researches, writes and edits articles, coordinates and leads interviews for ABODE magazine. Contacts and maintains relationships with outside writers and members on magazine content and main tains relationships with news media. Contact 713-595-0334 or email mobar@haaonline.org.

Madison

Matilde Luna, Director, Resident Relations

Where are you from? I’m from little old Alvin, Texas

What was your first job?

Working at a laundromat

When did you start working for HAA?I August 3, 1992

What is your favorite part of your job? Helping residents know their rights

What is something about you that would surprise people? That I reached 100 lbs. at age 21

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Turkey, ham and all the trimmings

What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Gathering with my family

My photo: My family at the last regular season Astros game.

Matilde answers questions from both apart ment personnel and residents concerning the TAA lease and owners rights and responsibilities to provide an alternative to filing court cases. Oversees the two Resident Relations Committees. Contact 713-595-0331 or email mluna@haaonline.org.

Cindy Ramirez, Accounting Manager

Where are you from? Born and raised in Cypress, Texas

What was your first job?

Cashier at Furrows Building Supply

When did you start working for HAA? March 2007

What is your favorite part of your job? I enjoy working with and supporting the HAA staff and our awesome members.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Tamales

What is your favorite holiday tradition? The weekend before Christmas the women in my family gather at my moms and we all spend the day making homemade tamales and other Christmas treats.

My photo: My four boys at the Astros game. Cindy assists in revenue collections and daily operational accounting items including recordkeeping, invoicing, form sales and member accounts. Contact 713-595-0311 or email cramirez@haaonline.org.

Lan Tran, Accounting

Where are you from? South Viet-Nam

What was your first job? Before 1979, I was sewing straw rugs in VN with no pay! After July 1979, I worked as a cashier at “Pier I Imports” in Strasbourg, France.

When did you start working for HAA? July 11, 2008

What is your favorite part of your job? Balancing - Accuracy

What is something about you that would surprise people?

I can drink, smoke cigarettes, and play cards at the same time!

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Crab feast with a cold beer.

Deborah Nix, Director, Publications/Design

Where are you from? I'm a native Houstonian and 7th generation Texan.

What was your first job? Babysitting for the Houston Racquetball Club’s daycare center

When did you start working for HAA?

January 1992

What is your favorite part of your job? The staff, who are my second family, and all the wonderful members, especially the OGs that have been around as long as I have. What is something about you that would surprise people? I love Spam.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? My dad's Southern Comfort Punch

What is your favorite holiday tradition? Every year since we married, my husband Kevin and I have bought a traditional German incense smoker in Old Town Spring for our fireplace mantel – a total of 20 little pipesmoking, wooden characters so far.

Lan assists in daily operational accounting items and recordkeeping. Contact 713-5950308 or email ltran@haaonline.org.

What is your favorite holiday tradition? Receiving red envelopes (lucky money) from family members at Vietnamese New Year (Luna Year)!

My photo: Enjoying St. Peter’s Fish at the restaurant at the Sea of Galilee in Israel.

My photo: Lone Star Rally in Galveston. Deborah oversees the creative development, editorial content, design and distribution of association publications, including ABODE magazine, the annual Directory and Buyer’s Guide, branding, event marketing and relat ed projects. Contact 713-595-0333 or email dnix@haaonline.org.

Cindy De La Riva, Education and Outreach Manager

Where are you from? Born and raised in Houston, TX

What was your first job? Cashier at Kroger when I was 15

When did you start working for HAA? September 2021

What is your favorite part of your job? Watching all the happy faces as people pass their credential exams.

What is something about you that would surprise people? I know how to make fresh wontons.

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? Green Pozole and tamales!

What is your favorite holiday tradition? Putting up my Christmas tree.

My photo: My husband and I at the Magic Mountains in Vegas.

Cindy handles course registrations and ques tions about designations and other educa tion programs. Contact 713-595-0346 or email cdelariva@haaonline.org.

Emily Padilla, Member Services Coordinator

Where are you from? I am from Houston, TX. Born and raised in the heart of Houston, GO ‘STROS!!

What was your first job? My first job was at the University of Houston as a tour guide! Go Coogs!

When did you start working for HAA? On November 1st, I’m a newbie!

What is your favorite part of your job? The people, the team has been very welcoming which makes me super excited to learn and grow with HAA.

What is something about you that would surprise people? I think people would be very surprised to know that I was born and raised in Downtown, Houston, TX. The city is all I know!

What is your favorite holiday food, drink or treat? ANYTHING that includes peppermint, it really gives holiday/Christmas vibes, which I LOVE!

What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Definitely has to be putting up our Christmas tree. Each and every ornament has a story behind it (even the cracked/broken ones)!

