CAI NE - Free online course for homeowner leaders: Community Association Living

Community Associations Institute (CAI), the leading authority supporting condominium associations, homeowners associations, and housing cooperatives, has released a Free Online Course: Community Association Living, an indispensable resource for homeowner leaders and members of community associations everywhere.

With more than 77 million Americans (approximately one-third of U.S. households) living in community associations, volunteer board members are taking on increasingly complex responsibilities to oversee financial, legal, and operational matters. In addition, rising resident expectations and evolving state regulations make the practical guidance in the online course critical for residents as well as board members.

Anyone who lives, works, or participates in a homeowners association, condominium community, or a housing cooperative needs to have a clear understanding about the business of associations. This course explains how these associations are organized, governed, and managed.

Community Association Living also gives homeowner leaders, volunteers, and residents a perspective of how associations can develop and maintain a cohesive, supportive society within their boundaries so that everyone can fully enjoy and benefit from community association living.

The Free Online course includes invaluable resources and in addition:

• Defines the term “community association” and articulates the three characteristics common to all community associations.
• Describes the three different kinds of community associations.
• Explains the differences between the various types of governing documents and states the relative importance of each.
• Describes the major components of a community association: rules and regulations; governance; and community management.
• Provides a greater understanding of how federal, state, and local government affect community associations.
• Outlines the basic relationship between community association members and their boards.
• Details the rights and responsibilities of owners as members of a community association.

To register for the FREE virtual program, visit www.caionline.org