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 | Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
On September 4th, Gov. Brown signed AB 349 into law, as an urgency statute – effective immediately. AB 349, which the community Association industry and CAI-CLAC have followed closely, amends Civil Code section 4735 and limits the right of a community association to...
by cai-clac | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Just imagine how attentive politicians would be to “the people’s business” if they faced personal liability to the voters for financial losses resulting from “doing nothing” or “going too far”? In America, once someone wins an...
by cai-clac | Jul 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Community Associations Institute (CAI) is a great organization, full of opportunities for education and networking. While the various courses and educational lunches are great, they generally only benefit those who actually attend the session. There is, however, one...
by cai-clac | Jun 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Every year, at the National Conference, Community Associations Institute (CAI) honors those individuals who have made significant contributions to our industry. These individuals have gone above and beyond when it comes to demonstrating leadership, excellence and...
by cai-clac | May 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
In Huntington Continental v. J.M. Trust (Cal. App. Sup. Ct.; January 13, 2014)(222 Cal. App. 4th Supp. 13.) the Appellate Division of the Orange County Superior Court held that the Davis-Stirling Act compels associations to accept partial payments from homeowners to...
by cai-clac | Apr 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
The CAI California Legislative Action Committee’s 21st Annual Legislative Day at the Capitol drew homeowners, community association managers and other professionals to Sacramento on April 6 and 7, to discuss legislation affecting homeowners associations with...
by cai-clac | Dec 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
CAI-CLAC is proud to announce its newest committee (drum roll…), the Legislative Strategy & Research Committee (LSRC)! The LSRC has been created to support the legislative agenda of CLAC through forward planning, development of strategy, and research. It is our...
by cai-clac | Nov 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
On Oct. 28, 2013, the California Court of Appeal issued a key decision further clarifying a community association manager’s ability to charge transfer fees upon a change of ownership. Richardson Harman Ober PC filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of CAI in support of the...
