Category: Government & Legislative Affairs

CAI Adopts Public Policy on Assistance Animals

by Dawn Bauman, CAESenior Vice President, Government & Public AffairsCommunity Associations Institute  Last month, the CAI Board of Trustees adopted a new public policy, Assistance Animals and Pets in Community Associations, that recognizes ...
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Legislative Alert Private Roadways & Community Associations

The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors is supporting legislation which would amend the Private Road Act. House Bill 523 was introduced in earlier this year and a drafting error would have caused havoc for homeowners ...
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Senator Singleton Speaks to NJ Members

CAI’s New Jersey Regional Council (NJRC) and New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ LAC) were pleased to host its annual Legal & Legislative Update at PJ Whelihan’s in Cherry Hill, NJ on ...
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PA LAC Advocates in Harrisburg

A record number of chapter members made the trek to the state capitol in Harrisburg on April 9, 2019 to meet with state legislators on legislation supported by CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action ...
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Updated Lien Priority Law Benefits NJ Community Associations

On March 25, 2019, the New Jersey Legislature passed legislation that will enhance the lien priority for condominium associations and, for the first time, give the same lien priority to homeowners associations. ...
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A Good Day in Trenton

We’re pleased to report that two foreclosure reform bills favorable to common interest communities in New Jersey (A5002/S3414 and A5005/S3413), which were part of a larger package of bills addressing the foreclosure ...
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Private Dam Financial Assurance Program Takes Effect

State Rep. Rosemary Brown’s legislation to create the Private Dam Financial Assurance Program (PDFAP), which was included in the 2018-19 fiscal code, has officially gone into effect as of Wednesday, January 2, ...
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PA’s Legislative Session Ends With Significant Accomplishments

CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee (PA LAC) has concluded a very busy, and successful, year on behalf of community associations throughout the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania’s two-year legislative session came to an end in ...
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Gov. Wolf Approves House Bill 595

House Bill 595, legislation which assigns the investigation and mediation of certain complaints regarding planned communities, cooperatives, and condominiums under Title 68 (Real Property), to the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of ...
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NJ LAC Monthly Update

I reported in last month’s Legislative Update column that one way for association board members and property managers to be prepared to properly discharge their duties is to stay educated and current ...
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