My photo: Me and my “baby” Casper. The white fluffball in the picture is my 2 year old husky/lab mix dog when he was just a few weeks old. He is my very FIRST pet and I got him on my 21st birthday. He is my best friend and definitely has a me wrapped around his paw.

Emily assists in daily membership operations. Contact 713-595-0314 or email epadilla@haaonline.org.

Get Involved Volunteer HAA

The Houston Apartment Association’s committees and clubs are some of the most productive tools we have to ensure that we remain the nation’s largest and most effec tive apartment association. Members of the association dedicate their time to lead and serve on the various clubs and committees.

Some general responsibilities of committee and club members include a commitment to attend all meetings and help develop marketing strategies (i.e. telemarketing, developing handouts, fliers, articles). To serve on any of these committees and clubs, please contact the HAA office at 713-595-0300, online at www.haaonline.org or email the departments listed below.

Education education@haaonline.org

Education Advisory Council HAF Fundraiser Committee* Career and Community Development Committee

Government Affairs govaffairs@haaonline.org

HAA Political Action Committee* Century Club* Media Relations Committee Fair Housing Committee Strategic Outreach Committee

Membership members@haaonline.org

Ambassador ONE Society Go-Getter Membership Recruitment Club

Expo Exhibitor Committee* Street Team*

Community Outreach shinkley@haaonline.org

Community Outreach Committee Product Service Council*

Resident Relations resrel@haaonline.org

Resident Relations Committee

*Note: These committees have specific requirements. Contact HAA for details. www.haaonline.org

HAA 2022 Chili Fest

Saturday, October 15 at the Humble Civic Center

Thank you to our many generous sponsors:

“Habanero” Sponsors

EPIC HTX Construction

Gemstar Construction Outdoor Elements

Watermark Restoration

“Over 21” Wristband Sponsor

TriArc Construction

“Jalapeno” Sponsors

American Fire Systems

ATI Restoration

Best Plumbing Camp Construction Century A/C Supply

Core Landscape

Cotton Commercial Earthworks

Fidus Construction Flooring Warehouse FSI Construction Insgroup

InterSolutions Staffing

Lowe’s Pro Supply

Perceptive Things

PPG Paints

Qwikkit

Roadrunner Restoration

TriArc Construction Watermark Restoration

Little Chilis Area

Poolsure

TriArc Construction

Chili-Tizer Station Sponsors

Dixie Carpet Installations

Ideal Towing

Award Sponsor

EPIC HTX Construction

For more photos, visit the photo galleries on www.haaonline.org.

Best Chili Winners

1st Place – Crestmark Construction Services

2nd Place – Greystar & Camp Construction

3rd Place – Crestmark Construction Services

Double Booth Winners

1st Place – Gemstar Construction

2nd Place – Earthworks

3rd Place – TriArc Living & TriArc Construction

Single Booth Winners

1st Place – Q10 Property Advisors

2nd Place – Francis Property Management

3rd Place – Better World Properties

Chairman’s Choice Booth Winner

Gambit Construction

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Photos by MARK HIEBERT, Hiebert Photography

On the Scene

Photos by MARK HIEBERT, Hiebert Photography

HAA 2022 Chili Fest

On the Scene

Photos by MARK HIEBERT, Hiebert Photography

HAA 2022 Chili Fest

On the Scene Photos by MARK HIEBERT, Hiebert Photography

HAA 2022 Chili Fest

Fair Housing Seminar

Thursday,

Attendees

Sponsored by Cinema Anywhere and TriArc Construction

October 27 at the HAF Dinerstein Reed Prokop Education Center

heard from Investigator William Keith Cooper with the Texas Workforce Commission and HAA Legal Counsel Howard Bookstaff on the investigative role of the Civil Rights Division of TWC.

Richard Wall Westdale Asset Management

Ryan Weis Crestmark Construction Services

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OWNERS

R A Copeland

C3 Building Solutions

Mustang Paving

4588

LLC dba Vision and Beyond Capital Investments

Billie Vance

24 E University Ave Cincinnati, OH 45219 (832) 493-1378

Green Tree Place Pine Lake Village Ridge Point Haven at 1600

Amittai Investment LLC

Cedrick Hensley (346) 203-5762

Referred by Randa Dick

Austin and Carissa Sheehy

Carissa Sheehy 1224 Prince St Houston, TX 77008 (713) 357-8309

Executive Capital Assets

Keith Wilson 2503 Robin Knoll Court Fresno, TX 77545-8167 (281) 509-2017

• Goat Property Management

Margarita Alfaro 1001 W Loop S #729 Houston, TX 77027 (832) 560-4126

Township

Hepler Holdings LLC

Ana Hepler 1029 Hwy 6 N #650-184 Houston, TX 77079 (832) 627-7005

HK Property Management

Ajay Banga 3135 Clayton Road #208 Concord, CA 94519 (925) 458-2196

Royal Wildewood Manor Apartments Castlewood Apartments

Investor

Sean Trobaugh 10117 Aspen Star Court Conroe, TX 77302 (832) 746-3136

Referred by John Boriack, CAM, IROP

Newo Co

James Owen

10710 Claythorne Court Richmond, 77407 (281) 755-1793

Referred by Randa Dick

Qanary Management LLC

Vicente & Veronica VReid LLC 11601 Shadow Creek Pkwy #111-127 Pearland, TX 77584 (713) 459-1580

