by Dawn Bauman, CAE and C. Scott Canady | Sep 22, 2022 | Federal Advocacy
CAI representatives and Florida Sen. Jason Pizzo (D-Miami-Dade County) met with White House officials on Sept. 20 to discuss condominium safety initiatives to garner support for two pieces of legislation; H.R. 8304 and H.R. 7532. CAI representatives at the meeting...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE and C. Scott Canady | Jul 21, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Federal Advocacy
The House Financial Services Committee yesterday received testimony from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson. In a memo, CAI urged members of the committee to ask Thompson about ways to improve access to mortgage credit for condominium and...
by C. Scott Canady | Jul 11, 2022 | Federal Advocacy
This week, Reps. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) introduced H.R. 8304, the Rapid Financing for Critical Condo Repairs Act of 2022, legislation that allows the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Federal Housing...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE and Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 24, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Other, State Advocacy
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association in Surfside, Fla. CAI and our Southeast Florida Chapter are attending the Surfside Remembrance event in Surfside to honor those who lost their lives, the...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 2, 2022 | State Advocacy
To date, almost 20 state legislatures have considered bills in response to the tragic partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., last year. Following the collapse, CAI convened three specialized task forces to explore changes to laws and best...
