by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Mar 16, 2020 | State Advocacy
Everywhere you turn, there’s information about COVID-19. It’s in notifications of event cancellations, school closings, scientific information and forecasting, and more. With President Donald Trump banning travel of foreign nationals from Europe to the U.S (except the...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Mar 6, 2020 | State Advocacy
Maryland’s Revenue Subcommittee voted against HB 1623, which would expand sales tax to innumerable services never taxed before by the state. This was no easy feat though. During a five-and-a-half-hour hearing, 112 industries and Governor Hogan’s office testified in...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Feb 27, 2020 | State Advocacy
The CAI Board of Trustees adopted a new public policy, Amendment Process to Remove Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants, that allows a community association board to remove antiquated and unenforceable discriminatory restrictions contained in covenants without a vote...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Feb 21, 2020 | Assistance Animals, State Advocacy
As of today, 44 state legislatures have convened, and CAI is tracking more than 1,000 bills impacting community associations. This is part two of our 2020 state legislative trends. Read part one here. In addition to affordable housing, construction warranties, reserve...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Feb 14, 2020 | State Advocacy
As of today, 39 state legislatures have convened, and CAI is tracking more than 1,000 bills impacting community associations. Based on the bills that have been introduced this year and trends from last year, we anticipate our advocacy efforts will focus on several...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jan 30, 2020 | Federal Advocacy, State Advocacy
Forty-six state legislatures will convene this year and thousands of bills will be filed at the state level. While CAI focuses on issues and trends that directly impact the 73.5 million Americans living in community associations, there are dozens of other emerging...