Richard Copeland PO Box 272622 Houston, TX 77277 (281) 819-1407

Satya Capital LLC

Rebecca Lynne Cate 38 N High Oaks Circle Spring, TX 77380 (267) 992-1896

Referred by Randa Dick

SpotON Property Investments LLC

Tracy Hightower 6903 Twilight Elm Trace Katy, TX 77493 (713) 416-0072

SpotON Property Investments LLCProperties

Referred by Randa Dick

Sterling Ford Management LLC

Joseph Barnhill

1717 W 34th St #600-442 Houston, TX 77018 (832) 421-0203

Dodson Place Apartments East Dodson Place Apartments North

Texas USA Realty

Anthony Melos 12827 Hunting Briar Drive Houston, TX 77099 (713) 449-0913

Referred by Ala Salous

Umbrella Properties LLC

David Howard 22831 Beckendorff Road #A Katy, TX 77449 (832) 916-8853

Umbrella Properties LLC - Properties

SUPPLIERS

The Ambrose Group

Roland Gomez

16545 Village Drive Bldg A Houston, TX 77040 (713) 688-7733

Appraisers, ConsultantsPlanning/Economic, InvestmentsReal Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate Consultants, Tax Consultants-Ad Valorem, Taxes - Consultants & Representatives

Referred by Casey Morgan

Apex Multifamily

Steve Grimes 8103 Brodie Lane #3 Austin, TX 78745 (281) 450-0814

Turnkey-Complete, Remodeling & Repair-Building Contractors

Blue Team Restoration

Kristina Coronado Boca Raton, FL 33487 (561) 246-4016

Disaster Preparedness Service, Disaster Recovery/Relief

Roxanne Plasencia

5535 Memorial Dr #F669 Houston, TX 77007 (713) 369-0925

Construction Mgmt-Consultants, Permit Consulting and Service CoAdvantage

Lisa Hoot

17314 SH 249 #210 Houston, TX 77064 (832) 678-8387 x20717

Payroll Services, Human Resource Consultants, Workers Compensation

Core Multifamily Fabrication

John Serpa

13246 Murphy Road #300 Stafford, TX 77477 (713) 569-5954

Maintenance Supplies, Blinds Referred by Ryan Weis

Empower Property Management Consulting

William Butler

108 Wild Basin Road #250 Austin, TX 78746 (512) 814-7042

Apartment Leasing, Leasing Services Referred by Kristin McLaughlin, CASE

Facilities Maintenance Management - FMM

Emily Ashford

137 Aspen Square Drive Denham Springs, LA 70726 (225) 910-8757

Construction Mgmt-Consultants, Plumbing Contractors, Roofing Contractors

Get It Done Cleaning Service LLC

Ramon Johnson PO Box 310756 Houston, TX 77231 (763) 501-9980

Make Ready, Amenities, Cleaners Referred by Donna Farthing

GT Security Solutions

James Griffith

12 Greenway Plaza 11th Floor Houston, TX 77046 (833) 333-4877

Security Consulting Service, Security Guard/Patrol Service, Security Systems Consultant

Life Line Plumbing

Anthony Johnson

1430 Vander Wilt Lane #C Katy, TX 77494 (281) 579-0555

Plumbing Contractors, Sewer Contractors

Referred by Kenyon Carroll

Lighthouse Outdoor Lighting and Audio of Houston

James Wagner

PO Box 1068 Katy, TX 77492 (281) 492-6630

Landscape - Lighting, LightingOutdoor, Lighting Consultants

Al LaRose

18715 Tuscany Woods Drive Spring, TX 77381 (281) 825-5002

Asphalt & Asphalt Products, Concrete Contractors Referred by Matt Keefe

MVI Construction

Ryan Miller

6819 Highway Blvd #620 Katy, TX 77494 (832) 940-9200

General Contractors, Roofing Contractors, Remodeling & RepairBuilding Contractors Referred by Trey Brandt

National Renovations LLC - DBA Repipe Specialists Inc

Daniel Johnston

245 E Olive Ave 5th Floor Burbank, CA 91502 (703) 801-8269

Plumbing Contractors

Pack It Movers

Anthony Johnson 7230 Senate Ave Houston, TX 77040 (713) 884-0018 Movers Referred by Nikki Sekunda, CAS

Pro-Tex Contracting Group

Johnny Herrera PO Box 8233 Houston, TX 77288 (713) 992-8137

General Contractors, Paint

ProStar Roofing TX Inc

Crystal Bankhead 10375 E Pecan St Willis, TX 77318 (936) 228-2101

Roofing Consultants, Roofing Contractors

Referred by Candis Mohr, CAS

Quext

Hayley Rippel 5214 68th St Lubbock, TX 79424 (806) 798-0888

SMART Technology, Websites-Live Chat Providers, Website Design, Telecommunications Consultants Referred by Mat Tilley, CAS

ALL SUPPLIER

MEMBERS are listed online at www.haabuyersguide.com, searchable by product/service category or company name.

