by cai-clac | Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Maintaining the voice and protecting the interests of community associations in California is the job of the Community Associations Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC). Advocacy, also called lobbying, is one of the main goals of CAI, and is...
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 | 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 | 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...
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 | May 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
The goal of California Assembly Bill 1335, authored by Speaker Toni Atkins, is to create affordable rental and owner-occupied housing. We all support affordable housing; in fact, common interest developments provide affordable housing to seniors and to buyers entering...
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 | 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...
