Debt Collection Bill Clears U.S. House of Representatives
CAI Tracking Nonjudicial Foreclosure Provision The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act. The act introduced by House Democrats combines multiple bills amending the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...
What Community Associations Should Know About Assistance Animals
Close to 80 million U.S. households have an animal in their home. Pets come in all shapes and sizes and provide companionship to their respective families, but there also are animals that play an important role in the lives of people with disabilities and mental...
CAI Public Policies to Build Better Communities
In the U.S., CAI represents the interests of the more than 73 million people living in homeowners associations, condominiums, and housing cooperatives. The political views of CAI members are as diverse as that of any group in the country; therefore, developing public...
Federal Efforts Boost Disaster Assistance for Community Associations
Anyone who has lived in or worked with community associations knows that planning and preparation for natural disasters matters. That is why it is encouraging to see policymakers in Washington, D.C., take steps to make disaster recovery less complicated for common...
Community Association Termination and Deconversion State Laws
With many community association buildings in the U.S. beginning to age beyond the point of regular repairs, the discussion about association termination procedures is becoming more common. Condominium termination and deconversion is the process of bulk-selling a...
A Roundup of CAI’s Support for Fair Housing
In recognition of Fair Housing Month, we've compiled our most-read blog posts on the history of fair housing and its influence on community associations. We support the right of all individuals to be free from illegal discrimination on the basis of race, color,...
Community Association State Immunity Protections from COVID-19 Lawsuits
The COVID-19 pandemic created unforeseen advocacy priorities for the community association housing model. One of the leading legislative efforts during the pandemic has been providing businesses and other entities with limited liability protections from...
Pandemic Relief for Community Association Assessments
One of the challenging factors of the COVID-19 pandemic is the economic impact on individual residents in community associations. As homeowners become unable to fulfill their financial obligation of paying assessments, they will require direct access to resources that...
What Federal Government Policies on Equity Mean for Community Associations
On January 20, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to advance equity. What is equity, and how will the executive order impact community associations? President Biden’s executive order defines equity as “the consistent and...
2021 First Quarter State Legislative Session Update
Forty-seven states are currently in legislative session, with Utah and Virginia having already adjourned. CAI’s early predictions are proving true as many of these state legislatures are spending their sessions considering COVID-19-related legislation that will aid in...
