Category: Association Operations

 Ever since Romeo and Juliet made them famous, balconies have been popular  additions to our homes and living spaces. For condominium and HOA communities,  balconies can add visual zest, as well as a few more feet of living space that  all…

 A building is, in many ways, like a body. If its residents are the soul, then  certainly the mechanical systems that keep it running are at its heart. And  just as one cares for one’s body by eating right and exercising, management must c…

If something’s broken, you fix it. If it’s worn out, you replace it. It sounds like a simple equation, but when it comes to capital improvements or renovation projects in cash-strapped times, it can be a case of easier said than done. …

Q “I own a condo in Southern New Jersey. An owner in our association is in arrears  of $1,300 on their monthly maintenance and has now filed for bankruptcy. Can we  still put a lien on the owner’s unit? If not, what can we do to recoup…

 Asbury Park, one of the old showplaces of the Jersey Shore and a town that in  its heyday rivaled Atlantic City, has seen its fortunes rise and fall (and rise  again). Once viewed as a city in decline, Asbury Park benefited greatly from  …

 It’s an unfortunate truth that even the most harmonious condo community or HOA will  experience occasional friction between staff members, or between staff and  management. Sometimes it’s a personality conflict, or a case of an employee b…

 When it comes to the windows in your complex, like most people, you’re probably focused on energy conservation—keeping the air conditioning inside in the summer and the cold air outside in  the winter. While you’re probably aware that not…

Saving money by going green sounds great, but who has that initial capital in these tough economic times? The average person can’t afford the luxury of buying solar panels or driving a hybrid car, however, there are many energy-saving c…

 If one wants to ascertain the state of the green building industry, shared—or “fractionally owned”—vacation condos might be a good place to start.    While many homebuyers will settle for an uninspiring exurb lot near a convenient …

 Good property managers need to be one step ahead of the game, and September is  no time to be caught flat-footed. The once-packed swimming pool is now  virtually empty, and the kids who filled it weeks ago are now lugging school  backpack…