Greater Access to FHA Financing for Condo Buyers
FHA RELEASES UPDATED APPROVAL RULES FOR CONDOMINIUMS Changes to approval process will ease burdensome requirements on condominium associations, improve access to FHA-insured mortgages for first-time homebuyers Community Associations Institute (CAI) applauds the...
CAI Exhibiting at the National Conference of State Legislatures
The most innovative and creative ideas for solving problems through legislation begin at the state level, which is why CAI joined more than 200 organizations—corporations, federal, state and local government agencies, trade associations, special interest groups, and...
Mid-Year Federal Policy Update
CAI’s Federal Legislative Action Committee (LAC) is the advocate for CAI member interests in Congress and with the Trump administration. While a divided government has slowed progress on significant legislation, the Federal LAC has been very active on key issues for...
Guidelines for Removing Debris in Community Associations with Private Roads
Hurricane season is here. Now is the time for your community to take steps to ensure debris removal in your community is eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding. As your community association braces for hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural...
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.”
