by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jul 10, 2025 | CAI, Community Association Guidance, Disaster Relief, Environmental Sustainability, Federal Advocacy, Flooding, Legislative Action Committees, Other, Resources, State Advocacy
CAI’s community of homeowner leaders, community association managers, and business partners are devastated by the Kerrville, Texas, floods. Our hearts break for the families impacted by these destructive floods. The destruction stemming from this natural disaster is...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jul 1, 2025 | Civility, Community Association Guidance, Flag, Holidays
The Fourth of July has arrived, and it is important for community association residents to know their community’s rules on displaying the American flag. CAI believes all Americans should have the opportunity to display the U.S. flag to demonstrate their patriotism 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...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | May 29, 2025 | Community Association Guidance, Community Associations Institute, Public Policies
The CAI Board of Trustees approved an important update to its public policy on reserve studies and funding to align with the CAI Reserve Study Standards. CAI continues to review critical condominium safety public policy to ensure our policy positions reflect the...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Dec 11, 2024 | Community Association Guidance, Insurance, Public Policies
The growing insurance crisis continues to put pressure on community associations, particularly condominiums and housing cooperatives. Across the nation, community associations are facing the real challenges of rising insurance premiums, policy cancellations, and...
by Marlee Breakstone, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq., Dawn Bauman, CAE, Ben Price, Lula Fekadu | Nov 26, 2024 | Advocacy, Community Association Guidance, Federal Advocacy, Public Policies, State Advocacy
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, CAI’s government and public affairs team wants to thank our incredible volunteers who supported our public policy work in 2024 and contributed to our many successes. CAI’s advocacy accomplishments would not be possible without the...
