by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jun 25, 2026 | Condo Safety, Resources
This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released its long-awaited findings on the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. Five years after the tragedy that claimed 98 lives, we continue to honor those who were lost and stand...
by Phoebe E. Neseth, Esq. | Jun 24, 2026 | Advocacy, CAI, Community Associations Institute, Condo Safety, infrastructure, Resources
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...
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. | Sep 29, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, State Advocacy
I joined 10 members of the CAI New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (LACs) in Trenton this week to lobby state legislators to support condominium safety and other community association related legislation. CAI’s LACs monitor state legislation, educate lawmakers,...
