AAGD Vice President of Government Affairs Jason Simon is a proud advocate for the multifamily housing industry. In a recent Dallas Morning News article discussing the city’s role in providing funds for eviction defense initiatives, Jason was quoted as saying “Our belief may be that...
Date posted 10/23/2026
AAGD PAC-Endorsed Candidates Running in the 2026 Midterm Election
Date posted 09/29/2026
Updated 11/17/2022 - Most Updated Ordinance PDF Available for download at the link below. On November 9, the Dallas City Council unanimously passed a temporary eviction ordinance that applies to all properties in the city of Dallas. Click here for the ordinance and required notice to be served....
Date posted 11/10/2022
Join us at the North Dallas Apartment Summit for apartment safety and code compliance updates.
Date posted 07/18/2022
The Lewisville City Council will meet on Monday, June 6, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss an ordinance that would create new requirements for multifamily inspections. The requirements include a license fee of $12.00 per unit and increased inspections for all apartment communities in the city. These...
Date posted 05/31/2022
AAGD PAC ENDORSED CANDIDATES The AAGD Political Action Committee (PAC) supports state and local candidates who are pro-business and understand the issues that are important to the rental housing industry. The AAGD PAC has endorsed the following candidates in the May 24 Primary Runoff Election. The...
Date posted 05/16/2022
Municipal Election Results Election day was Saturday, May 7. AAGD endorsed 11 candidates for mayor and city council in six cities (Garland, Carrollton, Grand Prairie, Irving, Denton, and Farmers Branch). Out of 11 endorsed candidates: 7 won, 4 lost, and 1 advanced to a runoff election. In...
Date posted 05/10/2022
Make Your Voice Heard! The Dallas City Council Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery & Assistance will be meeting on Thursday, April 28th at 1:00 pm to discuss the future of the Notice of Possible Eviction ordinance. This ordinance has achieved what it set out to accomplish and helped...
Date posted 04/25/2022
AAGD PAC ENDORSED CANDIDATES The AAGD Political Action Committee (PAC) supports state and local candidates who are pro-business and understand the issues that are important to the rental housing industry. The AAGD PAC has endorsed the following candidates in the upcoming May 7 and May 24...
Date posted 04/21/2022
PropTalk Podcast: Advocacy and Government Affairs: Shouldn’t We be in Every Conversation about Rental Housing?
Date posted 03/4/2022
AAGD PAC endorsed 49 candidates running for Texas Senate, Texas House and local offices, including County Judge, County Commissioner, and Justice of the Peace. Overall, AAGD PAC-endorsed candidates were successful in their races, resulting in a 79% win rate. Out of the 49 candidates we endorsed, 39
Date posted 03/3/2022
Judicial races matter for the rental housing industry. The primary election is March 1 and early voting begins February 14. Some of the many races that will be on the primary ballot are judges for county courts at law. As with justices of the peace, judges for county courts at law can have a signif
Date posted 02/11/2022
