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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. Residents may be unhappy with the added costs, but proper education and proactive communication can alleviate concerns. The state’s “balcony bill,” SB 721, was approved by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018.

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Mobile Industry Knee-Deep in Efforts to Solve 911 Problems

Associations Now

CTIA’s efforts to solve this issue—in the form of the LLC’s highly technical tests—come as a result of a 2015 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order meant to encourage accurate location detection from cellphone providers, which often use different technologies to provide information to emergency hotlines. A Whole Lot of Testing.