by cai-clac | Jun 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Saturday Assembly Member Mayes (R-Yucca Valley) pulled AB 1799 from committee. This means the bill is no longer active and halts the progress of the bill into law for this session. This bill would have corrected an illogical and expensive process in an uncontested...
by cai-clac | Jun 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Visiting your legislator can be easy, but the first time you do anything can be a little intimidating – a little nerve racking. That’s only the first time. We all need to get that one over with as soon as possible because we need your help. We need your legislators to...
by cai-clac | May 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
On April 18th, the Community Associations Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC) convened in Sacramento to discuss legislation and its possible impact upon the over 50,000 community associations in California. CAI members from throughout the...
by cai-clac | Mar 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again! It’s time for CAI-California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC) members to come together in Sacramento for the 2016 Legislative Day at the Capitol. None of CLAC’s work could be done without the stellar volunteers working on committees,...
by cai-clac | Mar 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
AB 1720 was recently introduced by Orange County Assemblyman Don Wagner. If passed, the bill would allow any community association member’s attorney to attend all association board meetings which the member may attend. This would be allowed even when the member...
by cai-clac | Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
In 2015, the California Legislature enacted two bills, Senate Bill 142 and Assembly Bill 856, which take the first steps toward addressing the potential for drones to trespass and invade individuals’ privacy. Civil Code section 1708.8 was first enacted in the...
by cai-clac | Jan 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
It is often difficult to decipher all of the information and terms on a mortgage loan disclosure. Yet with a signature, they bind us far into our futures. On October 3, 2015, those disclosure requirements changed for the better. They have been simplified so that...
by cai-clac | Dec 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
As part of its mission to build better communities, Community Associations Institute (CAI) educates legislators at the state and national level, and advocates for legislation that will benefit homeowners, managers, and common interest communities as a whole. The...
by cai-clac | Nov 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
AB 786 is a piece of emergency legislation adopted earlier this year in response to California’s drought conditions. The bill clears up an ambiguity created in 2014. Last year, SB 992 amended Civil Code section 4735 to provide an exception to the law that an...
by cai-clac | Aug 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Community pools provide welcome relief from summer heat. They also impose certain obligations on operators of those pools, including community associations. Recent regulations adopted by the California Department of Health define “public pools” to include pools...
