With the New Year underway, The New Jersey Cooperator’s 2012 Condo, HOA & Co-op Expo is quietly taking shape as this spring’s must-attend event for the Garden State’s property managers, board members, trustees and unit owners. H…

Q The board of our condo issued a ruling that any unit owner who is behind in payment of common charges cannot vote at the annual meeting. Our bylaws only say that each owner is entitled to one vote. No mention is made about denying th…

Safety. Security. These two little words can have a lot of different connotations for those living within, or providing management and other professional services to, a community association. From an engineer’s perspective, thoughts rel…

 Organizing and keeping a co-op or condo’s books and other records is, on the surface, not that different than keeping a  budget for one’s home.    But there are many important differences—filing deadlines, tax requirements, reports…

While economy continues its slow recession rebound, unemployment rates remain steady at more than nine percent. Across the nation, various real estate markets have taken it on the chin, with some markets such as Detroit and Las Vegas k…

It’s been a long time since cable modems were the gold standard in Internet connectivity—or at least it seems like it’s been a long time. Telecommunications as a field has been developing at a dizzying pace, and multifamily buildings—bo…

Typically the sources of terror in horror movies come from ghouls and zombies. Victims in these films find themselves trapped in an abandoned warehouse or haunted mansion with no chance of escape or survival. Moviegoers feel appropriat…

Your co-op or condo unit houses more than your material possessions. The management office also typically contains detailed information about you—including your social security number, credit card number, emergency information, phone nu…

Recent crime statistics in the Garden State shows a slight decrease in criminal offenses and lower property loss than what was reported in 2009, according to the latest statistics in the New Jersey State Police 2009 Uniform Crime report…

 While the vast majority of cities across the country report declining crime  statistics, the fact remains that crime still does happen sometimes—even in the quietest, most affluent communities. Prevention is the best form of  crime reduct…