We are deeply disappointed that Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3182 over the objections of CAI-CLAC and the more than 5,000 constituents who contacted his office to express their concerns. What is most insulting is that the Governor issued the notice of his signature of the bill in a press release touting the State’s effort to improve the housing affordability crisis in California.

You’ve been hearing a lot from us about Assembly Bill 3182 (Ting). That’s because it is a bad bill and will be harmful to community associations and their members throughout California if passed, for numerous reasons. One of the consequences of drastically changing a bill’s language at the last possible minute, is there’s simply no time for those impacted to provide input and express the need for changes. That’s exactly what happened here.

I’ll get right to the point. If Assembly Bill 3182 (Ting) becomes law, it will have immediate negative consequences to the following groups of people: first time homebuyers, veterans, seniors and small business owners that provide essential services to HOA communities. All homeowners in California’s more than 55,000 Common Interest Developments (CIDs) will be affected. ALL OF THEM. Condominium associations will be hit the hardest, because lending requirements are the strictest. But this will trickle down to affect all CIDs.

As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the health and well-being of people around the world, the Community Associations Institute California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC) encourages all board members, residents, managers, and business partners to lead with health and safety, compassion, flexibility, understanding, and business continuity in mind. CAI-CLAC is dedicated to building better communities, including each community association’s relationship with the greater community, and that mission is more important now than ever before.

In response to the pandemic, essential workers have been stepping up and are continuing to report to their jobs throughout our economy, including in health care facilities, grocery stores, infrastructure maintenance, delivery services, public transportation, government, and water utilities. The CAI-CLAC Executive Committee stands with these essential workers and encourages communities to consider relaxation of and temporary leniency regarding recreational vehicle/trailer restrictive covenants to permit essential workers and immediate family members exposed to COVID-19 to self-quarantine while remaining near their home and family.