CAI Reading Room

CAI's Reading Room contains content on various topics of interest to those who live in, govern, or manage community associations. In this section you'll find excerpts from many of the books available in our Bookstore and education course texts. Read the full text of newsletter and magazine articles in the Research Library or the blog Ungated.

Excerpts from Publications

• An Introduction to Community Association Living (full publication in PDF)
• Community Association Governance Guidelines (free PDF)
• Conducting Meetings: A Guide to Running Productive Community Association Board Meetings
• Delinquencies: How Community Associations Collect Assessments
• Management Companies: How to Find the Right Community Association Professional
• Meetings & Elections: How Community Associations Exercise Democracy
• Rights and Responsibilities for Better Communities (free PDF)
• The Board President: Roles and Responsibilities in Community Associations
• The Board Secretary: Roles and Responsibilities in Community Associations
• The Condominium Concept: A Practical Guide for Officers, Owners and Directors of Florida Condominiums, 10th ed.
• Volunteers: How Community Associations Thrive

• Building Community: Proven Strategies for Turning Homeowners into Neighbors
• Communications for Community Associations (GAP #15)
• Community First!
• Pearls of Wisdom (PDF)

• Natural Disasters: How Community Associations Protect Themselves

• Special Assessment: A Novel

• Community Association Finances: Common Sense from Common Ground: A Collection of Articles from CAI's Award-Winning Magazine
• Member Dues: How Community Associations Collect Assessments
• Property Taxes and Homeowner Associations (GAP #6)
• Reserve Funds: How & Why Community Associations Invest Assets
• The Board Treasurer: Roles and Responsibilities in Community Associations

• Bids and Contracts: How to Find the Right Community Association Professional
• Landscape Contractors: How to Find the Right Community Association Professional
• On-Site Managers: How to Find the Right Community Association Professional

• Community Matters Brochure: What You Should Know Before You Buy (PDF)
• Research Foundation Best Practices Reports

• Insurance: How Community Associations Protect Themselves
• Risk Management: How Community Associations Protect Themselves

• Decision Making in Communities: Why Groups of Smart People Sometimes Make Bad Decisions

• Community Association Legal Counsel: How To Select and Use An Attorney (GAP #13)
• Construction Defect Litigation

• Trees, Turf & Shrubs: How Community Associations Maintain Common Areas

• 2003 Community Association Manager Compensation & Salary Survey
• Developer Transition: How Community Associations Assume Independence
• Managing and Governing: How Community Associations Function
• Self-Management: A Guide for the Small Community Association

• Conflict Resolution: How ADR Helps Community Associations
• Conflicts of Interest: How Community Association Leaders Honor Their Duties
• Design Review: How Community Associations Maintain Peace & Harmony
• Drafting Rules: How Community Associations Maintain Peace & Harmony
• Pet Policies: How Community Associations Maintain Peace & Harmony
• Reinventing the Rules
• Successful Leasing in a Community Association (GAP #27)
• The Pursuit of Parking: A Guide for Community Associations

• 2007 Community Association Manager Compensation and Salary Survey
• Boomer Shock: Preparing Communities for the Retirement Generation
• Case Study: How Del Mesa Carmel is Meeting the Challenges of its Aging Population (from the publication, Boomer Shock)
• Surveys: A Guide for Community Associations

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