by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Sep 12, 2025 | CAI, Civility, Community Associations Institute, Other
Less than three months ago, I wrote about the tragic shooting targeting legislators in Minnesota. A senseless act that killed two people and injured two others. This week, we are once again grieving after the assassination of Charlie Kirk at a public event on a Utah...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Sep 5, 2025 | Advocacy, CAI, CEO, Civility, Resources, State Advocacy
Community associations create stable, well-managed neighborhoods where families invest, connect, and thrive. A Florida legislator’s recent call to ban homeowners associations is, respectfully, a solution in search of a problem and would cause needless disruption for...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq., Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jul 24, 2025 | Advocacy, Community Associations Institute, Corporate Transparency Act, Federal Advocacy, Other
CAI has been selected for a Power of Associations Silver Award from the American Society of Association Executives for our advocacy and legal efforts surrounding the Corporate Transparency Act. The ASAE Power of Associations Awards program recognizes outstanding,...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jul 22, 2025 | Advocacy, Community Associations Institute, Compliance, Condo Safety, Fannie Mae, Federal Advocacy, FHFA, Freddie Mac, Insurance
On July 17, CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team met with leadership within the Federal Housing Finance Agency to share urgent concerns and specific policy recommendations to modernize condominium lending eligibility requirements administered by Fannie Mae and...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 24, 2025 | Advocacy, Community Association Guidance, Condo Safety
At exactly 1:22 a.m. four years ago today, the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla., partially collapsed claiming the lives of 98 people in an unimaginable tragedy that changed us forever. Many of us at CAI lost friends, colleagues, and fellow members...
