Call to Action: Why fundraising is important to CAI’s advocacy efforts
Lobbyist and special interest campaigns are perceived as what is wrong with politics. However, without them effective legislation would fall through the cracks. The intricacies of the community association housing model are not common knowledge and laws can be passed...
New Short-term Rental Trends in Community Associations
Less than a decade ago, CAI began tracking rental legislation impacting community associations. At that time, only a handful of states were legislatively addressing the issue. Fast forward to 2019, CAI is tracking 79 rental related bills in 29 different states...
CAI Urges FCC to Improve Competitive Broadband in Community Associations
The Federal Communications Commission released a notice of proposed rulemaking and declaratory ruling on improving competitive broadband access to apartments, timeshares, housing cooperatives, and homeowners associations. According to the FCC, an important part of...
Rental Restrictions
Since the housing crisis of 2008, Wall Street real estate investment companies have purchased a huge inventory of homes, typically through foreclosure, that were left abandoned by homeowners unable to pay their mortgages. According to a CoreLogic Special Report...
Greater Access to FHA Financing for Condo Buyers
FHA RELEASES UPDATED APPROVAL RULES FOR CONDOMINIUMS Changes to approval process will ease burdensome requirements on condominium associations, improve access to FHA-insured mortgages for first-time homebuyers Community Associations Institute (CAI) applauds the...
CAI Exhibiting at the National Conference of State Legislatures
The most innovative and creative ideas for solving problems through legislation begin at the state level, which is why CAI joined more than 200 organizations—corporations, federal, state and local government agencies, trade associations, special interest groups, and...
Mid-Year Federal Policy Update
CAI’s Federal Legislative Action Committee (LAC) is the advocate for CAI member interests in Congress and with the Trump administration. While a divided government has slowed progress on significant legislation, the Federal LAC has been very active on key issues for...
Guideline for Removing Debris in Community Associations with Private Roads
Hurricane season is here. Now is the time for your community to take steps to ensure debris removal in your community is eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding. As your community association braces for hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural...
Mid-Year State Legislative Update
Most state legislative sessions have adjourned, while others continue in session year-round. The CAI legislative action committee (LAC) volunteers and lobbyists demonstrated their strength in protecting CAI members from legislation that would have a negative impact...
Advocacy Tips: Preparing for a Legislator’s Visit
Summer is in full swing, which means it’s the perfect time to invite your elected officials to attend your community association events and meet homeowners. We’ve developed a toolkit to help you prepare for and better support a legislator visit. They’ve RSVP’d. Now...
