Episodes
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Emerging Technologies Impact on Community Associations
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Welcome to this episode of Community Matters podcast, where we discuss issues important to managing and governing condos, cooperatives and homeowner associations.
Technology has changed the way we do everything. In today's episode of Community Matters, we're chatting with Ed Hoffman, Esq., CCAL, chair of CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee, about emerging technologies in community associations, including EV charging stations, management software, electronic voting and more. So why are we talking to a lawyer about this? Well, there is a legal aspect to many of the emerging technologies that we're covering. Tune in the hear more!
Special thanks to our sponsor - Hoffman Law, LLC. Visit Hoffman Law online for more information.
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Friday Jan 07, 2022
Let’s Talk Legislation with CAI’s PA LAC
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Welcome to this episode of Community Matters podcast, where we discuss issues important to managing and governing condos, cooperatives and homeowner associations.
This is our first episode for 2022 and the topic is legislation. We’re in the middle of a very active legislative session in Harrisburg and CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee is currently tracking 34 pieces of legislation that could potentially impact community association operations in the Commonwealth.
We touch on many of these bills with this episode's guest, Ed Hoffman, Esq., CCAL, with Hoffman Law. Ed currently serves as the Chair of CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee..
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Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
Legislative Report with State Rep. Rosemary Brown
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
On May 7, 2018, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 595 into law. Now known as Act 17 of 2018, the legislation assigns the investigation and mediation of certain complaints regarding Pennsylvania planned communities, cooperatives, and condominiums to the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. The legislation also recognizes the importance of dispute resolution procedures within each community association. CAI worked closely with the Bill’s prime sponsor, State Representative Rosemary Brown, whose 189th legislative district in Monroe and Pike Counties in the Poconos region, includes a very high concentration of community associations. Representative Brown is my guest today in this podcast where we’ll discuss the reasons behind the Bill and what she hopes to accomplish with the legislation.
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Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
Governor Wolf, Legislature End Recording Fee Abuse in Pennsylvania
Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
Community Associations Institute’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee (CAI PA LAC) applauds Governor Tom Wolf for affixing his signature to Senate Bill 1282, legislation that will reign in skyrocketing fees charged by Recorder of Deeds in many counties across Pennsylvania for the recording of amendments to association Declarations. The Governor signed the Bill on Friday, November 4, 2016, bringing a conclusion to a five year effort by CAI PA LAC to put an end to the recording fee scheme adopted by over a third of Pennsylvania’s counties.
Listen to this podcast to learn more.
For more information on legislations impacting Pennsylvania's Community Associations, visit our website.