Member Shared Resources

• Property Management in the Time of Coronavirus: Weekly Headlines & Insights – from Buildium
• Court Closures & Evictions – webpage by Florida attorney, Harry Heist of Heist, Weisse & Wolk, P.C.
• Heist, Weisse & Wolk, P.A.’s Videos – EvictTV videos by Florida attorney, Harry Heist of Heist, Weisse & Wolk, P.C.
• COVID-19 Mastermind Series – from Brad Larsen of RentWerx and the Property Management Mastermind Show
• Property Management Webinars during COVID-19 – from Tony Cline, MPM^® RMP^®, Shawn Johnson, MPM^® RMP^®,  Matthew Tringali and a variety of guests.
• Master Investors Tribe Monday Morning Positive Tribe Call – Facebook group videos from Darren Hoefgen and Kevin Dairaghi
• Survey – How Property Managers are Responding to COVID-19 – AppFolio Survey in action; Results posting weekly – see Part I Survey Results on their blog; see Part 2 Survey Results as well
• The Property Management Roundtable Podcast – from Matthew Whitaker and The Wolf Pack
• The Property Management Show Podcast – brought to you by Fourandhalf – Property Management Marketing Agency

• Virtual Inspections Keep Renters Safe and Promote Social Distancing in Rental Properties – blog post from Rentec Direct, May 15, 2020. Listen to the NARPM Podcast: Virtual Inspections in a Virtual World.
• HUD’s Ben Carson Suggests Eviction, Foreclosure Moratoriums Should Not Be Uniform Across US – article from Radio.com, May 13, 2020
• Here’s when all 50 states plan to reopen after coronavirus restrictions – article from The Hill, April 20, 2020
• How You Can Plan for a Safe Reopening – article from Inc. Magazine, April 22, 2020
• Property Management in the Time of Coronavirus: Weekly Headlines & Insights – 4/11/20 – blog post from Buildium, April 11, 2020
• COVID-19 State Assistance Guide – from the National Landlord Association, April 1, 2020
• Property management in the time of coronavirus: Weekly headlines & insights – blog post from Buildium, April 4, 2020
• CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY LOANS Small Business Guide and Checklist – pdf download from the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, April 1, 2020
• Special Report on Coronavirus and Small Business – a statistical study from MetLife & U. S. Chamber of Commerce, April 3, 2020
• Inman’s State-By-State Guide to Evictions, Rent and Foreclosures – nineteen page PDF, April 1, 2020
• Headlines & Insights for Property Managers – blog post from Buildium, March 28, 2020No problem. I think I found them all.
• Top Financial Resources to Support Your Residents – blog post from AppFolio, LinkedIn post shared by Michael Stone, March 26, 2020
• Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) – Paid Leave Synopsis – pdf from NeoSystems, March 25, 2020
• Employment Issues & Risks Presentation – Not sure what to do with employees? Here is a twenty minute session from the law firm NARPM uses, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, which was developed to help their clients.
• Up-to-date legal and business analysis in the midst of an evolving global event from NARPM law firm, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• Property Management Handbook for Successful Remote Teams – downloadable handbook in exchange for your contact information from RentBridge
• How Property Managers are Handling Maintenance in the Age of COVID – blog post from PropertyMeld
• Coronavirus: The Landlord Guide to Outbreak Control Efforts – blog post from Rentec Direct, March 11, 2020
• Optimize Your Document Workflow When Working Remotely – google doc from BlueInk
• Overview of Self-Showings from NARPM Affiliate of the Year – video and owner kit from Tenant Turner (owner kit download in exchange for contact information)

