by Dawn Bauman, CAE and C. Scott Canady | Jul 21, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Federal Advocacy
The House Financial Services Committee yesterday received testimony from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson. In a memo, CAI urged members of the committee to ask Thompson about ways to improve access to mortgage credit for condominium and...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 27, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, State Advocacy
The Louisiana State Legislature had an unprecedented year, introducing a handful of bills impacting community associations, ranging from restrictive covenants issues and association lien processes, to the introduction of the Uniform Planned Community Act. Though there...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE and Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 24, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Other, State Advocacy
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association in Surfside, Fla. CAI and our Southeast Florida Chapter are attending the Surfside Remembrance event in Surfside to honor those who lost their lives, the...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jun 15, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Federal Advocacy
If it looks like a dog and acts like a dog, then community association restrictions regarding dogs must apply, right? Not if the dog is an assistance animal. Assistance animals play an important role in the lives of people with disabilities. The federal Fair Housing...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. and C. Scott Canady | May 6, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Other
More than 100 CAI members joined CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team at our annual Government and Public Affairs meeting during CAI’s Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW in Orlando, Fla., this week. During this annual meeting, CAI members and...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Feb 17, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Fannie Mae
Guidance from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac introduced in late 2021 brings new project requirements for condominiums and housing cooperatives to ensure safety and structural stability following the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla.,...
