Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound
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Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound
is a 4,400 member non-profit organization
of rental housing owners (single family homes to multi-family communities) in the State of Washington. The group's objectives are to oversee the general welfare of the rental housing industry, lead advocacy efforts, provide continuous development of skills and knowledge, and assist members to provide appropriate services to the renting public.
, news media
& general public. The organization is also involved in educating and getting members involved about issues affecting the rental housing industry. RHA offers educational programs which enhance the rental property owner’s knowledge and provides different forums for knowledge sharing and social interaction. RHA also offers products and services the rental property owner needs to be successful, while encouraging the highest standards of ethics and integrity for members. RHA also promotes the value of the rental housing industry to the community and educates renters about the process of becoming a tenant and being a good tenant.
members and reports to their board about any issues which affect the local community.
When King County
and several cities considered adoption of just cause eviction ordinances similar to that in Seattle, RHA's efforts helped lead to the rejection of that ordinance
Approximately 40% of RHA's budget is derived from membership dues. The balance comes from services to members such as sales of legal forms and the credit check
program and advertising by our associate members. RHA expenses, however, are directed to providing either direct member service (such as our seminar programs) or indirect member services. This is the part of the budget which goes to fund statewide and local government
legislative efforts.
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
is a 4,400 member non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
of rental housing owners (single family homes to multi-family communities) in the State of Washington. The group's objectives are to oversee the general welfare of the rental housing industry, lead advocacy efforts, provide continuous development of skills and knowledge, and assist members to provide appropriate services to the renting public.
Mission
RHA represent the interests of rental housing owners to state and local legislative bodiesLegislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
, news media
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
& general public. The organization is also involved in educating and getting members involved about issues affecting the rental housing industry. RHA offers educational programs which enhance the rental property owner’s knowledge and provides different forums for knowledge sharing and social interaction. RHA also offers products and services the rental property owner needs to be successful, while encouraging the highest standards of ethics and integrity for members. RHA also promotes the value of the rental housing industry to the community and educates renters about the process of becoming a tenant and being a good tenant.
Accomplishments
The RHA staff studies the regular meeting agendas of the local Washington State governments (as well as the county itself), meets with city and county councilCounty council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...
members and reports to their board about any issues which affect the local community.
When King County
King County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....
and several cities considered adoption of just cause eviction ordinances similar to that in Seattle, RHA's efforts helped lead to the rejection of that ordinance
Approximately 40% of RHA's budget is derived from membership dues. The balance comes from services to members such as sales of legal forms and the credit check
Credit score (United States)
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program and advertising by our associate members. RHA expenses, however, are directed to providing either direct member service (such as our seminar programs) or indirect member services. This is the part of the budget which goes to fund statewide and local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
legislative efforts.