Federal and state legislation and regulation can sometimes be introduced overnight and, during a hectic legislative session, bills can move swiftly. Legal issues can arise almost as quickly. This page provides general government affairs insight (updates, overviews and trends), regulatory items affecting CAI's members, and legislative information of note or news. For specifics on industry federal and state legislation, log in to the Advocacy Center.
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Manager Licensing
FHA Condo Guidelines: Why Should You Care? (3/2010)
CAI’s CEO Thomas M. Skiba, CAE, provided an overview of the changing world of mortgage finance to attendees at the CAI Michigan Chapter Annual Trade Show on March 12, 2010. In his keynote address, he walked attendees through the recent changes to the FHA Condominium Insurance Guidelines, why CAI members should care about these changes and what it means for community associations across the country. Read more ...
Maryland LAC Spikes So-Called Freedom of Speech Bill (3/2010)
Maryland LAC members pull out all the stops to block passage of Senate Bill 212 (SB212), a bill that would have gutted association rule enforcement and required associations to allow non-residents access to private association property for “Non-Commercial” purposes. The bill died on the floor of the Senate by just four votes. Read more ...
Georgia LAC Launches Legislative Agenda (3/2010)
The members of CAI’s Georgia Legislative Action Committee (GA-LAC) began the 2010 legislative session by hosting a breakfast for lawmakers in the State Capitol in Atlanta on February 3. More than 30 state legislators and other attendees stopped by to grab a bite to eat while discussing GA-LAC’s agenda for Priority Lien legislation in Georgia while also preventing the ban of covenants regulating the display of flags on homeowner property. Read more ...
Maryland LAC Stands Up for Associations & Residents (3/2010)
The Maryland Legislative Action Committee has hit the ground running in the 2010 state legislative session. The LAC is supporting legislation to advance the interests of community associations and their residents and also taking a tough-line with legislators on particularly onerous or silly legislative proposals. Read more ...
UCIOA Bill Advances in Kentucky (2/2010)
The Kentucky LAC supported Common Interest Ownership Act (UCIOA) was passed out of the House Judiciary Committee on February 17, 2010. Read more ...
Utah LAC’s Legislative Kick Off: (1/2010)
The members of CAI’s Utah Legislative Action Committee (UT-LAC) kicked off the 2010 legislative session at the State Capitol on Friday, January 15. The more than 70 attendees were briefed on CAI’s priorities in the current session which include passage of the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (UCIOA) and amending or blocking legislation which would ban transfer fees charged by associations. Read more ...
CAI, NBC-CAM & CAI Alabama Submit Comments to Alabama Taskforce: (1/2010) Looking to update the state’s legal infrastructure for common-interest communities and to examine issues of potential regulation related to professional community association management, the Alabama Real Estate Commission appointed a Community Association Taskforce in late 2009. Inspired in part by the passage of manager licensing legislation in Illinois, the taskforce is examining issues related to consumer protection in communities such as resale disclosures and potential regulation of community association managers in the state. Read more …
Alabama Appoints Taskforce on Community Association Issues: (1/2010)
Inspired in part by the passage of legislation in Illinois to regulate community association managers, the Alabama Real Estate Commission has appointed a taskforce to examine two critical issues related to community associations: professional manager licensing and legal protections for homeowners. Read more …
50 State Session Summary and Legislative forecast (1/2010)
The 2010 legislative calendar kicks off another exciting year in politics and policy. For CAI and our state Legislative Action Committees (LAC), it means continued involvement in the legislative arena to ensure that the voices of our community association boards, managers and businesses are heard. Currently, there are 31 states in session, joined by the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Congress. Additionally, California, Tennessee and Wisconsin are currently in the midst of a special session. Before the conclusion of January 2010, an additional four state legislatures will be convening sessions. Read more …