Q Recently our association dues went from $166 to $275, and the main reason we were given was that the last board was "corrupt" and money wasn't being allocated correctly. Another reason we were given was that others in the complex …

 It would be tough to understate the havoc caused by subterranean termites—each year, the destructive feeders cause some $5 billion to structures in the  U.S. That's more damage to homes than storms, fires, and earthquakes combined.  Fifty…

 On May 20, Richard H. Steen became the 112th president of the New Jersey State  Bar Association (NJSBA), continuing the tradition that began in June of 1899,  when the NJSBA was launched in Atlantic City by 74 attorneys from around the  s…

 This summer, even with the lingering recession squashing some folks’ plans for elaborate, far-flung vacations, plenty of HOA residents will still  pack up for a few days to hit the shore, or perhaps go visit relatives in  nearby states. …

 Lawsuits are an unfortunate, expensive fact of life these days—chances are that at some point in your lifetime you’ll be involved in one to at least some degree. In you live in a condo or HOA,  legal issues arise all the time. Sometimes i…

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has proposed a Fiscal Year 2011 budget plan of $29.3 billion that has many in the Garden State seeing red. Tens of thousands of New Jerseyans rallied at the Statehouse in Trenton recently to protest s…

Whether large or small, a community association’s list of essential professionals includes its property manager, an accountant, and a lawyer. While it’s generally understood how to employ the first two—call the accountant when …

In today’s economic climate, budget woes abound and pretty much dominate the legislative landscape in New Jersey and elsewhere. With Republican Governor Chris Christie trying to stem the tide of a monumental $10.7 billion budget deficit…

The late 1990s saw a surge of nationwide smoking restrictions put into effect. With varying amounts of resistance and controversy, workplaces, shops, theaters, restaurants and bars in a growing number of states—including New Jersey—all …

  Q With the huge growth of condo and co-op units in New Jersey, it is long overdue  for municipalities to form advisory committees to better serve those  communities with input on the special needs of condo, co-op owners and renters.  …