After pivoting to a 100% virtual seminar in 2021 due to the Covid-19 health pandemic, the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL) was able to bring the Community Associations Institute (CAI) annual Law Seminar back to an in-person event in beautiful Palm Springs, California in February of this year. Approximately 550 industry attorneys, insurance professionals,

Taking the M-100 seems like a distant memory. The M200 series was finally completed. The next step in the process was taking the PCAM (Professional Community Association Manager) case study. The PCAM designation is the highest professional recognition available nationwide to managers who specialize in community association management.  Even though I had fulfilled the requirements

Being a member on your community association’s board of directors comes with many duties and obligations, many of which are anticipated and understood as being “part of the job.”  Less known and understood is the responsibility for responding to resident requests for reasonable accommodation under federal and state fair housing laws. Responding to these requests

As I sit down to write this article, I must admit this is one of the hardest I’ve ever done. I just want to scream “Stop, this is out of control!! You’re only hurting yourself!!” But I also recognize that isn’t very equidistant of me. So, I will promise beyond this paragraph I will be