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Unlock the tools, strategies, and expert insights you need to be an impactful leader in your homeowners association, condominium, or housing cooperative.
Whether you're new to community associations and interested in how they are governed or you’ve started volunteering on an association committee or the board, this guide empowers you with practical resources, step-by-step instructions, and real-world advice.
Community Association Leadership educates volunteer leaders with the essentials: the role of the board, its officers, committees, fiduciary duty, and professional partners. With this guide, you’ll develop the leadership skills necessary to confidently and successfully serve your community.
Contents
Introduction
1. The Board
Officers’ Roles
The President
-Goal Setting
-Community Leadership
-Association Management
-Meeting Prep
The Vice President
The Treasurer
The Secretary
2. Committees
Establishing Committees
Choosing Committee Members
Guidelines for the Committee Chair
Committee Duties
Architectural Control or Covenants Committee
Communications Committee
Finance Committee
Landscape or Maintenance Committee
Social Committee
Nominating Committee
3. Fiduciary Duty
The Board as a Governing Body
The Board as a Corporate Body
Conflicts of Interest
Wrongful Acts, Negligence, Damage, or Injury
Protection for Volunteers
Incorporation
Insurance
Limited-Statutory Immunity
Board Education
4. Professional Partners
Community Management
Attorney
Certified Public Accountant
Insurance Professional
Reserve Specialist
Educated Business Partners
APPENDIX A: The Value of CAI
APPENDIX B: Community Association Fundamentals
APPENDIX C: Rights and Responsibilities for Better Communities
APPENDIX D: Model Code of Ethics for Community Association Board Members
APPENDIX E: Community Association Governance Guidelines
APPENDIX F: Community Association Civility Pledge
CAI wishes to thank the following members for their expertise and support in helping us update this new edition:
Cameron D. Adams, CMCA, AMS, LSM, PCAM
Sandra Anderson
Patricia A. Book
Hal Hovey
Jessica Knutsen, CIRMS
Suzanne Mark
Lucy Robertson
Joyce Sachs
Diane Schoolsky
Scott D. Weiss, Esq., a CCAL fellow
Jeff Westendorf, CMCA, AMS
Replaces Community Association Leadership - Third Edition, item #0567-E
#1113-E
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