Q Owners who don't have dryer vents cleaned every two years are fined but they still refuse to hire a vent cleaner. In one case, an owner on the second floor had it done inside but the outside lint screen is clogged because some ven…
It's springtime, and the annual budget process for associations is quickly approaching. To avoid financial surprises, budgets should be as realistic as possible. With that in mind, one of the main goals of the budget process should be …
Camden, New Jersey is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. About 77,344 reside in the city as of the 2010 U.S. Census. At its peak, its population swelled to nearly 125,000 in the 1950s. Over the years, Camden has been …
On February 17, 2011, the New Jersey Legislature introduced a new bill to help ensure fairness and accuracy in homeowners’ association elections. New Jersey Assembly Bill (A3802)—or its companion bill in the Senate (S1293)—sponsored in t…
From attorneys to contractors, every building and HOA has a list of various professionals to work with to keep things running smoothly. One of the most important of these professionals is the building’s accountant. One wrong calculation…
There’s nothing worse than dealing with someone who has let power go to their head. Just because someone is on the board of their building or HOA does not give them the right to operate under a different set of rules from the rest of th…
Almost a century ago, if you lived in The Ansonia, a residential hotel on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, you would have had access to a variety of very interesting amenities that make the screening rooms and tennis courts of today's condo…
Since its founding in 1972, on the centennial anniversary of the very first Arbor Day, the Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) has been steadfast in its mission to "plant, nurture, and celebrate trees." The organization, with founder J…
Meet George Shelfliner, the fictitious owner of the fictitious Shelfliner Remodeling, a company that (hasn’t really) been around for two decades. Shelfliner is working on a remodel of a fictitious common room at the fictitious Friendly …
When most people think of landscaping, they think of shrubs, trees, meticulously laid-out and maintained flowerbeds, and artful plantings scattered around a building or development. Landscaping doesn’t end with growing things, however; …