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…
With the colder months upon us, staying warm is certainly a top priority for New Jersey's co-op and condo boards and homeowner associations. Operating their properties efficiently will not only ensure that shareholders and owners stay wa…
If security and privacy are two seats on a seesaw, the balance, in the last fifty years or so, has shifted towards the former. Federal mandates intended to keep citizens safe—seat belt requirements, gun control laws, smoking prohibitions…
It's a four-letter word that no one ever wants to hear—fire! High-rise and apartment-building fires are, mercifully, a rare occurrence, but they do happen and they can be a real-life nightmare, similar to what's depicted in the 1970s-era…