July2016

CA-PAC Community Association Political Action Committee

CALLING ALL CAI-NJ MEMBERS: CA-PAC NEEDS YOUR HELP! The Community Associations-Political Action Committee (CA-PAC) is CAI’s voice in New Jersey politics. This year we’re asking every homeowner, manager and Business Partner to help make 2016 a record year for CA-PAC. We have a lot of work to do, and with your help, we can achieve our priorities which include: FORECLOSURE REFORM For too long our communities have been held hostage by banks that start, but won’t finish, foreclosures. New Jersey leads the nation with nearly 4,000 so-called “zombie foreclosures” in which properties are abandoned by their former owners but banks don’t finalize the action, leaving our communities—and our neighbors—left paying tens o f thousands of dollars in delinquent maintenance fees. At CAI-NJ we say enough is enough. That’s why we are working to make lenders responsible for the unpaid fees with new laws that force banks to act responsibly or allow rent receiverships. A bill to do just that came painfully close to law last year, having passed the Senate 38-0, and it is our top priority this year. MUNICIPAL SERVICES REFORM CAI-NJ is dedicating the next two years to revisiting New Jersey’s Municipal Services Act to make sure our communi- ties are getting their fair share back for your property taxes. Issues like fee parity for fire hydrants and fair treatment from utility authorities are at the top of our list. We are also working with CAI National to bring about common sense disaster relief law so our communities can seek the same relief as our neighbors. FIXING PLANNED REAL ESTATE LAW New Jersey’s patchwork of condo and homeowner association laws remains in need of a 21st Century makeover, and CAI-NJ is committed to working with the legislature to get that hard work done. CAI-NJ has prepared a nine bill package that tackles everything from simply defining a common interest community to reforming the governance of elections and bylaws, and we are working closely with the legislature to get it done. MANAGER LICENSING CAI-NJ remains committed to recognizing the professionalism of our community managers through state licensure, and has been working with the legislature and the Christie administration on initiatives to do just that. Proposals under consideration include both licensure and registration. We remain committed to a final product that establishes a meaningful certification standard without creating an unnecessary burden.

TOGETHER WE CAN DO THIS. BECOME A CA-PAC LEADER AND HELP US MEET OUR GOAL TODAY!