by Guest Author | Nov 5, 2025 | Advocacy, CAI, Community Associations
One of the great rights and privileges in this country is the ability for citizens to personally petition for government action through congressional advocacy. A perfect example of this kind of valuable legislative advocacy takes place Nov. 6 in Washington, D.C., as community association advocates converge to meet with federal lawmakers during the CAI 2025 Congressional Advocacy Summit. CAI’s legislative advocacy efforts have been instrumental in protecting the common interest housing model on the state and national levels.
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Feb 20, 2025 | Advocacy, CAI, Community Associations
Reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act have been reinstated for community associations, which now have until March 21 to file an initial, updated, or correct beneficial ownership information report with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
by Guest Author | Jan 20, 2025 | Advocacy, Community Associations
Did you know that, in addition to being a Civil Rights Movement leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. also was a fierce advocate for fair housing? Both in his youth and his travels as a civil rights leader, King witnessed systemic segregation in neighborhoods nationwide and resolved to fight for access to safe and reliable housing for all Americans.
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Jan 7, 2025 | CAI, Community Associations
Projections from the Foundation for Community Association Research, an affiliate of Community Associations Institute, estimate 3,000 to 4,000 new condominium communities and homeowners associations will be built in 2025. Community associations — including homeowners associations, condominiums, and housing cooperatives — currently house 77.1 million Americans and comprise 30% to 33% of the U.S. housing market.
by Daniel Brannigan, Hazel Siff | Dec 17, 2024 | Advocacy, CAI, Community Associations
Community associations need to closely monitor legal developments regarding the Corporate Transparency Act. As four U.S. district courts hear appeals related to the constitutionality and application of the act, any updates could further change requirements for community associations.
