America's leading advocate for responsible communities

Community Associations Institute (CAI) is the only national organization dedicated to fostering vibrant, responsive, competent community associations. Our mission is to assist community associations in promoting harmony, community, and responsible leadership. We believe that by giving board members, managers, and homeowners the knowledge to better run their associations, they can turn "owners" into "neighbors," increasing harmony, and leading to more prosperous, safer communities.

Putting unity into community

CAI was founded in 1973 as a multi-disciplinary non-profit alliance serving all stakeholders in community associations. CAI provides education 

and resources to America's 231,000 residential condominium, cooperative, and homeowner associations, and to the professionals and suppliers who serve them. 

CAI members include all types of association-governed communities, such as condominium and homeowner associations, cooperatives, and planned communities of all sizes; individual homeowners; community managers and management firms; builders and developers; accountants, attorneys, lenders, insurance providers, reserve specialists, and other providers of professional services; public officials; and product and service suppliers—all working together to create more livable communities.

CAI has more than 15,000 members in 55 chapters throughout the United States and in several foreign countries.  

The CAI Promise

In CAI, you'll find a friendly and accessible forum to develop relationships, increase your knowledge, and help shape the future of our communities. CAI offers a host of resources that will help you excel. By utilizing these resources, you can:

• Develop the skills you need to successfully manage your association
  CAI offers education courses on both the national and local levels in a variety of formats for board members, homeowners, managers, and other professionals.
  
  

• Build relationships that will help you succeed
  CAI's chapters, our national conferences, and our education courses provide opportunities to develop relationships with others in the industry who can help you succeed.
  
  

• Discover resources that will give you the answers
  CAI's publishing division, Community Associations Press, publishes the largest collection of books and guides available on community association management and operations.
  
  

• Expand your thinking
  CAI conducts research and acts as a clearinghouse for information on innovations and best practices in community association creation and management.
  
  

• Protect your interests
  CAI advocates community association interests before legislatures, regulatory bodies, and the courts.
  
  

• Deepen your knowledge
  CAI's award-winning magazine, Common Ground, and several specialized newsletters provide in-depth analyses of legislative trends as well as practical articles about community association finance, law, and management.
  
  

• Enhance your leadership abilities
  CAI has opportunities at the local and national levels for you to get involved as a volunteer leader or become part of our distinguished faculty.

To find out more about CAI, call CAI Direct at 888-CAI-4321 or 703-548-8600 (M-F, 9-5 ET).  Interested in joining CAI? [Click Here]