CAI LACs Explained: Your Guide to Legislative Advocacy in Action
As we move into the summer season, CAI’s chapters and state legislative action committees (LACs) are gearing up for the annual delegate nomination period for state LACs. If you’ve ever wondered what a LAC is, and whether you might be a good fit to join your state LAC,...
2026 Delaware End of Legislative Session Report
Community Associations Institute (CAI) members, partners, and staff spent the 2026 legislative session advocating on behalf of approximately 101,000 Delawareans who live in 41,000 homes in fewer than 1,500 community associations across the Diamond State. Legislative...
The Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act Is Back—Here’s How You Can Help
Community Associations Institute is thrilled to announce its support for the reintroduction of H.R. 9569 - Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act by Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Maria Elvira Salazar. The bipartisan legislation modernizes and expands...
2026 Arizona End of Legislative Session Report
Community Associations Institute (CAI) Arizona Legislative Action Committee (AZ LAC) spent the 2026 legislative session advocating on behalf of the approximately 2,249,000 Arizonans living in 892,800 homes in more than 10,100 community associations across the state....
Ahead of Independence Day, A Story of Advocacy and Self-Governance
Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence established the nation’s founding principles of liberty, self-governance, and civic participation. As communities across the country celebrate this historic milestone, CAI reflects on what these...
2026 Illinois End of Legislative Session Report
Community Associations Institute (CAI) Illinois Legislative Action Committee (ILAC) spent the 2026 legislative session advocating on behalf of approximately 3,900,000 Illinoisans living in 1,550,000 homes in more than 20,000 community associations. Legislative...
Five Years Later: Lessons from Surfside and the Release of the NIST Report
This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released its long-awaited findings on the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. Five years after the tragedy that claimed 98 lives, we continue to honor those who were lost and stand...
2026 Vermont End of Legislative Session Report
Community Associations Institute (CAI) Vermont Legislative Action Committee (VT LAC) spent the 2026 legislative session advocating on behalf of the approximately 109,000 Vermonters living in 46,400 homes in nearly 2,000 community associations across the Green Mountain...
2026 Colorado End of Legislative Session Report
Community Associations Institute (CAI) Colorado Legislative Action Committee (CLAC) spent the 2026 legislative session advocating on behalf of the approximately 2,497,000 Coloradans living in 998,900 homes in more than 11,300 community associations across the...
5 Years Later: We Remember, Honor, and Renew Our Commitment to Condominium Safety
At exactly 1:22 a.m. five years ago today, the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla., partially collapsed taking 98 lives and forever changing countless others. What happened that morning remains one of the most devastating tragedies in the history of...
