by PR Chair | Aug 29, 2023 | Hot Bills, Legislative Updates, New Legislation
A Homeowner Leader Perspective and Testimony on AB 1458 (Ta) By Betty Roth, CMCA AMS LSM PCAM, Homeowner Leader, CAI-CLAC Treasurer Assembly Bill 1458 (Ta) addresses member elections and is one of CAI-CLAC’s sponsored legislative bills this year. This bill has been...
by PR Chair | Aug 2, 2023 | Guest Post, Hot Bills, Insurance, Partners
Guest Blog By Kimberly Lilley, CIRMS, CMCA, EBP On Thursday, July 13, 2023, the Department of Insurance (CDI) held a public workshop regarding catastrophe modeling and how it might be used to help with assessing risk in California. Currently, most states use...
by PR Chair | May 18, 2023 | Hot Bills, Legislative Day, New Legislation
Guest Blog Post By Betty Roth, CMCA, AMS, LSM, PCAMHomeowner Leader; CAI CLAC Executive Committee Please note that this article is forthcoming in CAI-GRIE Connect Magazine, 2023 Issue 2. I was honored to be the CAI-CLAC Executive Committee Host as well as the...
by PR Chair | Mar 23, 2023 | Guest Post, HOA Trends, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates, Uncategorized
The following interview first appeared in the CAI San Diego Community Insider. You can view the Spring 2023 Edition here. With fewer and fewer commercial insurance companies offering coverage for properties they deem to be too exposed to wildfires, what are the...
by PR Chair | Nov 7, 2022 | HOA Trends, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
This article first appeared in the CAI GLAC Chapter September/October Issue of Focus Magazine. Last year twelve bills were enacted that impacted, directly or indirectly, homeowners associations. When the year started, CAI’s California Legislative Action Committee...
by PR Chair | Aug 15, 2022 | Guest Post, HOA Trends, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
Guest Blog By Kimberly Lilley, CIRMS, CMCA, EBP A sincere thank you to all who responded to our Call-to-Action this year! We appreciate that you are willing to take your time to be sure that our legislators, regulators and general public are informed about the current...
by PR Chair | Feb 22, 2022 | HOA Trends, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
Guest Blog By Kimberly Lilley In 2020, a bill helping to define what financial protections for associations look like came into being (AB 2912). As with every good intention, some difficulties in execution arose. You’re required to deposit funds into a bank, savings...
by PR Chair | Jan 24, 2022 | Guest Post, Hot Bills, New Legislation
Guest Blog by Clint Atherton When COIVD-19 hit its initial peak in March of 2020, communities were forced to decide if they wanted to meet in person and potentially be exposed to the virus, or hold a meeting solely via teleconference/videoconference without providing...
by PR Chair | Jul 19, 2021 | Hot Bills, Legislative Updates, New Legislation
It’s officially Summer Recess at the California State Capitol. The Legislature was busy wrapping up policy committees before leaving on July 16, 2021. The Legislature reconvenes on August 16th and our work on CAI-CLAC’s 2021 Legislative Session Hot Bills will...
by PR Chair | Jun 2, 2021 | Hot Bills, Legislative Updates, New Legislation
By PR Chair and Thomas Ware, Esq., CAI-CLAC Legislative Co-Chair The California State Legislature introduced two bills this year aimed at fixing California’s housing crisis by rezoning single-family lots to allow for duplexes and more. While affordable housing remains...