• Mortgage and Housing Assistance – Information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Treasury, IRS launch new tool to help non-filers register for Economic Impact Payments – press release from IRS, April 10, 2020
• COVID-19 Screening Tool – website and app from Apple, CDC, The White House & FEMA. This tool can help you understand what to do next about COVID-19. Let’s all look out for each other by knowing our status, trying not to infect others, and reserving care for those in need.
• Committee Releases Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About the CARES Act – press release from U. S. House Committee on Financial Services, April 1, 2020
• How the Treasury Department is Taking Action – from U.S. Department of the Treasury; includes PDF applications for SBA Loans for borrowers
• COVID-19 Resources for State Leaders – from The Council of State Governments
• CARES Act: What Small Businesses Need to Know – article from U. S. Chamber of Commerce, updated March 31, 2020
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers effective April 1, 2020 – Answers to 59 Questions from the U.S. Department of Labor
• How to Get an SBA Coronavirus Emergency Payroll Protection Loan – article from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources – from the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Small Business Loan Information – from the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Fannie Mae Loan Lookup – Know Your Options by Checking Here First
• FreddieMac Loan Lookup Tool
• Guide to CoronaVirus Mortgage Relief Options – blog post from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, March 31, 2020
• EvictionLab Table: Sources for Changing Eviction Policies Around the Nation – details where municipalities, states and the federal government have taken action, Facebook post shared by Erika
• Identifying Critical Infrastructure during COVID-19 – from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA)
• Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce – from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, March 28, 2020
• Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic, – pdf document from IRS
• Fannie Mae Simplifies Payment Forbearance Policies to Assist Borrowers
• Important Update from your 2020 NYSAR Leadership Team Regarding Real Estate Activities During the COVID-19 State of Emergency – website article/letter from March 22, 2020
• Clarification regarding PA Governor’s 3/19/20 COVID-19 Executive Order – from the Pennsylvania Apartment Association, post shared by Lisa in NARPM Facebook Discussion Group
• Marriott’s CEO Demonstrates Truly Authentic Leadership In A Remarkably Emotional Video – It is truly a hard time to be the CEO of Marriott Corporations. Read his story about being an authentic leader during times of turmoil. Post shared by Gail Phillips, CEO in NARPM Facebook Discussion Group, March 21, 2020
• San Francisco Stay Home Except Essential Needs
• To further ensure Marylanders’ health and safety, MD Governor Hogan has ordered the closure of non-essential businesses – post shared by Sherri in NARPM Facebook Discussion Group, March 23, 2020

• From the NARPM Action Center! CALL TO ACTION: Make Your Voice Heard on Phase 4 COVID Relief – Thank you for all that you are doing to advocate for property management issues. Your work is bearing results. But, there is more work to be done! Please take a moment today to contact your Senator and Representative by clicking on the link.
• FHA Extends Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium for Single Family Homeowners for Additional Two Months – Extension Through August 31, 2020, Provides More Security for Homeowners Impacted by the Coronavirus Outbreak – Press release from HUD, June 17, 2020
• President Trump Signs PPP Flexibility Act of 2020 into Law – June 5, 2020
• GOP faces internal conflicts on fifth coronavirus bill – article from The Hill, May 24, 2020
•  Obstacles Mount for Deal on Next Coronavirus Bill – article from The Hill, May 3, 2020
• Chairwoman Waters, Top Democrats Call on Treasury, Small Business Administration to Expand Paycheck Protection Program Opportunities for CDFIs and MDIs – press release from Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, April 26, 2020
• “With the new $10 billion in funding for Emergency EIDL Grants that the interim COVID-19 act provides, the Administration should remove the limitations it imposed that prevent businesses from receiving a full $10,000 grant. Businesses that have previously received reduced grants because they have fewer than ten employees should receive the full amount, and, going forward, new recipients should receive full awards as well, regardless of their size. Furthermore, to prevent the Administration from once again refusing to request additional appropriations when the program is fully subscribed, SBA should notify Congress as soon as funds begin to run low rather than cut the amount small businesses receive. In addition, it should dedicate the resources it has received for administrative expenses to ensure that loans go out within the statutorily mandated three-day time frame.”
• Waters Statement on Bipartisan Deal to Fund Paycheck Protection Program, Assist Small Businesses, and Ensure Full Participation by CDFIs and MDIs – press release from Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, April 21, 2020
  “In the next bill, it is critical for Congress to provide additional assistance to struggling homeowners, renters, landlords and people experiencing homelessness. As part of that effort, the Financial Services Committee is proposing the creation of a $100 billion rental assistance fund and $75 billion homeowner assistance fund so that struggling families are able to cover their rent or mortgage payments as well as utility payments. I will be working with my colleagues to ensure that these and other critical elements of the Committee’s proposals to protect and help our communities are included in the next coronavirus response package.”

• House Passes Bill to Grant Flexibility for Small Business Aid Program – article from The Hill, May 28, 2020
• R.6886 – Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
• Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery – Issued on May 19, 2020
• Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020 Section by Section – pdf download
• Phase 3.5 Final Language – pdf download
• Congress Passes 3.5 Coronavirus Legislation – pdf download
• Committee Releases Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About the CARES Act – press release from U. S. House Committee on Financial Services, April 1, 2020
• Phase Three – S. 3548 – CARES Act
• Full Legislative Text for Phase 3 H.R. 748 Bill – pdf download, 880 pages
• NARPM Report – Senate Approves Significant Stimulus Package – pdf download from NARPM Governmental Affairs
• R.748 – Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 – This is the vehicle which could be amended to move the stimulus package. Once the Senate approves it, it is in a posture to go back to the House to accept the Senate substitute.
• Phase Two – H.R. 6201 – Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• Phase One – H.R. 6074 – 116^th Congress (2019-2020): Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
• FHFA Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions for Enterprise-Backed Mortgages | Federal Housing Finance Agency
• HUD: Coronavirus Information and Resources
• HUD: Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium
• HUD Q&A for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• HUD COVID-19 FAQs for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) (including the Project-based Voucher Program (PBV)) and Native American Programs
• HUD Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency – pdf document – The purpose of this Mortgagee Letter (ML) is to inform mortgagees of a foreclosure and eviction moratorium for all FHA-insured Single Family mortgages for a period of 60 days. Dated March 18, 2020
• OSHA: Guidance on preparing workplaces for an influenza pandemic
• OSHA: Personal protective equipment