Notice of cancellation is required two days prior to the event for a refund less a $15 administrative fee. All pre-registered no shows will be billed. Payment is required at the door if not received prior to the event.

‘TIS THE SEASON!

The Ambassadors continue their outreach to members and the community.

Ambassador ONE Society members with at least 10 points, ranked by points earned, year to date:

Giovanna Gone Century A/C Supply 1242

Crystal Varela Century A/C Supply 1106

Xochitl Flores Zumper 1083

Tammy Broadway American Fire Systems, Inc. 544

Amanda Kelly Brandt Electrical A/C & Heating Services 527

Nilo Quiroz PuroClean 505

David Hines 486

Teresa Schroit Advanced Exercise 370

Susan Alvarado Century A/C Supply 280

Mallory Hess Century A/C Supply 242

Danyell Wilkerson ApartmentData.com 130

Marcy Holmes Designs by Holmes Interior Design 105

Krysta Chacon BG Multifamily 81

Ramon Gasca QNS Roofing 81

Diana Moreno Jansen Adjusters International 70

Samantha Hernandez Houston Waste Solutions 65

Olevia Nguyen Vero Interiors 55

Wes Sagendorph TACT Biohazard Remediation 54

Amador Aguilar Pavement Services 52

Tracey Leach-Moore Flooring Warehouse 51

Kimberly Scott That Kimberly/Marketing Doer LLC 43

Diamela Bravo Green City Security 33

Marcus Wheatfall Triple Seal Insulation 31

Brian Alvarado Done Deal Consign 29

Shaun Callaway Earthworks, Inc 28

Tiffany Torres Johnstone Supply 28

Austin Lawley Furniture Refinishing Services 25

Pete Lopez HD Supply 25

Steven Tabuena FSI Construction 25

Sarah Davis Real Floors and Arbor 23

Sucy Zepeda Real Floors and Arbor 23

Jessie Smith Johnstone Supply 22

Joe Slaughter Real Floors and Arbor 22

Grace Medley Restoration 1 of Central Houston 20

Kyle Turney 20

William Plows Earthworks, Inc 20

Debra Knight Comm-Fit 19

Jadrian Mitchell Johnstone Supply 19

Drew Slaughter Real Floors and Arbor 18

Ryan Weis Crestmark Construction Services 18

Matthew Nunn Capital Construction 17

Hank Preslar Real Floors and Arbor 17

Rudi Carbajal Real Floors and Arbor 17

Stacy Proctor BG Multifamily 17

Michael Childress FSI Construction 16

Joey Rodriguez The Urban Foresters 15

Kevin Thomas Waste Consolidators, Inc 15

Andrew Middleton Behr Paint Company 14

Brooke Kirkpatrick Rent. 14

Daviana Cearley Earthworks, Inc 14

Ruben Perez ATI Restoration 14

Amber Whitaker FSI Construction 13

Arely Pena The Liberty Group 13

Jim Martensen Camp Construction Services 13

Phillip Price HD Supply 13

Sean Cunningham Flooring Warehouse 13

Jason Tillman City Wide Building Services 12

Audrey Guerrero Infinity Roofing 12

Brent Lindsey Impact Property Solutions 12

Chrissie Smith Zumper 12

Patrick Brothers Daikin Comfort Technologies 12

Ramon Martinez BrightView Landscape LLC 12

Adoteh Joseph Akue Redevelopment Services 11

Angel Lopez Metropolitan Staffing Solutions 11

Bo Hang Redi Carpet 11

Gilbert Escobedo Behr Paint Company 11

Rollin Ahmann Kings III Emergency Communications 11

Tripp Halstead Sunny Pressure Washing 11

Brenna Parker BG Multifamily 10

Grace Schaper All Dry Services 10

Will Castro Minol USA 10

Chance Eggleston Real Floors and Arbor 10

Chris Bell Roadrunner Restoration Company 10

Deborah DeRouen PooPrints 10

Deron Lewis ATI Restoration 10

Malik Hemani Graphic Stylus Promotional Products 10

Robert Barton Southern Ice Cream 10

Sam Nottebart Rent. 10

Ted Morgan

Paul Davis Greater Houston 10

Yvonda Lewis Steward Trash Valet Service 10 Ambassadors earn points by sharing leads, making introductions and visiting communities to promote HAA events and news.

