What do you do when you live in a community overloaded with traffic going to and from the George Washington Bridge where many HOA owners are overtaxed? The membership of the Fort Lee Cooperative & Condominium Association (FLCCA) decide…
The poet Joyce Kilmer wrote, “I think that I shall never see/A poem lovely as a tree,” and many people share that sentiment. Trees bear fruit, offer shade under their leafy branches and provide a convenient tethering point for hammocks. …
A group of Garden State legal and management professionals gathered in The New Jersey Cooperator’soffices in Midtown Manhattan for a casual breakfast and some informal conversation about the rewards and challenges of their work in the co…
One of the first things that a new homeowner learns is that ‘water is your enemy,’ because there are so many ways that water can ruin or destroy home and property. A leak can cause ceilings to chip away, pipes to burst, and pools of wate…
Recent attention has been given to apartment buildings and communities that are taking landscaping to a whole new level. Upscale landscape renovations have become just as important as interior remodels to amenity-savvy homeowners. O…
Chestertowne Townhouses, located on Main Street in Chester, New Jersey, needed their landscaping spruced up a bit, so when it came time for the company they hired to do the job, Parsippany-based Davies Associates Landscape Architects LLC…
Here comes spring, and it might be nice to improve the look of things around your association’s grounds with some new flowers, shrubs, or trees. With the dizzying array of plants to choose from, selecting the right ones can be a daunting…
A Bergen County, New Jersey jury in November rendered a $1.3 million dollar verdict against a cooperative corporation and its management company for failing to remediate a longstanding water problem that led to mold growth and expos…
Water is vital to sustaining life, but keeping it in its place is vital to the sanity—and bank accounts—of both boards and residents of HOAs. Infiltration of H2O into an apartment or other parts of a building can throw people into a…
Given the thousands of miles of sidewalks running through New Jersey's suburban communities, sidewalk maintenance in this region is serious business. Foot traffic, erratic weather, tree roots, and other factors all contribute to the…