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We Have Made A Difference!
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2010 |
HAA convinces the Johnson County BOCC to draw on JCW operating reserves so as to soften the requirement for a proposed 2011 wastewater rate increase, which was effectively reduced by approximately 40%. |
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2010 |
HAA enters into a final Settlement Agreement with KCMO, which effectively preserves the monthly apartment trash rebate payments (terminated by the City Council effective April 30, 2010) only for HAA member properties that are specifically named in an exhibit included as part of the agreement. The Settlement Agreement will remain in force until such time as KCMO either includes apartments in its taxpayer supported city-wide weekly trash pick-up service, or KCMO opts to entirely discontinue city-wide residential trash pick-up service. |
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2009 |
HAA and BOMA, victorious co-plaintiffs in the Kansas City, MO fire inspection fee litigation, seek a final disposition of $860,000 in unclaimed court ordered refunds owed KCMO apartment owners and businesses for fees that had been improperly collected while the lawsuit was underway. After allowing for an adequate advertising period to enable legitimate refund claims to be processed, in an unprecedented negotiated settlement, HAA, BOMA, and KCMO agreed to split the unclaimed funds, awarding the “National Institute for Construction Excellence”, a public education / private workforce development initiative, $430,000, and allowing the remaining $430,000 to remain at the City’s discretionary disposal. |
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2009 |
HAA enters into a “Tolling Agreement” with Kansas City, MO that effectively protects constituent named properties from KCMO Business License collection enforcement with respect to business license assessments on passive investment income. This concludes a dispute that originated in 2003. |
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2009 |
HAA pursues a limited settlement with Kansas City, MO, which would indefinitely preserve Trash Rebate eligibility for HAA constituent named properties within the city limits. A settlement is deemed to be the most mutually favorable resolution in light of the City’s financially stressed motivation to terminate the 34 year- old program for all KCMO apartments on May 1, 2010, as well as the uncertainty of a protracted and costly legal challenge that would likely take many years to conclude. |
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