CAI Meets with White House Staff to Discuss Condo Safety
CAI representatives and Florida Sen. Jason Pizzo (D-Miami-Dade County) met with White House officials on Sept. 20 to discuss condominium safety initiatives to garner support for two pieces of legislation; H.R. 8304 and H.R. 7532. CAI representatives at the meeting...
2022 Mid-Year Community Associations Industry Legislative Survey Results and 2023 Priority Predictions
Each year, CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team surveys legislative action committee members regarding predictions for legislative trends in their respective states. For the last several weeks, we have surveyed members of CAI’s Government and Public Affairs...
Bringing It Home – Constituents in Your Community
Communities are gearing up to host their annual meetings next month, along with fall festivals, trunk-or-treating, and other seasonal events. CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team wants to help you increase the impact of your event by inviting elected officials to...
Using Artistic Works Legally During Community Events
As I write this blog post, I am listening to country music in Nashville, Tenn., while attending the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) annual conference. Listening to the beautiful melodies reminds me how powerful music can be. Music is an important...
VIOLENCE HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
On Monday, I received texts confirming one of my biggest fears in the community association industry: a deadly shooting at a condominium community in Atlanta. Senseless acts of violence have no place in our communities, and it feels so helpless to offer thoughts and...
CAI’s Voter Resources: 2022 Federal and State Primary Elections
August means back-to-school season and wild weather is some parts of the country. In 46 states, primaries are ruling the political front. Thirty-four senate seats and all 435 seats in the house, in addition to more than 6,500 state legislature seats, will be decided...
Inflation Reduction Act Gives Homeowners New Energy Savings
UPDATE 8/16/22: The House passed H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act on 8/12/22, and President Biden signed it into law on 8/16/22. On August 7, the Senate passed H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on a party-line vote. A vote in the House is expected...
CAI Government Affairs Connects with State Legislators at NCSL Legislative Summit
CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team joined more than 200 organizations—including corporations, federal, state, and local government agencies, trade associations, special interest groups, and consulting firms—this week as an exhibitor at the 2022 National...
CAI Raises Disaster Assistance Equity Act with Senator Rubio
In a meeting with the Washington, D.C., office of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), CAI’s Florida Legislative Alliance (CAI-FLA) members urged Rubio to introduce the Disaster Assistance Equity Act (DAEA) in the Senate and work to enact it into law. H.R. 5298 is non-partisan...
CAI Advocacy Participates in Virginia’s Structural Integrity and Reserves State Workgroup
Virginia’s Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation oversees Virginia’s Common Interest Community Board (CICB), which regulates common interest community managers, as well as certain employees of licensed management firms. The CICB oversees state-run...
