Mid-Year State Legislative Update
Most state legislative sessions have adjourned, while others continue in session year-round. The CAI legislative action committee (LAC) volunteers and lobbyists demonstrated their strength in protecting CAI members from legislation that would have a negative impact...
Advocacy Tips: Preparing for a Legislator’s Visit
Summer is in full swing, which means it’s the perfect time to invite your elected officials to attend your community association events and meet homeowners. We’ve developed a toolkit to help you prepare for and better support a legislator visit. They’ve RSVP’d. Now...
CAI LACs hard at work as 13 more states adjourned legislative sessions in May
CAI’s legislative action committees (LAC) continue to volunteer hundreds of collective hours to review bills, draft testimony, work with the LAC’s lobbyists, meet with legislators and other decision-makers, and testify for and against bills. Another 13 states...
The Climate for Licensing Community Association Managers: Sweeping Occupational Licensing Reform
The Trump administration has continued the efforts started by the Obama administration by urging states to take up occupational licensing reform. The 2019 legislative sessions saw momentum building in several states. Experts believe occupational licensing laws are inhibiting economic opportunity and hurting consumers. A recent analysis by the Institute for Justice suggests licensing costs the U.S. economy between 1.8 and 1.9 million jobs and between $183.9 and $197.3 billion each year in misallocated resources and lost output. Only seven states had licensing of the community association management profession on the 2019 legislative agenda.
Maryland Streamlines Process for HOAs to Remove Antiquated Racist Covenants
Rodgers Forge became the first residential community in Maryland to take advantage of a 2018 law that empowered and required homeowners associations to proactively act to remove covenants that restrict homeownership based on skin color, religion, or nationality,...
Community Associations Institute’s Response to the FCC’s 5G Proposal
In response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CAI submitted comments to the Commission on 5G infrastructure deployment and its impact on community associations. The reason for the rulemaking is due to a request by the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association to the FCC asking the Commission to update the OTARD (Over the Air Reception Device) rule to apply to “all wireless transmitters and receivers, regardless of whether the equipment is sued for reception, transmission or both, so long as the equipment meets existing size restrictions for customer-end equipment.”
Advocacy Tips: Inviting Your Elected Official to Visit
Summer is almost here, and that means legislative recesses and state session adjournments. This is the perfect time for advocates like you to engage with your elected officials at all levels of government by inviting them to attend your community association events, your board meeting, or asking to meet with them at their district office to discuss priority issues for your community. We’re launching our annual Constituents in Your Communities campaign to help support your outreach efforts. Throughout 2019, we will share helpful tips and tricks to build and strengthen your relationships with your elected officials so they become knowledgeable and more supportive of the diverse issues that impact community associations.
CAI Honors Dozens of Homeowner Leaders for Significant Contributions to Community Association Advocacy
Community Associations Institute (CAI), the leading international authority in community association governance, management, and education, announced the recipients of CAI's highest honors at the annual awards ceremony, held in conjunction with the 2019 CAI Annual...
CAI Calls on HUD to Clarify Emotional Support Animals
Assistance animals are not pets. Federal, state, and local fair housing laws require that community associations accommodate residents who have a disability-related need for an assistance animal, including emotional support animals. Fraudulently claiming a pet as an assistance animal demeans fair housing rights, violates the rights of other community residents, and can lead to legal troubles.
CAI Adopts Policies on Sustainable Landscape Practices and Fair Debt Collections
The CAI Board of Trustees approved two new public policies at the CAI Annual Conference and Exposition in Orlando: one on sustainable landscape practices and another on fair debt collections.
