WHAT IS THE
MINORITY APARTMENT OWNERS ASSOCIATION?
The Minority Apartment Owners Association (MAOA) is
a network of minority and non-minority rental
property owners who own property throughout Southern
California. It was founded in 1987 under the parent
company, INTERNATIONAL REALTY & INVESTMENTS
PURPOSE:
Because we do business in an
increasingly complicated & regulated environment,
everyday brings new laws and regulations telling
rental property owners what they can and cannot do.
To be successful rental property owners need
lawyers, accountants, lobbyist, and trained
maintenance experts just to keep up to date and stay
in compliance with the many changing laws.
A strong rental housing association is absolutely
necessary for rental property owners in today's
litigious environment. With several concerns at
their forefront, members have an opportunity to
participate with others in making certain that their
needs are not forgotten in government policy
decisions on the local, state, and national level.
Owning rental property is a business and should be
operated as a business. But in today's market,
owners cannot stand alone. Owning rental property
has become an increasingly complicated, regulatory
environment and joining with others for statewide
rental issues that affect you locally is extremely
important.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
There is strength in numbers with other owners that
face the same issues that you encounter. The MAOA is
a member of the California Housing Providers
Coalition (CHPC). Founded in 1995 as the Los
Angeles County Coalition of Apartment Associations,
the CHPC now includes eights other housing
organizations throughout the state. It represents
more than 30,000 rental property owners and managers
with more than one million units.
As a member of the CHPC, the MAOA supports rental
housing policy that:
Supports quality
affordable housing at all economic levels
Encourages supply-side
solutions to rental housing challenges
rather than restrictive over-regulation
Strongly opposes
discriminatory practices
Preserves the safety
and economic viability of our neighborhoods
Promotes habitable
living standards and conditions
Guarantees due process and fair treatment to
owners and renters
Reaffirms
owners' discretion to participate in government
housing programs
Preserves
the renters' right to quiet enjoyment of their
homes while maintaining the owners' private
property rights
Provides owners with
the tools and remedies to accomplish these
objectives
WHO ARE MAOA MEMBERS?
The membership represents a diverse housing
community. Members range from the individual
who owns a single family rental house to
government and private sector organizations
who have a mutual concern for the economic
well being and quality of life for residents
of its community.