Resources For Legislators

Legislator Corner

More than 75.5 million Americans reside in homeowners associations, condominiums, housing cooperatives, and other planned communities. All of these communities – more than 365,000 nationally – share a few essential goals – preserving the nature and character of the community, providing services and amenities to residents, protecting property values, and meeting the established expectations of owners.

Community associations are governed by a state-level statutory framework that control how associations are developed, governed, and managed. Questions? Contact the Government & Public Affairs team

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Reasons to Visit your Constituents at a Local Event

We will help set up a meeting with your constituents at a local event (BBQ, town hall, or ice cream social).

You can learn how the HOA/Condo housing model relieves municipal budgets and expands affordable homeownership.

You can share your goals and priorities with voters.

  • CAI has 63 chapters worldwide, including Canada, the Middle East and South Africa.
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  • Discuss legislative and policy issues with your state's CAI Legislative Action Committee 
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  • Get tips to Handle HOA Complaints from Constituents
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Read about Advocacy Issues

CAI Federal Legislative Priorities

A resource for members of Congress on Capitol Hill on how to support the community association housing model. 

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.

Read about Community Associations

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

  • 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.
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  • Statistical Review

    Provides a summary of key community association industry data.

     
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  • From Good to Great

    Includes homeowners and board members Rights and Responsibilities for Better Communities in addition to governance and ethics within community associations.
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  • 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
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CAI's Legislator Newsletters

CAI sends a quarterly newsletter to all legislators. To ensure you have subscribed to these newsletters, send an email to [email protected]Here is an archive of past quarterly newsletters:

Discover State-specific Community Association Facts and Resources


Click on a state to view that state's current laws regarding community associations and state-specific resources.