by Lula Fekadu and Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 7, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Other, State Advocacy
More than 600 individuals from across the country volunteer their time to serve on a state or federal Legislative Action Committee (LAC). Additionally, more than 100 of these volunteers served 10 or more years on their state LAC, dedicating their time and talent to...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Sep 29, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, State Advocacy
I joined 10 members of the CAI New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (LACs) in Trenton this week to lobby state legislators to support condominium safety and other community association related legislation. CAI’s LACs monitor state legislation, educate lawmakers,...
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...