by C. Scott Canady | Jan 14, 2021 | Federal Advocacy
Community associations have a keen interest in state and local laws and how they affect their self-governance. CAI’s state legislative action committees provide invaluable services by working with legislators and other government officials to craft reasonable laws and...
by C. Scott Canady | Dec 22, 2020 | Federal Advocacy
Congressional leaders have reached a deal to authorize a $900 billion COVID-19 targeted relief package. The legislation authorizes a new round of economic stimulus payments to most households and extends enhanced unemployment benefits related to the pandemic into...
by C. Scott Canady | Sep 24, 2020 | Housing Finance
In a storyline only 2020 could deliver, as the nation slogs its way through a pandemic and economic recession, home sales have increased by 25% according to the National Association of Realtors, and mortgage lending has jumped 33% according to the Mortgage Bankers...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE, C. Scott Canady and Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 5, 2020 | Community Association Guidance
Over the past several weeks, the federal government and most states lifted their shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders and issued reopening plans with a phased approach. Some, but not all, eviction, foreclosure, and short-term rental moratoriums were lifted, and...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE and C. Scott Canady | May 14, 2020 | Federal Advocacy
The U.S. economy came to a screeching halt because of the national emergency and shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders issued around the country in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, a small group of Congressional leadership started negotiating the...
