Everyone wants to feel secure and have peace of mind when they lock their doors  each night, but in a multifamily co-op or condo in New Jersey, you can’t always control who enters your building community. Management may have service  peop…

 How can you tell whether the on-site property manager at a condominium or  homeowners association community is doing a good job? And what is a 'good job'  anyway? Whether a manager is well-liked and whether he or she manages well may  not…

 Everybody sometimes disagrees with the decisions of their condo or co-op board.  Maybe the choice to rearrange the garbage receptacles out front seems  ridiculous, or the ongoing clattering of machinery on the roof is driving the  top-flo…

 With busy lives and what seems like an ever-dwindling number of hours in the  day, why would an association choose to take on the extra work of self-managing  their property? Convenience and saving money are just a couple of compelling  r…

Q I am looking for information regarding service contractors (i.e. cable, Internet) needing to set up a prior appointment to access the equipment that is installed on owner's terraces. Does the unit owner have to be at home to let the …

 Media room, game room, common room, party room—regardless of what you call them, the purpose of these shared spaces in co-ops  and condos is to give residents a place to gather; to hold an in-house meeting,  throw a graduation party or sc…

 As the devastation of Superstorm Sandy continues to be tallied, (up to nearly  $50 billion in the Garden State alone) and New Jersey residents— those who bore the brunt of the disaster, as well as those less directly  affected— take stock…

 While the housing market seems to have picked itself up off the canvas from the  doldrums of the recession that affected the economy from 2006-2010, New Jersey  suffered a crippling knockout from Superstorm Sandy, a hurricane that hit the…

 Disorganized and poorly-run board meetings are time-wasters that can make even  the most ardent board member cringe at the thought of an upcoming session. On  the flip side, a well-run board meeting can be a productive hour or two or  thr…

 Back in the 1980s, McGruff the Crime Dog taught children and parents alike to “Take a bite out of crime.” The tough but affable, anthropomorphic bloodhound was created by the Ad Council  for the National Crime Prevention Council and used …