ABOUT USCurrently representing nearly 85,000 units in the Tampa Bay Area, the Bay Area Apartment Association is a non-profit trade association serving the interests of the rental housing industry. BAAA offers educational programs, legislative updates and provides other topical information of interest to industry professionals in the Tampa Bay Area.Membership includes individual owners, property management companies and supplier/vendor companies who provide products and services for the rental housing industry. continued>>
By Jeff Rogo,BAAA Government Affairs DirectorIn December, the State of Florida Fire Marshal’s Office adopted a new requirement for most buildings. The new rule requires the placement of a sign to warn firefighters upon entering a building that the roof and/or floors of a structure incorporate light-frame truss-type construction. Most every garden-style apartment building features this type of construction – “the primary structural elements are formed by a system of repetitive wood or light gauge steel framing members”.continued>>