by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Dec 11, 2024 | Community Association Guidance, Insurance, Public Policies
The growing insurance crisis continues to put pressure on community associations, particularly condominiums and housing cooperatives. Across the nation, community associations are facing the real challenges of rising insurance premiums, policy cancellations, and...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jul 10, 2024 | Community Association Guidance, Condo Safety
CAI continues to emphasize the importance of building safety through proactive maintenance measures, financial sustainability, and funding for repairs and maintenance in condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowners associations. Reflecting on the enduring lessons from...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE, Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 24, 2024 | Community Association Guidance, Condo Safety
To mark the third anniversary of the Champlain Towers South tragedy in Surfside, Fla., Community Associations Institute (CAI) continues to emphasize the importance of building safety through proactive maintenance measures and financial sustainability in condominiums,...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jun 24, 2023 | Community Association Guidance, Other
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, Fla. The tragedy took 98 lives. CAI honors those who lost their lives, the loved ones of the victims, and the survivors who lost their home and...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 21, 2023 | Condo Safety, Public Policies
Taking a bold new stance following the tragic partial collapse of Champlain Tower South in Surfside, Fla., in late June 2021, CAI now recommends statutorily mandating reserve studies and funding for all community associations. The recommendation also provides details...