National Alliance of HUD Tenants

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	National Alliance of HUD Tenants
	A multi-cultural, tenant-controlled alliance of tenant organizations in privately-owned, multifamily HUD-assisted housing. Hundreds of tenant associations representing thousands of tenants in every region of the country are already involved, working together to: Preserve affordable housing * Protect tenant's rights * Promote tenant ownership and control
HOME ABOUT US MISSION HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAHT NETWORK MEMBERSHIP TENANT ORGANIZING RESOURCES GET ORGANIZED YOUR RIGHTS TAKE ACTION MARK-TO-MARKET EXPIRING MORTGAGE CRISIS NEWS NAHT CONFERENCE 2007 NAHT CONFERENCE 2008 LINKS National Alliance of HUD Tenants 42 Seaverns Avenue Boston, MA 02130 tel: (617) 267-9564 fax: (617) 522-4857 naht@saveourhomes.org Many of the links on this site require you to have You can download it by clicking on the button above. Please report problems with the website to the webmaster. DEVELOPING BY-LAWS When your group is established. You might want to consider developing By-Laws. What are By-Laws? By-Laws are the rules that govern how your group operates, when you meet, how often, how officers are elected and removed, are there going to be dues, etc. Below you should find a helpful guide and a few links to help you develop your By-Laws. QUESTIONS TO DECIDE BEFORE YOU WRITE YOUR BY-LAWS The New York State Tenants & Neighbors Coalition has compiled a list of questions you should answer to write your by-laws. Click the link to read that section. General Memebership bylaws3.html Meetings Vacancies and Removal of Board Members Conflict of Interest Contract and/or Check Signing could be restricted. What are Rules of Order? Why do you need them? Rules of Order help you decide how to conduct your meetings in a constructive way. Many organizations refer to Robert's Rules of Order in thier by-laws as thier authoritative guide. Robert's Rules of Order is a detailed guide to the Parlimentry Process, for a brief overview we suggest you take a look at Bob's Rules of Order.For a more detailed look into the Parliamentry Process in general, See Robert's Rules of Order LINKS AND OTHER RESOURCES COMING SOON! Sample By-Laws for diffrent types of tenants associations. Don't forget to make your by laws available in the languages spoken by your members! Get a bilingual member to translate or try Online Translation!