by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 26, 2025 | Community Associations Institute, Condo Safety, State Advocacy
As CAI marks the anniversary of the tragic partial collapse of Champlain Tower South in Surfside, Fla., on June 24, 2021, we remain steadfast and committed to sound public policy strengthening condominium safety and building integrity. Over the past few years, CAI has...
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...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jul 10, 2024 | Community Association Guidance, Condo Safety
CAI continues to emphasize the importance of building safety through proactive maintenance measures, financial sustainability, and funding for repairs and maintenance in condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowners associations. Reflecting on the enduring lessons from...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 24, 2024 | Community Association Guidance, Condo Safety
To mark the third anniversary of the Champlain Towers South tragedy in Surfside, Fla., Community Associations Institute (CAI) continues to emphasize the importance of building safety through proactive maintenance measures and financial sustainability in condominiums,...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jan 11, 2024 | Condo Safety, infrastructure, State Advocacy
On Jan. 8, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed into law S2760/A4384. The new law, which concerns structural integrity regulations for certain residential buildings, was spearheaded by CAI’s New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) over the past two years....
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 22, 2023 | Advocacy, Condo Safety
Since the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., in June 2021, CAI’s government and public affairs efforts have been and continue to be committed to condominium safety, structurally sound and fiscally responsible communities through public policy...
