CAI CLAC, California Legislative Action Committee

Advocacy starts at the community level. 🏘️

Join the CAI-CLAC Virtual Town Hall: Buck-A-Door Fundraising and MORE! to learn how associations across California are successfully supporting CAI-CLAC’s advocacy efforts.

This FREE event will provide practical tools, fundraising strategies, and guidance you can immediately bring back to your board or community. You’ll also receive a timely mid-year legislative update from CAI-CLAC Legislative Advocate Louie Brown.

📅 June 16, 2026
🕦 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Reserve your spot today: https://bit.ly/4dpnla8

Continue building a closer relationship with your elected officials. Consider inviting legislators to local events or attending their coffee chats. Stay connected by signing up for their newsletters!

You can find your local legislator’s contact information here: bit.ly/2IC0M2A

Each year, CAI-CLAC proudly recognizes the volunteers whose leadership, dedication, and advocacy strengthen community associations across California.

This year, we expanded our Recognition Awards to honor even more individuals and organizations making a meaningful impact in the industry and the communities they serve.

Across seven award categories, eight exceptional honorees were recognized for their service, passion, and commitment to advancing CAI-CLAC’s mission.

Please join us in congratulating our 2025 CAI-CLAC Recognition Award winners and thanking them for the countless hours they dedicate to supporting California community associations. 👏

Read more about their contributions and achievements here: https://bit.ly/4wv1gyI

Assessment caps do not reduce costs. They defer them until they arrive in the worst possible form.

AB 2050 would require associations to maintain reserve funding levels that prevent projected balances from falling below zero over 30 years. It builds on California’s existing reserve study framework by adding the piece that has been missing: a requirement to actually fund the plan. The 2032 operative date gives associations six years to adjust, providing a responsible phase-in rather than a sudden mandate.

SB 1007’s inflation-only cap would undermine this goal by stripping associations of the tools they need to build and maintain adequate reserves.

Learn more here: www.caiclac.com/reserve-funding

Every community association in California is responsible for maintaining the infrastructure its members share: roofs, plumbing, elevators, roads, pools, and more. These costs are real, they are rising, and they are unavoidable.

Community Associations Institute explains that boards are increasingly evaluating how reserve funds can be managed more strategically while still protecting future needs.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4d6GyvZ

Meeting with your local legislators is a powerful way to serve as a resource and help educate elected officials and their staff about the number of their constituents living in community associations, as well as the legislation currently impacting them.

We encourage all of our local CAI Chapters to continue engaging with legislators—whether in district offices or virtually—to build strong relationships and advocate for the priorities of the communities you represent.

Resources available here: www.caiclac.com/legislative-advocacy

"It is one thing to serve in a leadership role on the Legislative Support Committee for CAI, but it really is a LEVEL UP to get on a plane and show up face-to-face with legislators and attempt to influence their decision-making, hoping to sound like you know what you're talking about!"

Jamie Gould, CMCA, AMS shares her personal testimonial of CLAC's 2026 Advocacy Week, and the crucial importance of getting involved. Read more to hear here experience: https://bit.ly/4wnilL1

The Legislature returned from Spring Recess just in time for this year’s CAI-CLAC Advocacy Days — and the timing couldn’t have been more important. Several CAI-CLAC-sponsored bills were headed straight to committee hearings shortly after.

A huge thank you to the nearly 100 advocates who came to Sacramento to speak up on behalf of California’s community associations. Your voices matter and your advocacy makes a difference.

Want to know where key legislation stands now? Our Advocate, Louie Brown, shares the latest legislative updates and insights here: https://bit.ly/4w3ArkP

CAI-CLAC May 2026 Advocacy Update The Legislature returned from Spring Recess on April 6, 2026, just in time for CAI-CLAC Advocacy Days. Nearly, 100 attendees from across the state came to Sacramento to advocate on […]

It’s been a busy week at the Capitol. Several key bills from this legislative session continue to move forward.

For status updates and next steps on our priority legislation, visit: bit.ly/CLACHotBills

We also want to thank everyone who responded to the call to action on SB 1007 by submitting letters and contacting legislators. While the bill ultimately passed out of committee, your outreach made a meaningful impact and helped demonstrate just how strongly this issue affects homeowners.

Your engagement matters and remains critical as we continue advocating on these important issues.

Stay tuned for more updates, and have a wonderful weekend!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a reminder that mental health matters in every community, including the communities we serve. 💚

For years, Community Associations Institute has helped lead important conversations around mental health, breaking stigma and encouraging support within the community association industry.

Sandra L. Gottlieb shares her mental health journey, the importance of seeking support, and how open conversations can make a difference.

If you or someone you know is struggling, you are not alone. Awareness, compassion, and connection matter.

Read the article here: https://bit.ly/4d5ExBt

Mental health: Learning to acknowledge challenges, find support - Ungated: Community Associations Institute Blog There’s no shame in acknowledging mental health challenges. Reducing the stigma surrounding them is essential to living a healthy life.

CAI member-advocates like you personally have an opportunity to help CAI build its network of connections with elected officials and support the community association industry. Research shows that legislators who hear from personal or professional connections are twice as likely to support them in legislative efforts.

We encourage all of our local CAI Chapters to continue engaging with legislators—whether in district offices or virtually—to build strong relationships and advocate for the priorities of the communities you represent.

https://advocacy.caionline.org/who-you-know/