Savannah Apartment Association

At this time this organization must have on file in the Association Office, this signed & dated form, giving the Savannah Apartment Association Office, our committee members, and official representatives permission to send faxes to our members concerning events such as meetings, educational opportunities, upcoming events (including the trade show, landscape project, charitable service events, PAC, food drive, legislative issues, etc.), and any other association business that concerns its members. This form will be kept on file in the Association office!

Your compliance is required if you want to continue being contacted by this Association. After August 25, 2003, if the Association does not have your permission slip on file, you will no longer be included on the SAA Fax list..

By signing this, you are providing permission from your member Apartment Community or Member Business, which allows us to fax and call you, and allows you to remain on the member phone/fax list of the Savannah Apartment Association.

►This form is also giving the members who return the form, filled out, permission to call or fax information to the Savannah Apartment Association Office at (912) 920-3207 whenever they need to do so. Francine T. Lanier, E.O.

► You must list all the numbers approved for faxing or calling: Please, Print Clearly◄

Yes, I want to remain on the phone/fax list: Fax Number (s)___________________ __________________

Phone Number (s)__________________ __________________

Direct Member Apartment Community:__________________________________________________

Manager’s Name:___________________________ & Signature: ______________________________

Yes, I want to remain on the phone/fax list: Fax Number (s)___________________ __________________

Phone Number (s)__________________ ____________________

Associate/Vendor Member:____________________________________________________________

Representative/ Manager’s Name:____________________ & Signature: _________________________

and mail in the signed form so that there is no interruption in service to our members.

On July 3, 2003, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Report and Order amending the regulations that implement the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). Among the new regulations were significant changes to the rules regarding faxes containing unsolicited advertisements. The new FCC proposal eliminates the prior “established business relationship” language, no longer making membership in an association sufficient enough to send a fax that contains advertisements for products or services, or flyers covering events that cost a fee, such as our educational opportunities, events or even our monthly membership meetings.
The new rules, which will go into effect on August 25, 2003 - 30 days after they were published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2003, cover any fax sent unsolicited that contains “any material advertising the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or services.” While these changes may be suitable for residential telephone numbers as the new Do Not Call registry provides, they are certainly not acceptable for association-to-member facsimile communications. Associations rely on faxes as a prime source of communication and marketing to meet the needs of their members. It is quite obvious that the proposed regulations will have a detrimental impact on the way associations communicate with their members. GAA is currently working for a satisfactory resolution to this issue.