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MULTIFAMILY DISASTER SURVIVAL GUIDE

Before the Aftermath

APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY • October 2008

APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY’S Multifamily Disaster Survival Guide showcases best practices for apartment owners and developers when it comes to disaster preparedness, including how best to negotiate insurance contracts. Get an up-close look at how different owners have handled catastrophes such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and fires.

• Ready or Not
  A multifamily operator’s guide to disaster preparedness.
• Tornado Alley
  An Atlanta apartment owner learns about wind damage the hard way.
• Acts of God and Man
  Having the right insurance policy is a key component in any disaster preparedness plan.
• Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
  A Long Beach, Calif., apartment property accidentally invites the fire department over.
• Hurricane Hassles
  The Mitchell Co. has lived through enough hurricanes to know how to batten down the hatches, and what to do once the storm has passed.