b'FEATURE columnCAIFLORIDA ISCONDO SAFETY LEGISLATIONFAILEDWORKING FOR YOU Members of the Florida legislature did not reach anOur Florida Legislative Alliance worked tirelessly agreement on legislation that would require buildinginspections and mandatory reserve studies for certainprior to and during the session to advocate for condominium and cooperative communities prior to thissensible public policy for CAI members and sessions adjournment, despite the tireless efforts fromFlorida community associations. Here is a Sen. Jennifer Bradley (R-Orange Park) and Rep. Danielpreliminary report of the 2022 Florida legislative Perez (R-Miami) as well as CAI advocates to pass legisla-tion that would contribute to condominium safety aftersession. The next time you see these CAI-FLA the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South involunteers, please thank them for the hundreds Surfside, Florida, last June.of hours they spend volunteering their time Condominium safety is CAIs top priority this legisla-to advocate for strong public policy for tive session. Our advocates will continue efforts andFlorida communities.support sensible laws that benefit an estimated 9.6 mil-lion Floridians living in 48,500 community associations.There may be as many as20,000 condominiumbuildings impacted bythis legislation and manyowners or residents ofthose buildings may beunaware of building con-ditions that requireimmediate attention.(Estimates from theAmerican CommunitiesSurvey. While CAI is disap-pointed that condomini-um safety legislationdidnt pass in Florida,we certainly appreciatethe complicated natureof these legislative proposals, says Dawn M. Bauman,CAE, CAIs senior vice president of government andpublic affairs. CAI applauds the efforts of Sen. Bradleyand Rep. Perez to develop legislation that attemptedto balance condominium safety without imposingregulations that create undue and unanticipatedfinancial burdens and compliance concerns. 12 - Suncoast Review Spring 2022 www.SuncoastCAI.com'