March 14th, 2020 | Community Association Law Blog
Eric F. Frizzell, Esq. Given the apparently highly contagious nature of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, your community association, particularly high-rises and mid-rises, may want to require all prospective guests and visitors to your building to complete a brief questionnaire, such as the one below, and to bar from entering your building …Continue Reading
March 12th, 2020 | Community Association Law Blog
By Eric F. Frizzell, Esq. As concerns grow about the spread of the coronavirus, a very fluid situation that seems to be changing daily, we recommend that you regularly consult the website of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) at www.cdc.gov for the latest updates, and review the …Continue Reading
February 18th, 2020 | Community Association Law Blog
By Eric F. Frizzell, Esq. Before a community association files a collection lawsuit against a unit owner for past due charges, it is imperative for the lawsuit to be properly authorized. New Jersey law recognizes two permitted methods for authorizing the lawsuit: (1) the association’s Board, with as full a …Continue Reading
January 27th, 2020 | Community Association Law Blog
By Cheryl Siegel, Esq. Unit Owner X hasn’t paid common expenses to your Condominium Association in years. You’ve obtained a judgment against him, but he has no personal assets of value from which the judgment can be satisfied. So you levy on the unit, send it to Sheriff’s sale and …Continue Reading
January 26th, 2020 | Community Association Law Blog
By Eric F. Frizzell, Esq. Experienced property managers know that a community association’s by-laws require presentation of a “Proof of Notice” as part of the agenda for a members’ meeting and board election. But did you know that New Jersey law also requires the following three forms to be completed …Continue Reading
January 17th, 2020 | Community Association Law Blog
By Eric F. Frizzell, Esq. At the conclusion of a successful transition negotiation, the entire understanding reached between a community association and Sponsor/Developer (“Sponsor”) settling the association’s claims should be memorialized in a formal, written settlement agreement. As part of the settlement, the Sponsor normally will demand that the association …Continue Reading
January 8th, 2020 | Community Association Law Blog
By Eric F. Frizzell, Esq. Your condominium association or HOA has obtained a judgment against a unit owner for past due common expenses and other charges, but you have been unable to find where he is employed so that you can garnish his wages, or locate a bank account to …Continue Reading
November 6th, 2019 | Community Association Law Blog
By Eric F. Frizzell, Esq. At the time our law firm is initially retained to represent community associations, we find that many of them are still not complying with New Jersey law regarding open Board meetings. The main violation is that Boards are regularly taking binding votes on all matters …Continue Reading
October 3rd, 2019 | Community Association Law Blog
By Mary Wynn Seiter, Esq. You live in a pet-free condominium, where you serve on the board. Everyone on your floor is grumbling because a new owner has an emotional support animal, which the condo association board approved as a reasonable accommodation under federal law. The grousing has escalated, though …Continue Reading
September 21st, 2019 | Community Association Law Blog
By Robert J. Buckalew, Esq. Did you know that a co-op or condominium employee who, on his own time, moonlights as a handyman, making repairs, painting or hanging wallpaper, repairing or installing tiles, fixtures, cabinetry or appliances for residents is considered to be a home improvement contractor? The fact is …Continue Reading
