CAI is your link to legislatures, regulatory bodies, and the courts. CAI's Government & Public Affairs Department promotes the organizations' public policies and represents the interests of community association residents and professionals before the United States Congress, federal agencies, and a multitude of other policy setting bodies.

Additionally, as state and local governments grow more active, your staff works in close coordination with CAI's state Legislative Action Committees (LACs) and local chapters to protect members' interests before law and regulation makers closer to home.

CAI is also very active in preparing amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs (see Legal Activity below) in federal and state cases that pose questions of significant importance in community association law. This aspect of CAI's overall government and public affairs program is vital to preserve the legal rights of community associations and their homeowners.