July 15, 2020 –
Falls Church, VA – As COVID-19 accelerates disruptions for condominiums
and homeowners associations, Community Associations Institute
(CAI) has released, “Status Check: A Reopening Guide
for Community Associations,” to aid and support
communities navigating the closure and reopening of pools, gyms, playgrounds,
and other common areas, amenities, and business operations.
According
to CAI, as states began to lift stay-at-home orders, community associations have
been challenged with questions surrounding how and whether to reopen facilities,
and how to effectively phase in business operations. The common areas,
amenities, and operations guidelines are organized by risk level or reopening
phase, which are unique to each state, county, or city. In general, the high-risk
category would apply to the shutdown and stay-at-home phase, moderate-risk to
reopening phase one, low-risk to phase two, and normal to phase three.
The
new guide is a timely resource available for homeowners, community managers,
and business partners online as part of CAI’s interactive Coronavirus Resource Page
and offers each individual community the opportunity to modify templates that
fit the needs specific that community. Other resources include:
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A sample letter template to update residents about common areas and amenities
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Common area signage templates
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Guidelines for community association common areas, amenities, and operations
“This is the best, most comprehensive guide for community associations today,”
says Thomas M. Skiba, CAE,
CAI’s chief executive officer. “As the leading authority in community
association education, governance, and management, we believe it’s essential to
develop solutions that directly help our members and community association
stakeholders challenged by COVID-19. CAI has a long-standing reputation for
offering world-class education, tools, and resources and we know our
communities need answers to these questions and others that will likely continue
as the pandemic surges in communities throughout the U.S.”
For more information about the impact of COVID-19 and community associations,
visit CAI’s Coronavirus Resources page.
To view or download a copy of “Status Check: A Reopening Guide
for Community Associations”.
To view or
download a copy of “Healthy Communities,” COVID-19 & Community
Associations Summary of Relevant Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) Guidelines.
About Community Associations
Institute
Since 1973, Community Associations Institute (CAI) has been the leading provider of
resources and information for homeowners, volunteer board leaders, professional
managers, and business professionals in the nearly 350,000 homeowners
associations, condominiums, and housing cooperatives in the United States and
millions of communities worldwide. With nearly 45,000 members, CAI works in
partnership with 36 legislative action committees and 64 affiliated chapters
within the U.S., Canada, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates as well as
with housing leaders in several other countries, including Australia, Spain,
Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. A global nonprofit 501(c)(6)
organization, CAI is the foremost authority in community association
management, governance, education, and advocacy. Our mission is to inspire
professionalism, effective leadership, and responsible citizenship—ideals
reflected in community associations that are preferred places to call home.
Visit us at www.caionline.org and follow us on Twitter and Facebook
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