by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 26, 2026 | Advocacy, Affordable Housing, CAI, Community Associations Institute, Federal Advocacy, ROAD to Housing Act
“Expanding homeownership and supporting healthy rental housing are not competing goals. Federal policy should give families a fair opportunity to buy a home while respecting the rights of homeowners to shape the places they call home.” – Dawn M. Bauman, CAE,...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Aug 20, 2026 | Advocacy, Affordable Housing, CAI, Community Associations Institute, Environmental Sustainability, Public Policies
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...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Aug 6, 2026 | Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Broadband, CAI, Community Associations Institute, Condo Safety, Connect with Elected Officials, Corporate Transparency Act, Disaster Relief, Fannie Mae, Federal Advocacy, Flooding, Freddie Mac, HAM Radio, Hurricane, infrastructure, Insurance, Public Policies, Wildfire
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...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jul 13, 2026 | Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Federal Advocacy, ROAD to Housing Act
On July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a landmark bipartisan, bicameral housing package championed by Arkansas Rep. French Hill, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, became law. After passing the Senate 85-5 and the House 358-32, the bill...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jul 7, 2026 | Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Community Associations Institute, Condo Safety, Federal Advocacy
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...
by Marlee Breakstone, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Nov 7, 2025 | Advocacy, Affordable Housing, CAI, Community Associations Institute, Condo Safety, Connect with Elected Officials, Disaster Relief, Fannie Mae, Federal Advocacy, FEMA, Freddie Mac, HAM Radio, Insurance, Legislative Action Committees, Other, Resources, ROAD to Housing Act, volunteers
During the 2025 CAI Congressional Advocacy Summit yesterday, a record-breaking 195 CAI-member advocates from 30 states, and Washington D.C., met with federal lawmakers to educate them on policy issues affecting those living and working in community associations...
