National Preparedness Month: How Community Associations Can Prepare, Recover, and Access FEMA Assistance
September is National Preparedness month. Led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, this annual campaign reminds everyone, including community associations and homeowners, that preparing for emergencies and disasters can keep them, their families and their...
Shape What’s Next: CAI Seeks Your Input on 2027 Legislative and Advocacy Priorities
As the 2026 legislative season winds down, CAI is already looking ahead. What’s next for community associations? Which issues will shape the industry in 2027 and where will advocates need to make their voices heard? Seven state legislatures are wrapping up their 2026...
Next Steps: Implementing Changes to the LAC Delegate Appointment Process
Prioritizing advocacy initiatives and success is a strategic pillar of CAI's mission. CAI's legislative action committees are essential to achieving advocacy outcomes with positive impacts for the community association housing model. Modernizing how LACs operate to...
2026 Massachusetts End of Legislative Session Report
Community Associations Institute (CAI) Massachusetts Legislative Action Committee (MA LAC) spent the 2026 legislative session advocating on behalf of approximately 1,676,000 people who live in 657,800 homes in more than 11,500 community associations across the Bay...
Ready, Set, Vote: Midterm Season is Here!
August signals back-to-school season and the end of summer for many. In 2026, it’s also the beginning of midterm election season. Midterm elections take place halfway through the four-year presidential term and determine the composition of Congress for the next two...
CAI Board of Trustees Approves New Public Policies on Housing Affordability and Ombudsperson Programs, Updates Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Public Policy
Strong national public policies give community association advocates a powerful foundation for advancing the industry’s priorities in state capitals across the country. By establishing clear, consensus-driven positions on issues that affect community associations and...
Congressional Fly-Ins: How Trade Associations Bring Advocacy to Capitol Hill
A congressional "fly-in” is an organized advocacy event where industry members, leaders, and experts travel to Washington, D.C., to meet directly with lawmakers. The goal is to educate members of Congress on specific policies and legislation impacting their...
Breaking News: U.S. Treasury and FinCEN Issues Final Rule Ending Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Community Association Board Members
On Aug. 11, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule removing requirements for U.S. companies and U.S. persons, including community association board members, to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN under the...
The State of Community Association Grassroots Advocacy: CAI Member Engagement and Industry Success Through July 2026
Grassroots advocacy is most effective when the people closest to an issue make their voices heard. Throughout the first half of 2026, CAI legislative action committee member advocates, community association professionals, volunteer leaders, and industry partners...
CAI Unveils 2026 Congressional Advocacy Summit Federal Legislative Priorities
In September, CAI members from across the country will come together in Washington, D.C., to ensure the voice of the community association housing model is heard where federal policy is made. CAI’s 2026 Congressional Advocacy Summit provides a unique opportunity for...
