Read about Advocacy Issues

• Legislative Issues and Priorities - Each year more than 1,500 pieces of legislation are introduced that impact community associations.
• CAI's Public Policies ​- CAI develops a public policy to guide volunteer advocates and staff in their advocacy efforts for better legislation. 
• CAI Advocacy Blog - A weekly blog that highlights current topics.
• Current Legislative Tracking Reports
  

Read about Community Associations*

• Home Sweet HOA - Provides results from an independently conducted homeowner satisfaction survey on topics such as government regulation, disagreement resolution, and why community associations work.
• Statistical Review - Provides a summary of key community association industry data.
• From Good to Great - Includes homeowners and board members Rights and Responsibilities for Better Communities in addition to governance and ethics within community associations.
• Best Practices Reports - Function-specific best practices in topic areas ​developed using a variety of sources, including, but not limited to, recommendations from industry experts and various industry-related publications.​

* These resources are powered by the Foundation for Community Association Research.

Discover State-specific Community Association Facts and Resources

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Join us in Advocating for Community Associations

• Visit the Advocacy Action Center page to see if your state has a current advocacy campaign.
  
• Visit your state's Legislative Action Committee page.

• Download Grassroots Advocacy Resources:

  • ​Advocacy Guide for Telephone Calls, Email, and Social Media handout (1 page)​
  • ​​​​Advocate's Guide to Written and Oral Testimony handout (1 page)​
  • ​​​​Advocate's Guide to Personal Visits with Legislators handout (2 pages)

Contacts    

• Government & Public Affairs Team - government@caionline.org 
• Dawn M. Bauman, CAE, Senior Vice President, Government & Public Affairs -  phone (703) 970-9224, Dbauman@caionline.org
• CAI Headquarters - 6402 Arlington Blvd. Suite 500, Falls Church VA 22042, phone (703) 970-9220, toll free (888) 224-4321
• Your local CAI Chapter

Press Resources

• CAI Press Room Current and archived press releases.
  
• Media Statements Histories and position statements for community association-related topics.
  
• Story Ideas for Journalists Suggested topics and information for community association-related topics.
• Download Press Release Template