When you are setting up your tenant association, make a list of the things that you think your group will need to do to accomplish its goals. Most tenant associations will want to find volunteers to accomplish tasks by forming “teams” such as a communications team who would be responsible for distributing flyers door to door, contacting people by telephone, knocking on doors and letting people know about meetings, conducting surveys, collecting grievances, keeping track of telephone numbers, etc.

Another “team” might be responsible for finding answers to legal question by doing research or contacting a legal services organization. A financial“team” may also be necessary. Every association needs some money to print flyers, pay for postage, pay for consultants, childcare, refreshments, special events, etc. You will need people who can deal with keeping financial records and others who are willing to lead efforts to raise money for the association through membership donations, recycling drives, bake sales, barbecues, raffles, etc

Someone should be assigned the task of “Grievance Historian”. This persona should keep a history of all the problems tenants have had in the complex.

A “Neighborhood Outreach” committee may be helpful. This committee would assist the tenant association to bring successful campaigns in your development or for traffic safety or against drug dealing in your complex. the volunteers in this committee should be knowledgeable about your association, the complex, and the issue, and they should have lots of enthusiasm.
 
 
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