As the National Apartment Association’s (NAA) Apartmentalize 2021 is fast approaching, multifamily operators and supplier partners alike make their way to Chicago for two and a half days of education and connection.
It has been more than two years since NAA was in-person. And, now we strive to Focus Forward – and find ways to reconnect, to restart and to reenergize as an industry.
One of the thought-provoking sessions at this year’s Apartmentalize will dive into the unintentional ways that fair housing compliance may be at risk.
Even before the pandemic altered the way business and service was conducted on site, the maintenance teams were often ones a resident interacted with the most—either while on community grounds or in an apartment during a repair project.
Today, there are more interactions between maintenance teams and residents. With the increase in interaction, the higher the potential for more fair housing complaints.
Terry Danner, CEO of SightPlan, will sit down with Matt DeGraw, President of Bridge Property Management to discuss how to effectively embrace maintenance’s new priority role in resident relations while also mitigating the potential of fair housing violations. They will share insights into how technology can prioritize tasks, the importance of real-time service tracking and updates and the benefit of automated and customizable task completion procedures to mitigate fair housing violations.
“Real time data can’t be rigged or tweaked. Having full visibility into our maintenance processes provides opportunities for training as we see what the data is telling us,” DeGraw said. “Technology now tracks better and has more protocols in place ensuring tasks are completed, documented and all being completed in our 24-hour window. This transparency significantly reduces any fair housing risks.”
They will also explore:
💬 The Changing Role of the Maintenance Technician
The importance of effective communications and finding new ways to engage with residents.
🏘 The Associated Fair Housing Risks
Do maintenance technicians have unconscious biases? Where can training opportunities be found?
✅ Technology’s Ability to Eliminate Fair Housing Questions
The impact of real-time reporting and tracking and how technology can ensure 100% compliance to fair housing.
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