Letter from Barbara Vassallo, Director, State & Local Policy
National Apartment Association
RE: Sample Letter

May 20, 2002

To:  NAA Members and Affiliates,

Many members and affiliates have requested further information to distribute to residents regarding the recent general threat on apartments. The attached SAMPLE LETTER TO RESIDENTS ON RECENT NON-SPECIFIC, GENERAL THREAT TO APARTMENT BUILDINGS may be customized for your use. The FEMA "Your Family Disaster Plan" is available from. Email your requests to orca@orcainfo-com.com or give us a call at 800-341-0022. You may choose to circulate it to your residents or simply reference the website address where it can be found.

Some questions our members have received from residents have included inquiries about resident screening procedures; on-site security amenities or measures; how to break their lease and move-out; or what insurance coverage the property has.

To reiterate what was relayed to the membership on Friday, May 17, members should contact their local FBI/Joint Terrorism Task Force Field Office with any leads on suspicious behavior. For a directory of FBI/JTTF Field Offices go to http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/info.htm.

NOTE TO APARTMENT OPERATOR:  There are sections of the following letter that need personalization. They are designed with text written between brackets (<text>). 
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