Mark your calendars and join us! Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month and will kick off for 2023 on January 11.

Photo at right: “ONE of the Month”Tammy Broadway, American Fire Systems, with 147 points. Second place Giovanna Gone, Century A/C Supply, with 100 points. Third place Crystal Varela, Century A/C Supply, with 95 points

THE AMBASSADOR ONE SOCIETY is an organized network exchange that helps supplier partners build their business con tacts within HAA. It’s the perfect way for new suppliers to get started with the association. Group members share leads, make introductions and support HAA and its members. For details on how to join and for meeting dates, visit ww.haaonline.org/ambassadors or contact Amanda in the Membership Department at 713-595-0316, or email asherbondy@haaonline.org.

First

Second

Third

Team photos at left, from top:

place You Already Know with 326 points

place Bee HAAppy with 236 points

place Super Suppliers with 80 points

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Judge and Commissioner for Precinct 4. Currently the Court is comprised of three Democrats and two Republicans.

In a race that was not predicted to be this close six months ago, Republican for Harris County Judge Alex Mealer came up a little short, receiving 532,602 votes (49.19%) to incumbent Democrat Judge Lina Hidalgo’s 549,999 votes (50.79%).

In a precinct that had largely been redrawn to favor a Democrat, longtime incumbent Commissioner Jack Cagle (R) received 114,233 of the votes (48.35%) to Democratic challenger Leslie Briones’ 122,044 votes (51.65%).

Judicial races up and down the ballot were much closer than the Republican/Democratic split for the non-judicial statewide races. Republicans even won five benches out of 64 county judi cial races. In all the judicial races, Republicans were no more than 5% behind and most were within 3%.

HAA PAC endorsed candidates were successful in all but one judicial race across Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria and Montgomery counties.

Overall, the 96.5% success rate of HAA PAC endorsed candi dates is something we can all be proud of. Now as we move for ward, we will continue to work with elected officials, both new and old, on educating them to the needs of our industry and the impacts of that their actions could have on affordable housing.

In addition to the races listed above, here are the outcomes to a few of the races that we have been following:

U.S. Congress

Congressional District 8 (Harris, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker Counties) In the race to replacing retiring Rep. Kevin Brady, Republican Morgan Luttrell defeated Democrat Laura Jones.

Congressional District 38 (Memorial, West Houston, Spring Branch, Northwest Harris) In this newly drawn Congressional seat, Republican Wesley Hunt defeated Democrat Duncan Klussmann.

Texas House of Representatives

House District 76 (Fort Bend) In this newly drawn seat, HAA PAC endorsed Suleman Lalani defeated Republican Dan Mathews.

House District 133 (Memorial Villages, Tanglewood, West Houston) Running to replace longtime Rep. Jim Murphy, HAA PAC endorsed Republican Mano DeAyala defeated Democrat Mohamad Maarouf.

Harris County

County Commissioner Precinct 2 – HAA PAC endorsed in cumbent Commissioner Adrian Garcia (D) defeated former Commissioner Jack Morman (R).

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2 - In the race to replace retiring JP Jeff Williams, HAA PAC endorsed Bob Wolfe (R) defeated Roderick D. Rodgers (D).

Fort Bend County

County Judge – HAA PAC endorsed Incumbent Democratic Judge KP George former Republican Constable Trevor Nehls.

County Commissioner Precinct 4 – Dexter McCoy (D) defeated Ray Aguilar (R) to replace outgoing Commissioner Ken DeMerchant.

Get in here!

Don’t know how to reach members? Get out there online and in their hands!

ABODE magazine, the multifamily industry’s resource for what’s hap pening in the Houston-area apartment market, is available online and in your mailbox. Looking for a previous issue? It’s online too. Need to reach members, get the word out to them with an ad. Every month, our members-only publication highlights industry news and trends. ABODE is your resource for industry-specific legal and legislative news as well. Share your promotions and new hires in our “In The News” column, or the latest development in your area of expertise by writing an article. And get the word out about by advertising.

Contact Amanda at asherbondy@haaonline.org to advertise and contact the Communications Department at comm@haaonline.org for details on editorial.

ABODE is there, no matter where.

Look for ABODE in the mail the first week of each month, or read on line at issuu.com/haa_abode.

The following owner/management companies have added the listed properties to their portfolios:

• 8800 Broadway LLC: 8950 Glencrest, 408 units at 8950 Glencrest; 8915 Broadway, 408 units at 8915 Broadway; 8751 Broadway, 214 units at 8751 Broadway S; and 7900 Morley, 292 units at 7900 Morley St.

