by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 17, 2022 | Other
While most people are aware of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a Civil Rights Movement leader, fewer are familiar with the role he played in the fair housing movement. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for human rights for minority communities, Black Americans were...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jan 13, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Other
Structural integrity in high-rise communities has been at the forefront of discussion after the tragic partial collapse of Champlain Tower South condominium in Surfside, Fla., in late June 2021. CAI’s recently released Condominium Safety Public Policy Report details...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jan 6, 2022 | Other, State Advocacy
It’s a new year, and 46 states and the District of Columbia are starting their 2022 legislative sessions (Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas only meet every other year). As usual, volunteers in CAI’s state legislative action committees (LACs) will be hard at...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Dec 20, 2021 | Other
The CAI Board of Trustees recently reauthorized the CAI Texas Legislative Action Committee, representing a new direction for legislative efforts in the state with a nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy group. Texas joins 35 other U.S. states with legislative action...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Dec 9, 2021 | Federal Advocacy, Other
2021 Legislative Report and 2022 Forecast Last week, we discussed the main trends around occupational licensing legislation in addition to bills that were introduced this year and how they could influence licensing requirements for community association managers. CAI...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Nov 23, 2021 | Other
When we think of what we are most grateful for this year, CAI’s volunteers top the list. In honor of Thanksgiving Day, CAI expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to the nearly 700 volunteers who devote hundreds of hours each year to advocate for the...
