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When specifying accessible names via `aria-labelledby`, ensure that the 
label elements exist.

## Explanation

Accessible names are required for many parts of a page, including form controls.
One way to accomplish this is to use `aria-labelledby` to specify the ID or IDs of 
other elements which contain a label. For example:

```html
<h2 id="dialog-labell">Important message!</h2>
<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-label">
```

In this example, the `aria-labelledby` for the `<dialog>` points to an ID of `dialog-label`,
which doesn't exist. The heading it refers to instead has an ID of `dialog-labell`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible name is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a label, but
that label is missing.

When a label is broken, it may be impossible for a user of assistive technologies
to understand what that element does.

missing-aria-labelled-by

June 2025

May 2025

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Title / URL	Issues
AvalonBay Communitieswww.avaloncommunities.com/eaves-apartments/	6
Apartments for rent \| AvalonBay Communitieswww.avaloncommunities.com/	6
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.avaloncommunities.com/	6
AvalonBay Communitieswww.avaloncommunities.com/ava-apartments/	6
AvalonBay Communitieswww.avaloncommunities.com/kanso-apartments/	6
Apartments for Rent in Connecticut \| AvalonBay Communitieswww.avaloncommunities.com/connecticut/	4
Cookie Policy \| AvalonBay Communitieswww.avaloncommunities.com/cookie-policy/	4
Apartments for Rent in Virginia \| AvalonBay Communitieswww.avaloncommunities.com/virginia/	4
Digital Resident Services - AvalonAccess \| AvalonBay Communitieswww.avaloncommunities.com/avalon-access/	4
Pet Friendly Apartments \| WAG The Pet Program \| AvalonBay Communitieswww.avaloncommunities.com/pet-friendly/	4

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Where this issue has occurred