• Allied Orion Group: Villas at Sandrock, 444 units at 12000 Martin Luther King Blvd.

• Asset Living: 427 West 16th Street Apartments, 28 units at 427 W 16th St and Banyan Tree, 85 units at 1501 Ojeman Road.

• Avan Property Management: Place at Greenway, 219 units at 3333 Cummins St.

• Axiom Residential: Bay House Apartments, 190 units at 2041 San Sebastian Court.

• Brownstone Residential LLC: Angleton Village, 108 units at 1705 E Henderson Road in Angleton.

• Campus Advantage: Gateway on Cullen, 190 units at 1901 Cullen Blvd.

• Capstone Real Estate Services Inc: The Everson, 300 units at 2303 N Fry Road in Katy.

• ClearWorth Residential: Thornbury Apartments, 408 units at 7055 Hollister St.

• Goat Property Management: Township, 300 units at 401 S Bender Ave in Humble.

• Goldenwrist Capital LLC: Shady Oaks Apartments, 19 units at 8210 Shady Drive.

• Greystar: Starling at Bridgeland, 358 units at 16200 Bridgeland High School Drive in Cypress; The Grayson, 330 units at 4115 Louetta Road in

Spring; Sapphire Bay, 384 units at 99 W Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road in Baytown; Enclave at Woodland Lakes, 340 units at 300 Enclave Drive in Conroe; and The Oliver, 211 units at 2305 Summer St.

• Haven Residential - 29th Street Capital: Montfair at The Woodlands, 310 units at 10851 W Montfair Blvd in The Woodlands.

• Headway Property Management: The Crossing at 31st Street, 90 units at 1320 31st St N in Texas City.

• Hettig Management Corp: Gardens at Friendswood Lakes Apartments, 114 units at 1423 W Parkwood Ave in Friendswood.

• HK Property Management: Royal Wildewood Manor Apartments, 260 units at 201 Dixie Drive in Clute.

• HMFA Houston Property Owner 1 LLC: The Cottage Green, 296 units at 15770 Old Conroe Road in Conroe.

• Keener Management LLC: Domain on the Parkway, 320 units at 1755 Crescent Plaza Drive.

• Mosaic Residential Inc: Vanderbilt Lodge, 106 units at 12660 Medfield Drive.

• Peak Property Management: Woodcreek Townhomes, 16 units at 900 Holly Drive in Conroe.

• RPM Living: Midtown on the Rail, 215 units at 2310 Main St, and The Carlton, 222 units at 3805 W Alabama St.

• Square Real Estate Solutions: The Bianca, 50 units at 7615 Grahamcrest Drive; The Blanca, 46 units at 8217 Fulton St; and The Beatriz, 84 units at 5135 North Fwy.

• Stonemark Management Company: Compass at Windmill Lakes, 150 units at 9757 Windwater Drive.

• TAM Residential: Providence Uptown Apartments, 420 units at 3323 McCue Road.

• Texas Inter-Faith Housing Corp: Dian Street Villas, 108 units at 1433 W Dian St, and The Enclave at Quail Crossing Apartments, 264 units at 5000 Watkins Way in Friendswood.

• Umbrella Properties LLC: Umbrella Properties LLC - Properties, 3 units at various locations.

• Vicinia Property Management: The Emile, 240 units at 4200 Cypress Creek Pkwy.

• Waterton Residential: Veranda at Centerfield, 400 units at 7700 Willowchase Blvd, and Villages of Cypress Creek, 384 units at 10300 Cypresswood Drive.

• Weller Management: Centre at Columbia, 180 units at 5500 Sampson St.

• Willowick Residential: The Rosslyn at Garden Oaks, 384 units at 1011 W 34th St.

• ZRS Management LLC: The Ivy Park Place, 297 units at 2311 Mid Lane; Lenox Oaks Drexel, 259 units at 3810 Drexel Drive; and The James, 344 units at 2303 Mid Lane.

Here are the answers to “Guess Whose Pet?”

Continued from Page 7.

Christy Rodriguez:

Fun fact: All of our animals are adopted.

E – Honey was a stray found on our street. She has a ton of energy, has a tail that whips you with love and her favorite toy is a tennis ball.

B – Hugo is a Bearded Dragon that loves to hang out in the Christmas tree, eat Organic Baby Kale and his number one hobby is being lazy.

D – Comet was adopted from Second Chance Pets and Named after a reindeer, she’s the oldest of our animals. She loves to play, chase balls and if you say the word “kitty cat” she whines like a baby.

A – Brandy is our chocolate lab that absolutely loves the water. She suffers from anxiety and needs lots of extra love and care. Every night she tells me it’s bedtime by incessantly nudging me until I go to bed.

John Boriack:

C – Lasso Boriack, 2 years old. He is a rescue dog found on the street. He is part Poodle, part Australian Shepherd and his favorite food is venison.

