Associate General Counsel - Residential Property Management

ROERS COMPANIES•Plymouth, MN

6d•$140,000 - $175,000

About The Position

The Associate General Counsel – Residential Property Management provides practical, business-oriented legal support for Roers Companies’ residential property management operations, including market-rate and affordable multifamily communities. The position supports property teams in resolving day-to-day issues, managing legal and regulatory risk, and complying with applicable state requirements. Working within the Legal department, the attorney partners closely with Property Management, Compliance, Asset Management, and other corporate teams. The role independently handles routine property management legal matters, develops repeatable tools and guidance, and escalates significant, high-risk, precedent-setting, or specialized matters to Legal leadership and outside counsel. The successful candidate applies sound legal judgment, responsiveness, and an ownership mindset to translate legal requirements into clear, practical recommendations. The position requires a Juris Doctor degree, active admission in good standing to a U.S. state bar, and at least five years of relevant legal experience. The role is primarily focused on residential property management, with support for other legal matters and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
Active admission in good standing to a U.S. state bar and ability to satisfy applicable requirements for the position’s practice location.
At least five years of relevant legal experience, preferably involving residential landlord-tenant matters, multifamily real estate, property management, regulatory compliance, or related litigation.
Experience researching and interpreting legal and regulatory requirements and translating them into practical business guidance.
Experience drafting contracts, correspondence, policies, legal analyses, and practical legal recommendations.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience representing multifamily owners, operators, or residential property managers.
Experience with fair housing matters, reasonable accommodations, resident disputes, evictions, administrative proceedings, or housing-related claims.
Familiarity with affordable housing programs, including LIHTC.
Experience supporting residential property management operations across multiple states.
Experience with state or local property management, real estate brokerage, licensing, registration, or related regulatory requirements.
Experience reviewing property management agreements and operating vendor contracts.
Prior in-house experience or experience working closely with business and operational teams.
Familiarity with Yardi or comparable property management systems.

Responsibilities

Serve as a day-to-day legal resource for regional and onsite property management teams.
Advise on residential leasing, lease enforcement, renewals, notices, security deposits, delinquency, collections, and lease terminations.
Review resident disputes and escalated complaints, assess available options, and recommend practical resolutions.
Support eviction and collection matters in coordination with local outside counsel.
Advise on legal issues involving habitability, property access, maintenance obligations, resident conduct, and community policies.
Provide legal guidance on fair housing, reasonable accommodations and modifications, applicant screening, leasing practices, and resident communications.
Partner with the Compliance team on legal questions affecting affordable housing operations, including LIHTC and other applicable housing programs.
Advise on and support compliance with state and local licensing, registration, designated broker, trust-account, and other regulatory requirements applicable to residential property management.
Monitor and assess state and local legal and regulatory developments and provide practical guidance on operational changes.
Support the maintenance, renewal, and expansion of property management licenses and registrations, coordinating with outside counsel as appropriate.
Assist with responses to regulatory inquiries, administrative complaints, agency notices, and other governmental or regulatory matters.
Review proposed operational policies and practices for legal and regulatory risk and consistency across the portfolio.
Draft, review, and negotiate residential leases, addenda, vendor contracts, service agreements, and other operating documents.
Advise on contractual obligations, notice requirements, insurance provisions, indemnification, limitations of liability, and allocation of responsibilities.
Support property onboarding, management transitions, and offboarding, including transfer of records, contracts, licenses, and outstanding legal or regulatory matters.
Assess property-related claims, demand letters, litigation notices, administrative complaints, and other disputes, and promptly escalate matters presenting material or unusual exposure.
Coordinate fact gathering, document preservation, investigations, and responses with property teams, Legal leadership, insurers, and outside counsel.
Track assigned matters, deadlines, next steps, and resolution status.
Identify trends and recurring issues arising from claims and disputes and recommend measures to reduce future exposure.
Develop practical legal guidance, checklists, templates, and training for property management teams.
Help establish and maintain clear intake and escalation processes so legal matters reach appropriate resources promptly.
Identify recurring legal, regulatory, and claims risks and recommend practical measures to reduce exposure and improve compliance and operational consistency.
Support other legal matters and special projects as assigned while maintaining residential property management as the primary focus.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision health plans.
Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
Paid birth and bonding leave.
Basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, and short-term disability paid by the employer.
Voluntary life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, critical illness, and accident insurance.
401(k) with a 3% company contribution, 100% vested after two years of employment.
Three weeks of PTO with immediate accrual.
Nine paid holidays and one floating holiday.
Bereavement leave.
Fitness membership reimbursement program.
Free stays in Roers’ properties guest suites.
20% rent discount for employees living in Roers Companies properties.
$2,500 employee referral bonus, paid once the referred candidate completes 60 days of employment.
Charitable donation matching program.
Professional development opportunities.
Employee assistance programs.