Fire Escape and Fire Balcony Inspections: New Philadelphia Code Requirement For All Buildings
Fire Escape and Fire Balcony Inspections: New Philadelphia Code Requirement for all Buildings Alan Jalón, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Regional Vice President, The Falcon Group Fire escapes have played an important role in the urban development of many American cities, such as New York and Philadelphia. They have been used by residents for many different […]
NJ Legislative Update
CAI’s New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ LAC) has been hard at work this Spring on several issues important to community associations in the state. One Bill, which has seen some legislative action recently, has to do with election reform in community associations. Multiple bills have been introduced over the years addressing election-related issues. Current […]
LAC Capitol Day Helps Move Legislative Priorities
CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee spent the day at the state capitol in Harrisburg on Monday, April 24 meeting with legislators and legislative staff in a continuing effort to educate lawmakers on issues confronting community associations in the Commonwealth. The day also helped to tee up several pieces of legislation on the LAC’s priority list […]
Legislation Passes State House Expanding Attorney General Role In Association Complaints
HARRISBURG – House Bill 595, which would change the way investigations and mediation of complaints are handled in community association across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was unanimously passed by the state House of Representatives on April 19, 2017. The prime sponsor of the legislation is State Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe/Pike). The bill, which is supported […]
The LAC Has Your Back. Do You Have Theirs?
CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee (PA-LAC) works on behalf of the approximately 2 million residents who live in 10,000 community associations in the commonwealth – guarding against intrusive and harmful legislative efforts, advancing the interests of common interest communities within Pennsylvania, and educating state and local lawmakers about the unique nature of the places we […]
Pennsylvania is CAI’s Legislative Action Committee of The Year
Coming off our most successful year ever, Community Associations Institute will recognize the Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee (PA LAC) as CAI’s Legislative Action Committee of the Year. The award will be given at the national conference in Las Vegas in May. “This prestigious award is further recognition of the growth of PA LAC over the […]
Private Dams Legislation Adopted in PA House
House Bill 1712, establishing the Pennsylvania Private Dam Financial Assurance Program and the Private Dam Financial Assurance Fund, passed the state House of Representatives by a vote of 195-1 on Monday, February 8, 2016. The Bill now moves to the Senate for consideration in that chamber. Early in 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection […]
Governor Tom Wolf Signs Senate Bill 1282
Community Associations Institute’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee (CAI PA LAC) applauds Governor Tom Wolf for affixing his signature to Senate Bill 1282, legislation that will reign in skyrocketing fees charged by Recorder of Deeds in many counties across Pennsylvania for the recording of amendments to association Declarations. The Governor signed the Bill on Friday, November […]
Call Governor Wolf: Tell Him To Sign SB 1282
In a series of swift votes on Wednesday night, the legislature gave final approval to Senate Bill 1282, which eliminates excessive fees for the recording of Amendments to Declarations for community associations throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. After four months of hearings and legislative maneuverings, the state House of Representatives, on the last voting day of the […]
An Unjustified and Illegal Tax on Community Associations
URGENT – CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE END RECORDING FEE ABUSE IN PENNSYLVANIA AN UNJUSTIFIED AND ILLEGAL TAX ON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Your urgent help is needed to adopt legislation that will reign in skyrocketing recorder of deeds fees that are costing Pennsylvania’s community associations thousands of dollars every year. There are only 12 session days remaining […]