Gina Erwin:

Meet Molly, Lucy and Gizmo!

J – Molly is our 16-year-old lab and she’s the one in the background of the picture of the two labs. More than 12 years ago, she had nine puppies and we kept one, Lucy. They love going to Galveston with us and going on the boat, although they are a little too old to rally these days.

I – Also, meet Gizmo, and yes he is as finicky as he looks. He’s 11.

Tracie Yoder:

G – See my “sweet (but very large) girl” Samara. Her name is of Arabic and Hebrew origin and means guardian and protected by God. She is a full bred Bullmastiff with both parents being AKC Champions in their class. Although 120 lbs., she has the sweetest heart, but protects our home and family.

Shelley Watson

F – Ruby Roux and Bacci Watson. We lost Bacci this year, she was 17.5 years old.

Quintina Willis

K – Ginger Snap, she is a Goldendoodle born on April 23, 2020.

State of the Industry Breakfast

Sponsored by Camp Construction Services and Guardian Construction

Wednesday, October 5 at the HAF Education Center HAA hosted the Fall Edition of the State of the Industry with guest speakers Kimberly Byrum, Managing Principal of Multifamily of Zonda Advisory, Bruce McClenny with ApartmentData.com, and Stephen Costello, Chief Recovery Officer with City of Houston.

Photos by DEBORAH NIX, HAA Staff

NEXT Professional

Development

Breakfast: Couch Talk

Friday, October 28 at the HAF Education Center

Sponsored by American Fire Systems and The Liberty Group

HAA young professionals heard from their young professional peers at this casual couch talk breakfast featuring a panel of HAA Forty Under 40 Honorees. Thanks to our moderators, NEXT Chairs Amanda Kelly and Ruha Vohra, and our panelists Brandon Coleman, Karla De Jesus, Jacob Kunath, Betsy Marshall, Candis Mohr and Blaise Spitaleri.

MEET THE NEXT GENERATION OF HAA LEADERSHIP.

This niche group within HAA is dedicated to the networking and professional development needs of HAA’s young professionals. Network with your peers and grow your career together among the next generation of HAA leadership! To Learn how to become involved with NEXT, see online at www.haaonline.org/next.

AVANA ELDRIDGE

The 2022 HAA Honors Awards recipient for property built between 1990 and 1999.

Property: Avana Eldridge Owner/Management:

Greystar

Location: 1415 Eldridge Parkway Units: 668 Built: 1990 Web: www.avanaeldridge.com

Avana Eldridge is a newly redesigned community that is made to feel wel coming, soothing and completely your own. The homes distinctly personalized spaces leave no detail unconsidered. The apartment homes include gourmet kitchens designed for entertaining, along with unexpected touches designed with your comfort in mind. Some of their features include walk-in closets, crown molding, private outdoor living spaces, designer hardware throughout, over sized soaking tubs with double bowl vanities, built in computer libraries and desks, fireplaces and nine-foot ceiling throughout the home.

The team at Avana Eldridge is also actively engaged in the community. They assist with the HAA food drive, pet supply drive for CAPS, Big Brothers School Supply Drive and the Texas Children’s Hospital toy drive. The team was able to raise over $1,000 for both St. Jude’s and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, and an additional $250 for the Pink Warrior Foundation.

In addition to helping give back to their community, the team at Avana Eldridge is also dedicated to exceeding customer service. The teams love for ser vice also reflects in their residents’ events that they host monthly, the staff’s pos itive attitudes, overall maintenance response, and the great reviews the property receives. One review even says, “I have never lived in an apartment where the maintenance staff is so responsive and friendly. They have the nicest staff here all around, thank you for all you do!”

A/C Supplies

Century A/C Supply 5 281-530-2859 www.centuryac.com

Carpet Installation

Dixie Carpet Installations 37 281-261-6334 www.dixiecarpet.com

Texas Southwest Floors 14 800-719-4321 www.texasswfloors.com

Collection Agencies

Alexander-Rose Associates Inc. 71 713-644-4441 www.alexanderrose-inc.com

Electric Contractors

Affordable Quality Electric 13 713-695-5992 www.acuityelectric.com

Brandt Electrical A/C & Heating Services 29 281-693-3383 www.brandtelectrical.com

Foundation Repair

Church Foundation Repair 1 713-468-8400 www.churchfoundationrepair.com

General Contractors

Camp Construction Services Back Cover 713-413-2267 www.campconstruction.com

Capital Disaster Solutions 50 800-460-9670 www.capdsus.com

Cotton Commercial USA Inc. 10 877-511-2962 www.cottongds.com

Crestmark Construction Services 41 713-426-6161 www.crestmarkservices.com

FSI Construction 15 713-690-5330 www.fsiconstruction.com

Gemstar Construction & Development 2 281-821-1195 www.gemstarconstruction.com

Guardian Construction 59 832-672-4196 www.guardianconst.com

MultiFamily Services 50 713-266-9100

Landscape Contractors

Outdoor Elements 75 713-955-0990 www.outdoorelementstx.com Texscape Services 68 281-846-3779 www.texscapeservices.com

