National Preparedness Month: How Community Associations Can Prepare, Recover, and Access FEMA Assistance
September is National Preparedness month. Led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, this annual campaign reminds everyone, including community associations and homeowners, that preparing for emergencies and disasters can keep them, their families and their...
5 Years Later: We Remember, Honor, and Renew Our Commitment to Condominium Safety
At exactly 1:22 a.m. five years ago today, the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla., partially collapsed taking 98 lives and forever changing countless others. What happened that morning remains one of the most devastating tragedies in the history of...
From Hurricanes to Wildfires: Natural Disaster Assistance and Resources
September is National Preparedness month. Led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, this annual campaign reminds everyone that preparing for emergencies and disasters can keep them, their families and their communities safe. The campaign focuses on how...
2019 Federal Legislative Priorities
Community associations are subject to state laws that control how associations are developed, governed and managed. This state-based statutory framework has proven successful because it is predicated on the principle of local control over land-use and property decisions. While the community association housing model has a state statutory framework, there are federal issues impacting community associations. Therefore, we’ve identified federal priorities for 2019.
