A few years ago, I was on the phone with a homeowner. He was irate with how his community’s money was being spent. He was unhappy with the budget increase. It was a call I took regularly from any one of my homeowners (and more often than no…
Occasional clashes over questionable grass-mowing technique or noisy neighbors notwithstanding, according to the 2020 Homeowner Satisfaction Survey , a new report conducted by the Foundation for Community Association Research (FCAR) …
The Cooperator Events Presents a Virtual Town Hall: Welcome Back - How to Get Your Building (and Board) Up & Running During COVID. Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP Thursday July 23, 2020 at 2:00 PM WATCH ON DEMAND With New York moving to…
As some states continue phased reopening of their economies and social spaces, and others are forced to backtrack as coronavirus cases spread, the question on every board member and property manager’s mind these days is how their own commun…
As the COVID crisis has evolved, and states have moved into different phases of reopening, swimming pools and other aquatic amenities have been flashpoints for some of the biggest, most contentious questions around reopening (or not) common…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many condos, co-ops and rental buildings in NYC restricted the entry of nannies, dog walkers, housekeepers, outside contractors, etc. to their properties, limiting access to residents and essential building sta…
With stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders beginning to ease across the country (and everyone very eager to return to at least some semblance of normalcy), businesses aren’t the only entities navigating the path to reopening. Multifamily…
Last week, Thomas M. Skiba, CAE, CAI’s chief executive officer, and Ursula K. Burgess, Esq., president of CAI’s Board of Trustees, released a statement calling for equality and justice . As communities continue to navigate the current cr…
Q. I pay HOA fees for landscaping. Not all areas of the development are the same—some streets just have ornamental trees and a minimal amount of leaves falling. My block is swamped with leaves on the ground that begin in September, but I …
Q. I am living in a small complex with 21 units in Northern New Jersey. We have six people on the board and they all live in the complex and don’t pay the maintenance fees. Is it legal in New Jersey to get compensated to be on the board a…