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Balcony inspections: California community associations must prepare for new requirements

Ungrated

Community associations in California must meet new balcony inspections requirements by the end of 2024. California is among several states and localities that have building and façade inspection laws. The state’s “balcony bill,” SB 721, was approved by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018. Find your local chapter.

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Pushback on California Privacy Law Picks Up

Associations Now

California’s new data privacy law, in the mold of Europe’s GDPR, is leading the tech and advertising industries to push for federal legislation that would standardize the rules—and soften some of the California law’s requirements. “The companies are afraid of California because it sets the bar for other states.”.

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Preparing Your Association for AI

Association Analytics

Prompt engineering is the process of crafting specific prompts – including data input, queries, and/or searches – and entering them into the AI tool to get an answer. San Diego, California Orlando, Florida Seattle, Washington Let’s say these all sound appealing, but you want to get a bit more granular. The results?

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An Open letter to Crowdfunding Companies from the California Association of Nonprofits

Beth Kanter

Note from Beth: The crowdfunding industry has sponsored legislation in California to clarify what is legally permissible. The California Association of Nonprofits is seeking feedback from the broader nonprofit community about these proposed guidelines. Jan Masaoka’s guest post provides more details. Background.

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4 Compelling Reasons to Use AP Automation for HOA Management

AvidXchange: Association Management

While important, your biggest responsibility shouldn’t be processing paper invoices and payments for pool, lawn and trash vendors who provide services to associations you represent. But too often in this paper-heavy industry, an unnecessarily large portion of your workday is consumed with processing invoices and payments.

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California Meeting Facilities Work With Drought Conditions

Associations Now

A years-long drought in California has made water conservation a priority for convention centers and other meeting venues across the state. Some of the largest convention centers in California have had water-conservation initiatives in place for a while but are working to expand them. Here’s a look at how they’re managing.

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California Teachers’ Unions Promise Appeal After Tenure Ruling

Associations Now

A court decision that threatens to upend the tenure model used in K-12 public schools throughout California—and by extension, the rest of the country—is drawing some strong reactions this week. State of California , Judge Rolf M. secretary of education sees it as a potential conversation-starter. This case was designed to change that.”