Biden Administration Announces New Housing Policies
This week, the Biden administration announced polices to lower housing costs and increase the supply of homes for sale and rent. CAI has evaluated the announcement and identified three areas of primary interest to community association board members, managers, and...
CAI’s Annual Government and Public Affairs Committee Report
More than 100 CAI members joined CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team at our annual Government and Public Affairs meeting during CAI’s Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW in Orlando, Fla., this week. During this annual meeting, CAI members and...
April 2022 State Legislative Update
Nineteen of the 46 states in session in 2022 have adjourned for the calendar year. Over the past four months, CAI’s 36 state legislative action committees (LACs) and more than 600 volunteer committee members worked tirelessly to advocate on behalf of the community...
CAI Announces Amicus Win in the Texas Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Texas determined that a party may qualify as a “prevailing party” under the Uniform Condominium Act by the parties who bring claims or successfully defend against claims. This case concerned whether a defendant condominium association is entitled...
Federal Legislation Supports Condo Structural Repairs, Helps Owners Finance Special Assessments
Yesterday, April 18, 2022, U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Broward, Miami-Dade) introduced the Securing Access to Finance Exterior Repairs (SAFER) in Condos Act of 2022. The legislation, a response to the partial collapse of...
CAI Continues to Urge Changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lending Questionnaires
Updated lending questionnaires from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with new project requirements for condominiums and housing cooperatives to ensure structural safety have caught community association boards, managers, and business partners by surprise, as we reported in...
CAI’s Grassroots Advocates Celebrate Legislative Wins
Contributed by Hannah Engber Grassroots advocacy generally is considered the backbone of modern democracy. When people organize and influence their elected officials to support issues that are most important to them, legislators can be more effective representing...
FCC Clarifies Revenue Sharing Rules on Broadband Internet in Condominiums, Housing Coops, and other Multi-Unit Buildings
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concluded that revenue sharing agreements and exclusive use sale-and-lease back wiring arrangements between internet service providers and community associations are anti-competitive and violate the commission’s rules. The...
Happy National Puppy Day: A look at assistance animals laws and how they apply to community associations
Today is National Puppy Day, where dog owners and dog lovers come together over their shared appreciation for these four-legged companions. Established in 2006, National Puppy Day also is meant to raise awareness of the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year...
CAI Urges HUD Support for Condo and Coop Safety
Earlier this month, CAI sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge urging her support of CAI’s advocacy priorities pertaining to condominium and cooperative housing safety. We also shared our Condominium Safety Public...
