CAI IS STILL PURSUING A FEMA FIX; LACs MONITORING FAMILIAR ISSUES NATIONAL UPDATE National developments get top billing in this update, as the Community Associations Institute (CAI) continues its efforts to secure a long-term fix for an issue that has frustrated the industry for years: the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) insists that condominium associations aren't eligible for the disaster assistance available to individual homeowners. That means FEMA provides funding to remove poststorm debris from a municipal road or a homeowner's yard, but not from the common area of a condominium community. VE UPDATE December 2017 39