by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Sep 13, 2018 | Disaster Relief
If you and your community are bracing for Hurricane Florence, please click here for information on working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to prepare and recover. As community association managers and boards of directors prepare their residents for...
by C. Scott Canady | Aug 1, 2018 | Disaster Relief, Federal Advocacy
The U.S. Senate has approved a short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through November 30th. With the U.S. House of Representatives having already cleared the legislation, the measure now goes to President Trump for his signature into law....
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Nov 16, 2017 | Disaster Relief, Federal Advocacy
The news continues to keep us up-to-date on what’s happening here in Washington, D.C.; including scandals, Tweets, and the latest contention between the Democrats and Republicans. The one popular issue making headlines that directly impacts the community association...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 3, 2017 | Disaster Relief, Federal Advocacy, Housing Finance
There is nothing quite like walking the Halls of Congress on a sunny fall day in Washington, D.C. This week, there were hundreds of people visiting their Members of Congress talking about issues ranging from The Jones Act, Health Care to Disaster Recovery and beyond....
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Aug 29, 2017 | Disaster Relief, Federal Advocacy
A couple and their pets were airlifted from the second floor of their home on the Texas Bayou as the water flooded their home quickly and unexpectedly. That couple includes a past president of Community Associations Institute (PCAM #35). A woman and her two daughters...
by Colleen Willard, Esq. | Jun 28, 2017 | Disaster Relief, Federal Advocacy
Unless a major natural disaster has hit your community, you may be unaware that under current law homeowners in community associations are not eligible for FEMA assistance to repair common areas in their buildings. Further, associations are routinely denied disaster...