Laundry Equipment & Supplies

Scott Equipment 51 713-686-7268 www.scott-equipment.com

Maintenance Supplies

HD Supply 27 800-431-3000 www.hdsupplysolutions.com Lowe’s Pro Supply 36 866-630-6747 www.lowesprosupply.com

Outdoor Lighting

Outdoor Lighting Perespectives 70 281-326-9754 www.outdoorlights.com

Personnel Agency

ASAP Personnel 71 972-432-6667 www.asapdo.com

Plumbing Contractors

AAA Plumbers 45 713-462-4753 www.aaaplumbers.com

Resident Screening Service

SafeRent Solutions Inside Front Cover 888-297-8821 www.corelogic.com

Screens

Ameristar Screen and Glass 71 713-683-6767 www.ameristarglass.com

Swimming Pool Service

Poolsure 12 800-858-POOL www.poolsure.com

With HAA’s job board, you’ll discover a professional community that’s committed to helping you find the right candidate or your next job opportunity in the greater Houston and surrounding areas.

www.haaonline.org jobs@haaonline.org 713-595-0300 www.haaonline.org

RENCON

Inside Back Cover 713-666-3636 www.rencon.com

Glass Plate, Window, Etc.

Ameristar Screen and Glass 51 713-683-6767 www.ameristarglass.com

Insurance

Harco Insurance 75 713-681-2500 www.harco-ins.com

HAA Products & Services

Rental Credit Reporting 63 713-595-0300 www.haaonline.org/rcr

HAA reserves the right to reject any advertising if its content is inappropriate or inconsistent with HAA’s standards for publication or HAA’s business interests, in HAA’s sole opinion.

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Snapshot

Occupancy: 90.7% Price: $1,254/mo. Rental Rate: $1.41/sq.ft./mo. Size: 890 sq.ft.

Past 12 Months: 8.0% rental rate growth 6,914 units absorbed

Operating Supply: 3,045 communities 719,531 units

Recently Opened (12 months): 87 communities 22,013 units

Under Construction: 65 communities 17,599 units

Proposed Construction: 113 communities 34,698 units

Hottest Submarkets Over the Past Three Months Annualized

History of Effective Rental Rate & Occupancy for All Units

Concessions

% of Market Rental Rate Rank Submarket Absorbed Growth %

1 Almeda/South Main 4.8% 1.9%

2 Sharpstown/Westwood 8.4% 0.5%

3 Memorial/Spring Branch 3.8% 1.3%

4 Dickinson/Galveston 9.2% 0.3%

5 Greenspoint/Northborough/Aldine 7.3% 0.3%

Total Units % of Average Citywide Class w/Concessions Total Units Special Effect

All 205,485 29% -1.6% -5.2% A 71,250 37% -2.3% -5.9% B 73,216 29% -1.3% -4.5% C 52,825 26% -1.2% -4.8%

D 8,194 11% -0.7% -5.0%

One Month Free = -8.33%

THE FIRST TABLE ABOVE GIVES A SNAPSHOT of the current market conditions. The graph displays the overall occupancy and effective rental rates over the past 24 months. These statistics are derived from a continuous survey of all apartment communities in the Houston region. The effective rental rates are the calculated net of concessions and utility adjustments. The second table lists the five hottest submarkets in the Greater Houston area. There are a total of 42 submarkets, and the ranking is based on the best combination of rental rate growth and absorption over the past three months. The third table distributes and analyzes concessions (specials) by classification. Concessions generally are represented by three types of specials: move-in, months free or floor plans. The effect of these specials is captured and prorated over a lease term to arrive at a percentage reduction in market or street rents.

TEXAS Dallas/Ft. Worth

Occupancy: 92.5% Price: $1,507/mo. Rental Rate: $1.71/sq.ft./mo. Size: 881 sq.ft.

Past 12 Months: 12.5% rental rate growth 8,804 units absorbed

Operating Supply: 3,389 communities 815,285 units

San Antonio

Occupancy: 91.3% Price: $1,216/mo. Rental Rate: $1.41/sq.ft./mo. Size: 860 sq.ft.

Past 12 Months: 8.9% rental rate growth 667 units absorbed

Operating Supply: 995 communities 214,895 units

Austin

Occupancy: 91.3% Price: $1,651/mo. Rental Rate: $1.89¢/sq.ft./mo. Size: 876 sq.ft.

Past 12 Months: 9.5% rental rate growth 9,273 units absorbed

Operating Supply: 1,165 communities 278,568 units

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