What the 2026 Midterm Election Means for Community Associations
The 2026 midterm election will directly shape several federal policy issues affecting community associations, including disaster recovery assistance, debris removal, housing policy, and repeal of the Corporate Transparency Act. Changes in congressional leadership...
CAI Amicus Brief Supports Major Victory for Kansas Condominium Association
In March 2025, Community Associations Institute filed an amicus curiae brief in the Kansas Court of Appeals in Stonegate Motorplaza Condominium Association, Inc. v. HP Motorplaza. The brief supported a condominium association in a dispute over a developer's rights to...
Election Day Is Here and Polls Are Open: Make Your Voice Heard and #VoteForHome
The polls are open. Election Day is here, and it’s time to #VoteForHome! Millions of Americans will cast their ballots today for candidates who will shape policies at the federal, state, and local levels. For the 78.1 million Americans who live and work in community...
Your Vote Matters. Make It Count on Nov. 3.
Community associations are built on participation and civic engagement. Well-governed community associations begin with active homeowners engaged in the governance of their communities. That engagement starts with homeowners exercising their fundamental right to vote...
Federal Policy on Corporate Institutional Homebuyers Could Reshape Community Associations
“Expanding homeownership and supporting healthy rental housing are not competing goals. Federal policy should give families a fair opportunity to buy a home while respecting the rights of homeowners to shape the places they call home.” - Dawn M. Bauman, CAE, CAI’s...
Plan Ahead, Vote Early, Build Stronger Communities
CAI is committed to helping those living and working in community associations across the United States confidently cast their ballots in the upcoming election. The results of the 2026 election will impact you, your community, and other homeowners associations and...
2027 Legislative & Public Policy Trends: What Community Associations Need to Know
Community Associations Institute is dedicated to advocating for legislation and public policy that improves the governance and sustainability of community associations. As 2027 approaches, CAI’s local, state, and federal, government affairs and advocacy efforts remain...
Hurricane Isaias Government Responses and Resources for Homeowners
CAI’s community of homeowner leaders, community association managers, and business partners are devastated by Hurricane Isaias’s continuing impact on the Gulf. Our hearts break for the families impacted by this destructive storm. The destruction stemming from this...
Signs of the Times: Political Signs, Flags, and Community Associations
The Foundation for Community Association Research’s 2026 Homeowner Satisfaction Survey reports that 88% of residents vote in national elections, 83% participate in state and local elections, and nearly seven in 10 (69%) votes in their community association board...
National Voter Education Week 2026: Building Community Through Civic Participation
Civic Engagement and Community Associations According to The Foundation for Community Association Research, 84% of eligible community association homeowners plan to vote in all national elections. This makes CAI members the most effective voting block in the United...
