Federal Legislation Supports Condo Structural Repairs, Helps Owners Finance Special Assessments
Yesterday, April 18, 2022, U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Broward, Miami-Dade) introduced the Securing Access to Finance Exterior Repairs (SAFER) in Condos Act of 2022. The legislation, a response to the partial collapse of...
CAI Continues to Urge Changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lending Questionnaires
Updated lending questionnaires from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with new project requirements for condominiums and housing cooperatives to ensure structural safety have caught community association boards, managers, and business partners by surprise, as we reported in...
CAI’s Grassroots Advocates Celebrate Legislative Wins
Contributed by Hannah Engber Grassroots advocacy generally is considered the backbone of modern democracy. When people organize and influence their elected officials to support issues that are most important to them, legislators can be more effective representing...
FCC Clarifies Revenue Sharing Rules on Broadband Internet in Condominiums, Housing Coops, and other Multi-Unit Buildings
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concluded that revenue sharing agreements and exclusive use sale-and-lease back wiring arrangements between internet service providers and community associations are anti-competitive and violate the commission’s rules. The...
Happy National Puppy Day: A look at assistance animals laws and how they apply to community associations
Today is National Puppy Day, where dog owners and dog lovers come together over their shared appreciation for these four-legged companions. Established in 2006, National Puppy Day also is meant to raise awareness of the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year...
CAI Urges HUD Support for Condo and Coop Safety
Earlier this month, CAI sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge urging her support of CAI’s advocacy priorities pertaining to condominium and cooperative housing safety. We also shared our Condominium Safety Public...
Women’s History Month: Laurie Poole Shares Her Priorities as 2022 President of the CCAL Board of Governors
Contributed by Kiara Candelaria Women have made many strides as leaders in their workplaces and communities in the pursuit of equality in recent years. For Laurie Poole, a partner at Adams Stirling law firm in California and a fellow in CAI’s College of Community...
Florida Lawmakers Fail to Reach Agreement on Condominium Safety Bill
Legislators failed to reach an agreement on a bill to improve building structural integrity before the session’s adjournment. Members of the Florida legislature did not reach an agreement on legislation that would require building inspections and mandatory reserve...
Spring 2022 Federal Legislative Update
CAI’s Government and Public Affairs team and its legislative action committees are continuing to work to strengthen and improve laws at the local, state, and federal levels that govern community associations. Here are some of the highlights from the CAI Federal...
Homeowner Assistance Fund: What Community Association Residents Should Know
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 created the $9.6 billion Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) to help homeowners who lost jobs and income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic catch up on housing payments such as community association assessments, mortgages, and...
