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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Sep 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
In 2012, California enacted AB 2237, amending Section 7026.1 of the Business and Professions (B&P) Code relating to contractors (Section 7026.1), effective Jan. 1, 2013. AB 2237 required “consultants” overseeing home improvement construction projects to be...
by cai-clac | Sep 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed SB 745 into law. The bill is a multi-issue omnibus bill, and as to community associations primarily acts to “clean up” some issues related to the reorganizing of the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, which...
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...
