by PR Chair | May 1, 2026 | Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
The Legislature returned from Spring Recess on April 6, 2026, just in time for CAI-CLAC Advocacy Days. Nearly, 100 attendees from across the state came to Sacramento to advocate on behalf of California’s community associations. On the second day, attendees gathered at...
by PR Chair | Apr 15, 2026 | CAI Chapter Article, Guest Post, HOA Trends, Hot Bills
By Matthew Gardner, Esq., CCAL, CAI Greater Inland Empire Chapter Liaison This article first appeared in the CAI Channel Islands Chapter’s Channel of Communications Magazine. With the recent passage of SB 770 (removing insurance requirements for Owners with EV...
by Guest Author | Mar 22, 2026 | CAI Chapter Article, Guest Post, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
By AJ Jahanian, Esq., Beumont Tashjian This article first appeared in the CAI Channel Islands Chapter’s Channels of Communication Magazine, Fourth Quarter 2025 Issue. It’s been a few months since the passage of Assembly Bill 130 (“AB 130”), which took effect on July...
by Guest Author | Mar 14, 2026 | CAI Chapter Article, HOA Trends, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
By Matthew A. Gardner, Esq., CCAL, CAI Greater Inland Empire Chapter Liaison This article first appeared in the CAI San Diego Community Insider Magazine, Winter 2025 Issue. Every year shortly after the legislative dust settles at the Capitol building, members of...
by PR Chair | Feb 9, 2026 | Guest Post, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates, New Legislation
BY KUMAR S. RAJA, ESQ. This article first appeared in the CAI San Diego Community Insider Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue.Much like SB-326, which was adopted following the Berkeley balcony collapse in 2015, the origin of SB-900 comes from another real-world event. It was...
by PR Chair | Oct 7, 2025 | Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
Bypassing a midnight timeline, on Saturday, September 13, 2025, the California Legislature adjourned the first year of the 2025-2026 Legislative Session. Hundreds of the remaining bills passed by the Senate and Assembly moved to be prepared for Governor Newsom’s...
by PR Chair | Sep 3, 2025 | Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
The Legislature returned from its summer recess on August 18, with important deadlines quickly approaching. The last day for fiscal committees to hear and report legislation to the Senate and Assembly floors is August 29. After that, the deadline for each house to...
by PR Chair | Aug 24, 2025 | CAI Chapter Article, Guest Post, HOA Trends, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
By Leena Danpour Gurnick, Esq.This article first appeared in the CAI-CV HOA Living Magazine, August Edition. On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 130 into law, codified in California Civil Code Sections 5850 and 5855, with immediate effect....
by Guest Author | Aug 15, 2025 | Guest Post, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates, New Legislation
Guest Author, Robert Riddick, HOA Board Member, CAI-CLAC Delegate for the CAI Greater Inland Empire Chapter With the recent passage of AB 130, I respectfully submit that its impact on the more than 13 million Californians living in homeowners’ associations (HOAs) has...
by Guest Author | Aug 13, 2025 | CAI Chapter Article, Guest Post, Hot Bills, Legislative Updates
By: Jason A. Savlov, Esq.This article first appeared in the CAI Coachella Valley Chapter’s HOA Living Magazine: August 2025 Issue On June 30, 2025, at the last minute, the California legislature revised AB 130 to include changes to the Davis-Stirling Act regarding the...
