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 | Feb 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
On January 1, 2013, a group of laws became effective supporting a “California Homeowner Bill of Rights.” The laws were designed to give homeowners stronger protections against predatory, aggressive bank lending practices. One of the practices triggering these laws was...
by cai-clac | Jan 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
The California Legislative Action Committee of CAI (CAI-CLAC) appreciates all of the support we have gotten from community associations throughout California in order to continue to educate legislators about the real-life impact of their legislation on California’s...
by cai-clac | Dec 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
By now, most of us have heard about AB805 and AB806 being chaptered. The new laws created by these bills will take effect on January 1, 2014. While the changes appear fairly widespread, they are designed to make the code easier to read and understand. The entire Act...
by cai-clac | Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
DAVIS-STIRLING REORGANIZATION BILL SIGNED, TO BECOME LAW 1/1/14 On Friday, August 17, Governor Brown concluded the long journey of the California Law Revision Commission’s project to reorganize the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, when he signed into...
by cai-clac | Mar 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Following is a guest post from Andrew Fortin, of CAI. The original post can be viewed at the Mortgage Matters page. CAI Secures Important Transfer Fee Victory On March 15, 2012, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued its long awaited final rule on transfer...
by cai-clac | Oct 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Below is the latest post from CAI’s ongoing “Mortgage Matters,” series which highlights a comprehensive CAI response to critical challenges at the Federal level. CAI Cautions FHA on Transfer Fees, Calls for Waiver As part of a series of training...
by cai-clac | Sep 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Congratulations and thank you to our own Skip Daum who has volunteered to serve on the Research Committee for the Foundation for Community Association Research. We know that Skip’s talent and knowledge of the community association industry will be huge boon to...
by cai-clac | Sep 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
As Vice President of Government and Public Affairs for CAI, Andrew Fortin works with over 400 member volunteers who serve on more than 30 state Legislative Action Committees (LACs) including CAI-CLAC. His job is to provide expertise, focus and support to help CAI...
by cai-clac | May 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Thanks to efforts by CAI members, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a revised draft regulation governing so-called private transfer fees. Originally proposed in August of 2010, the FHFA regulation would have banned any federally backed mortgage for...