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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Interview

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Interview

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...
CAI-CLAC Legislative Support Committee Handbook: Your Best Guide to Guiding 

CAI-CLAC Legislative Support Committee Handbook: Your Best Guide to Guiding 

by PR Chair | Mar 6, 2023 | Guest Post, Legislative Updates, Partners

Guest Blog by Nicole Kardos, CAI-CLAC Public Relations Committee Member I have been involved in the HOA industry for more than six years. Recently, I’ve become more engaged with CAI-CLAC and the Public Relations Committee. It has been extremely beneficial to learn...
No Harm, No Foul: 2022 Legislative Update

No Harm, No Foul: 2022 Legislative Update

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...
Community Associations Defense Against California’s Insurance Crisis

Community Associations Defense Against California’s Insurance Crisis

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...
THE CA FAIR PLAN: WHAT THE PEOPLE HAD TO SAY

THE CA FAIR PLAN: WHAT THE PEOPLE HAD TO SAY

by PR Chair | Jul 21, 2022 | Announcements, Guest Post, Legislative Updates

Guest Blog By Kimberly Lilley, CIRMS, CMCA, EBP On Wednesday, July 13, 2022 the California Department of Insurance (CDI) called a hearing in order to hear from the public about how well the California FAIR Plan (FAIR Plan) has been fulfilling its role as “the insurer...
Collection of Routine HOA Assessments Does Not Require a California Debt Collection License

Collection of Routine HOA Assessments Does Not Require a California Debt Collection License

by PR Chair | Jun 22, 2022 | HOA Trends, Legislative Updates, Uncategorized

By Beverlee Gordon and Terin Reeder-Atkins According to the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (“DFPI”), “routine HOA assessments” do not constitute a “consumer credit transaction” as defined under the California Debt Collection Licensing Act...
What to Expect During Our 2022 Virtual Legislative Week at the Capitol

What to Expect During Our 2022 Virtual Legislative Week at the Capitol

by PR Chair | Apr 1, 2022 | Announcements, HOA Trends, Legislative Day, Legislative Meetings, Legislative Updates

Guest Post by Pam Richardson, Esq. Each year, board members, community managers, and business partners working with community associations meet with their legislators to educate them about pending legislation and current issues affecting California’s 55,000 community...
INCREASED RATES OF INSURANCE DUE TO WILDFIRE RISK

INCREASED RATES OF INSURANCE DUE TO WILDFIRE RISK

by PR Chair | Mar 29, 2022 | Announcements, HOA Trends, Legislative Updates, New Legislation, Partners, Uncategorized

CAI-CLAC & CA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE ASK FOR YOUR HELPGuest Blog By Kimberly Lilley As you know, communities throughout California have been experiencing dramatic insurance rate increases due to wildfire risk. These increases are not only turning association...
AB 1101: FINANCIAL PROTECTION FOR HOAS, NEXT GENERATION

AB 1101: FINANCIAL PROTECTION FOR HOAS, NEXT GENERATION

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...
The Impact of California’s Insurance Increases in HOAs

The Impact of California’s Insurance Increases in HOAs

by PR Chair | Jan 10, 2022 | Legislative Updates, New Legislation, Partners

We are facing a crisis in the California community association industry, and many folks aren’t even aware. But, believe me, they will know soon enough. Due to the increased risk of wildfire in California, and the high expenditures made by insurance companies...
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