by Guest Author | Dec 23, 2021 | Community Association Guidance, Federal Advocacy, State Advocacy
By: Tom Skiba, CAE; Dawn Bauman, CAE; C. Scott Canady; Phoebe Neseth, Esq.; Lula Fekadu; and Hannah Engber, MPP As 2021 comes to a close, CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team thanks its legislative action committees (LACs), volunteer advocates, and members who...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Nov 18, 2021 | Community Association Guidance, Other, Public Policies
CAI’s much anticipated Condominium Safety Public Policy Report, released in late October, reveals the outcome of the task forces convened shortly after the tragic partial collapse of Champlain Tower South condominium in Surfside, Fla., in late June. The report...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Nov 3, 2021 | Community Association Guidance, Public Policies
Following the tragic partial collapse of Champlain Tower South in Surfside, Fla., in late June, CAI convened three specialized task forces to explore changes to laws and best practices for the community association housing model that could help other communities...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Nov 2, 2021 | Community Association Guidance, Other, State Advocacy
Election season is here for close to half of U.S. states. Sixty-four legislative special elections have been scheduled in 21 states this year, according to Ballotpedia. As with other election cycles, the subject of regulating political signs and flags in community...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 7, 2021 | Community Association Guidance
Last week, Congress approved a measure to fund the government into early December, staving off a shutdown. The funding stopgap includes $22 million for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct a technical...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Sep 17, 2021 | Community Association Guidance
The COVID-19 pandemic has had staggering impacts on the U.S. economy as many businesses shuttered and many Americans were laid off, had reduced hours at work, or experienced other financial hardship during the global crisis. CAI began surveying members in April 2020...