Property Manager I
About The Position
The Property Manager I is responsible for tenant relations, ensuring compliance with funding sources and laws, maintaining a high occupancy rate, operating projects within budget, and fostering a positive community environment. This role involves screening new residents, managing lease contracts, responding to resident concerns, preparing legal notices, and overseeing other site staff. The Property Manager I also maintains tenant files, collects rents, oversees property maintenance, processes expense reports, and ensures a clean and safe environment. Detailed reporting and documentation of incidents and operational issues are required, along with timely engagement with assigned training and compliance with PPE protocols.
Requirements
- Knowledge in property management, delivery of housing services, community organizing, or program/administrative duties commensurate with responsibilities outlined above.
- Ability to learn contract-reporting requirements.
- Must have good organization skills and be able to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
- Able to read, write and communicate in English.
- Some experience with record keeping and office organization.
- Basic mathematical aptitude.
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Able to work with a team well, as well as able to work independently.
- Must have reliable transportation.
- Must be able to pass a background check/drug screen.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with low-income housing projects and a strong working knowledge of compliance with Low-Income Housing Tax Credit financing, HUD, Public Housing and Section 8 requirements.
- Two years’ experience in property management, delivery of housing services, community organizing, or program/administrative duties commensurate with responsibilities outlined above.
Responsibilities
- Screen new residents in accordance with program policies and enter into lease contracts with residents.
- Tenant relations and fostering a sense of community including responding to resident concerns.
- Prepare and serve legal notices and pursue evictions after consultation with your manager.
- Monitor all rules and policies for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Make recommendations on changes to the Management Plan to reflect current practices with LIHI approval.
- Oversee other site staff, which may include a Janitor, Maintenance person, Housing Assistant, Resident Manager, or others.
- Maintain complete individual tenant files including all income and household eligibility information for tenants.
- Hold regular tenant meetings and work with tenants to organize community activities.
- Collect rents.
- Assume property maintenance oversight responsibilities including ordering and approving repairs, inspecting the condition of building, scheduling maintenance, preparing vacant units for lease, etc.
- Be able to process and submit expense reports, as needed.
- Foster a clean and safe environment.
- Responsible for detailed reporting and documenting all incidents and maintenance needs and operational issues in writing through the assigned platform/system, in a timely fashion (within 24 or 48 hours for non-emergent issues).
- Engage with assigned training and comply with training deadlines.
- Utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and follow PPE protocols.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday
- Employer-Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision (with HRA, HSA & FSA options)
- Employer-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- 401k offered for unionized employees (through OPEIU8)
- 403b offered for non-union employees
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Assistance Program
- Aflac offered for all employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
