Rick Caldwell of Utah recently became a member of the Utah Home Builders Association for all of the benefits that it provides to members. These benefit are best described by the official website itself, which states, “When you join one of the local Home Builders Associations in Utah, you also become a member of the Utah Home Builders Association and the National Home Builders Association (NAHB). You have tapped into a vast nation - wide, statewide and local network of professionals in the housing industry. In Utah, there are currently nine local Home Builders Associations. This is where you get involved in several ways, including membership meetings, committees, sporting events, board meetings, educational classes and the Parade of Homes. More information and calendar of events for each local associations can be found on their respective websites. NAHB Provides members a strong voice in Washington to protect the housing industry. In addition to its lobbying efforts, NAHB also provides professional educational opportunities and industry resources that are second to none. To review the vast resources NAHB offers, you can go to www.nahb.org.”

Rick Caldwell of Utah also chose the Utah Home Builders Association as a good business partner because of their many successful lobbying endeavors. These triumphs are best explained by the website itself, which says, “Some examples of things the Utah Home Builders Association has successfully accomplished through its lobbying efforts:

•Eliminated monetary limits.
•Eliminated school impact fees.
•Limited other types of impact fees and established a procedure for local governments to enact impact fees.
•Helped create the Utah Private Property Ombudsman to protect private property owners on eminent domain and land use issues.
•Assisted in the creation of the State Construction Registry to provide an on - line billboard for preliminary notices.
•Work with the Department of Occupational and Professional Licensing to implement the continuing education requirement for contractors.
•Work with the Uniform Codes Commission in the implementation of the Residential Construction Code along with the other building codes in Utah.
•Provide numerous amendments to the Residential Building Code, including less restrictive stair geometry.”

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