by cai-clac | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
A California appellate court recently overruled a trial court decision that allowed a homeowners association board to advocate a point of view in an election to amend the association’s governing documents. Wittenberg v. Beachwalk Homeowners Association, which the...
by cai-clac | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC) Chair Pamela Voit has issued the following statement on AB 1360, authored by former Assemblymember and newly elected Senator Norma Torres, and co-authored by Assemblymember Richard Gordon, sponsored by the Community...
by cai-clac | Jun 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Wendy Van Messel, CMCA, began her career in the common interest development industry in 2008, as a business partner. After a stint on the sales side, Wendy was offered an administrative assistant position with Desert Resort Management in Palm Desert, CA, and later the...
by cai-clac | May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
During the general session of the CAI National Conference in San Diego on April 19, the CAI-Greater Inland Empire (CAI-GRIE) legislative support committee (LSC) was honored with a chapter excellence award in the Chapter Management & Development category. Accepting...
by cai-clac | May 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Community Association Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee held its 20th Annual Legislative Day at the Capitol on April 28 and 29. Homeowners, community association managers, and business partners that serve community associations convened for...
by cai-clac | Apr 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
CONGRATULATIONS to Lisa Tashjian of Beaumont Gitlin Tashjian for winning the coveted 2012 “Volunteer of the Year” award, presented by Community Association Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC) at our 20th Annual Legislative Day at the Capitol...
by cai-clac | Apr 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
SB 752 would create the Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Development Act, drafted by the California Law Revision Commission, or “CLRC.” It would create an entirely new Part of the Civil Code, beginning with Section 6500. If passed and signed...
by cai-clac | Apr 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Six bills have now been introduced in the California legislature concerning the recently-implemented Fire Prevention Fees. As you may know, these fees are chargeable to each “habitable structure” located within a State Responsibility Area (or “SRA”), where the State...
by cai-clac | Mar 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
On March 6, Pamela Voit, chair of Community Association Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC), received a very special delivery… a stuffed Shamu (yes, Sea World’s most famous killer whale) and a note to call CAI CEO Thomas Skiba. She was...
by cai-clac | Mar 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
On February 22, 2013, AB 1360, a bill to make electronic balloting an option for common interest developments (CIDs), was introduced into the California Assembly, authored by Assemblymember Norma Torres and sponsored by the California Legislative Action Committee...
