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About Community Associations Institute (CAI)

What is CAI?
Community Associations Institute (CAI) is a national, nonprofit 501(c)(6) association created in 1973 to educate and represent America’s 205,000 residential condominium, cooperative and homeowner associations and related professionals and service providers. The Institute is dedicated to fostering vibrant, responsive, competent community associations that promote harmony, community and responsible leadership.

Who does CAI represent?
CAI is a multidisciplinary alliance serving all stakeholders in community associations. CAI members include condominium and homeowner associations, cooperatives and association-governed planned communities of all sizes and architectural types; individual homeowners; community association managers and management firms; public officials; and lawyers, accountants, engineers, reserve specialists, builder/ developers and other providers of professional services and products for community associations. CAI has more than 16,500 members in 58 chapters throughout the U.S. and in several foreign countries. The national office and its 42-person staff are in Alexandria, Virginia.

How does CAI serve its members?

	CAI advances excellence through seminars, workshops, conferences and education programs, some of which lead to professional designations
	CAI publishes the largest collection of resources available on community associations, including books, guides, Common Ground magazine and seven specialized newsletters on community association finance, law and management
	CAI advocates community association interests before legislatures, regulatory bodies and the court
	CAI conducts research and acts as a clearinghouse for information on innovations and best practices in community association creation and management
	CAI provides networking and referral opportunities through both the national office and local CAI chapters, CAI-sponsored insurance programs for directors and officers and discounts on products

How can I get more information on CAI or on community associations?
For membership or other information, call the national office at (703) 548-8600 or visit our “Why Join CAI?” section. For the latest statistics and trends on America’s community association population as well as detailed information on history, governance and management, please refer to the Community Associations Factbook, published by Community Associations Institute Research Foundation.