Federal Guidance on Essential Workers

This list is advisory in nature. It is not, nor should it be considered, a federal directive or standard. Additionally, this advisory list is not intended to be the exclusive list of critical infrastructure sectors, workers, and functions that should continue during the COVID-19 response across all jurisdictions. Individual jurisdictions should add or subtract essential workforce categories based on their own requirements and discretion.

• Workers responsible for the leasing of residential properties to provide individuals and families with ready access to available housing.
• Workers responsible for handling property management, maintenance, and related service calls who can coordinate the response to emergency “at-home” situations requiring immediate attention, as well as facilitate the reception of deliveries, mail, and other necessary services.
• Workers performing housing construction related activities to ensure additional units can be made available to combat the nation’s existing housing supply shortage.
• Workers supporting the construction of housing, including those supporting government functions related to the building and development process, such as inspections, permitting and plan review services that can be modified to protect the public health, but fundamentally should continue and serve the construction of housing (e.g., allow qualified private third-party inspections in case of government shutdown). 

• Florida Attorney, Harry Heist, shares the following: “As suspected, my clients are already trying to dig up previously ignored “reasons” to try to get around the nonpayment of rent eviction ban on “covered” properties. Do me or your attorney a favor. Don’t try it. We can see right through this and a judge can as well. I ain’t gonna file an eviction on an unauthorized pet or occupant you had no problem with for the past 6 months.“ – post from NARPM Facebook Discussion Group, April 2, 2020
• From the Financial Services committee report posted in this group: “Further, landlords would not be allowed to issue a notice to vacate until after this temporary moratorium and they would not be allowed to require a tenant to actually vacate the unit until 30 days after the notice is given. Renters should be advised that the moratorium only applies to evictions for nonpayment of rent, not for other causes. Renters should also be advised that although they may be protected from eviction proceedings temporarily under this bill, the bill does not treat nonpayment of rent during this period as forgiven and these unpaid amounts will accrue during this period even if fees are not assessed.” – post from Gail Phillips, CEO in NARPM Facebook Discussion Group, April 2, 2020
• If your state orders to a Stay at Home, according to NARPM Past President Eric Wetherington, “I know in SC our state association is imploring the Governor to keep Real Estate as an essential service.  I have also seen some comments from various states, including NARPM members in CA, that property management is essential as it relates to housing and can continue to work even during the CA shutdown.  I would encourage folks to check with their local/state reps for clarification on that, but don’t just assume if real estate is shut down, then property management must be too.” Thanks Eric, even though you are not on Facebook, this is great advice. – post from Gail Phillips, CEO in NARPM Facebook Discussion Group, March 23, 2020
• From Scott Brady: Real estate sales has been deemed a “non-essential” service in California….no showings, open houses, and therefore…no business for 30 to 60 days. “Yesterday Governor Newsom and the State Public Health Officer issued Executive Order N-33-20 requiring all Californians to stay home except as needed to maintain continuity of operations in 16 infrastructure sectors. This supersedes all existing local city and county orders that are less restrictive. The real estate industry is not exempt from this prohibition except as needed to maintain “continuity of operation … of … construction, including housing construction.” Therefore, REALTORS^® should cease doing all face-to-face marketing or sales activities, including showings, listing appointments, open houses and property inspections. Clients and other consumers are also subject to these orders and should not be visiting properties or conducting other business in person.” post from Gail Phillips, CEO in NARPM Facebook Discussion Group, March 21, 2020
• Another Good Tip From Harry Heist: Time to revise your PMA. If your state law does not prohibit, always have a minimum monthly management fee. The moment you take on a property, you are working. You have liability. Most property managers started in sales. This is where this commission only mentality has come from. You are not listing a property and getting some huge check when it sells. You are worth it and you deserve it. I and others have been teaching this since the mid ’90s. It is perfectly fair, normal and common in Florida. Don’t be afraid of it and don’t discuss what you charge amongst each other. Post from Gail Phillips, CEO in NARPM Facebook Discussion Group, March 21, 2020