Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King: CAI’s Commitment to Fair Housing and Diverse & Inclusive Communities
While most people are aware of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a Civil Rights Movement leader, fewer are familiar with the role he played in the fair housing movement. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for human rights for minority communities, Black Americans were...
Making Structural Integrity a Priority for High-Rise Communities
Structural integrity in high-rise communities has been at the forefront of discussion after the tragic partial collapse of Champlain Tower South condominium in Surfside, Fla., in late June 2021. CAI’s recently released Condominium Safety Public Policy Report details...
Ready, Set, Go: 2022 State Legislative Season Has Arrived
It’s a new year, and 46 states and the District of Columbia are starting their 2022 legislative sessions (Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas only meet every other year). As usual, volunteers in CAI’s state legislative action committees (LACs) will be hard at...
Year in Review: CAI Advocacy Blog’s Top 10 Posts in 2021
2021 was a big year for CAI’s advocacy efforts and legislation relevant to the community association housing model. Community association leaders continued to turn to state laws and local mandates for guidance on holding virtual meetings, requiring use of face masks...
Happy Holidays and Thank You 2021 Advocates!
By: Tom Skiba, CAE; Dawn Bauman, CAE; C. Scott Canady; Phoebe Neseth, Esq.; Lula Fekadu; and Hannah Engber, MPP As 2021 comes to a close, CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team thanks its legislative action committees (LACs), volunteer advocates, and members who...
Advocacy in Texas Takes New Direction: What You Need to Know
The CAI Board of Trustees recently reauthorized the CAI Texas Legislative Action Committee, representing a new direction for legislative efforts in the state with a nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy group. Texas joins 35 other U.S. states with legislative action...
2022 Community Association State Advocacy Priorities
Forty-six U.S. state legislatures will be in session in 2022. CAI’s state government affairs efforts are a member-driven, targeted advocacy program dedicated to improving policy outcomes for the community association housing model through CAI’s state legislative...
Freddie Mac Releases Condo & Coop Project Requirements
FREDDIE MAC Joins FANNIE MAE IN RELEASING TEMPORARY CONDOMINIUM AND COOPERATIVE PROJECT REQUIREMENTS Today, Freddie Mac released temporary condominium and cooperative property project requirements related to property eligibility and appraisal requirements for projects...
Current and Forecasted Legislation on Community Association Manager Licensing
2021 Legislative Report and 2022 Forecast Last week, we discussed the main trends around occupational licensing legislation in addition to bills that were introduced this year and how they could influence licensing requirements for community association managers. CAI...
2021 Year-End Report: Trends in Occupational Licensing
At CAI, we traditionally think about occupational licensing as it pertains to community association managers. Recently, talk of occupational licensing reform is being discussed in nearly every industry of the U.S. economy—including for health care workers, service...
