CONTENTS
MAY 2015 | Volume 28, Number 5
6 FROM THE PRESIDENT
DENVER RISING PART 9
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20 VACANCY & RENT
23 2015 MAINTENANCE OLYMPICS
31 MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT
33
RESIDENT RETENTION
35
37 CAPITOL RECAP
Suppliers Support our Industry, Here’s How You Can Support Them
North Douglas County
1st Quarter 2015 Summary
Presented by HD Supply and Community Interiors
PUBLISHER
Mark Williams
[email protected]
DESIGN, PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING
Christopher Dean
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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Julie Evans-Schmitt
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COMMUNICATION CHAIRS
Renae Jones, AMLI Residential
Marci French, Bridge Property Management
CONTRIBUTORS
Nancy Burke, Craig Hammer, Carol Levey, Luke
Miller, Ernest F. Oriente, Victor Sanchez, Mary
Wessler, Brent Williams
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space, not all articles submitted will be printed.
Scooping the Poop is the Law: Options for Managing Pet Waste
Can You Afford to Lose $230,400 in Leasing Revenue?
Leasing to New Prospects is a Massive Waste of Time
Senator Cory Gardner meets with Industry Leaders
4
Career Center
4 Leadership
6
June Awards
7
Tributes 2015
8
Association News
9 Miss Management
21 ProApartments.com
38 Apartment Advocate
40 New Members
40 Advertising Directory
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Government Affairs Admin & Events Coordinator:
Jess Eymann | [email protected]
Education Manager:
Lisa Godbehere | [email protected]
Vice President of Member Services:
Julie Evans Schmitt | [email protected]
Receptionist / Admin. Assistant
Kayla Hill | [email protected]
Vice President of Events & Education:
Betty Knecht | [email protected]
Office Manager & Member Services Coordinator:
Lisa Leangen | [email protected]
Accounting Manager:
Earlease Alexander | [email protected]
Manager of Government Affairs
Luke Miller | [email protected]
Manager of Communications, Marketing & Technology:
Christopher Dean | [email protected]
Events Coordinator
Kaleene Toback | [email protected]
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