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Almost all apartment communities have this policy. Landlords and property management companies prohibit soliciting to prevent the public from entering their apartment buildings to make requests, such as attempting to sell something or asking for a donation from tenants. So when a field representative for the U.S. Census Bureau asks a property manager for entry into an apartment building to conduct a census survey, the first reaction by a property manager is probably to deny entry due to the policy of no soliciting. Under federal law, however, an owner, proprietor, manager, superintendent, or agent of an apartment house must allow a field representative from the U.S. Census Bureau entry into the apartment building to conduct the census survey. Failure to do so may result in a $500.00 fine.   A field representative is supposed to have a badge from the U.S. Census Bureau stating his/her name and should also be carrying a bag that has a laptop computer inside of it. 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