Category: COVID-19

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Well into the second summer of COVID, owners and residents of New Jersey condos and HOAs are reporting that their boards have chosen to keep community pools closed this season—and those that have opened usually did so later in the season, w…

The past month has brought a titanic shift in New Jersey’s position on how public spaces should be secured during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time in more than a year, Governor Phil Murphy issued an Executive Order stating that mos…

Even as businesses, schools, and even entire economies shut down at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, the task of running residential buildings and communities never ceased. In fact, it could even be argued that as people wer…

Outdoor space, whether communal or private to individual units, has always been at the top of the most-desired amenities list for condominium and co-op purchasers.  A small terrace or balcony can add hours of quiet enjoyment to apartment li…

As we all know - and are probably sick of hearing at this point - the past year has been a time like no other.  Many of us who regularly work in offices have been working from home, many for the first time. Does that qualify us for the same…

You may have heard that co-ops can now obtain loans under the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as a result of their being included in the new Stimulus Bill. The rules governing the inclusion have finally been released …

On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order requiring that employers receive revised guidance for workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this order, the Occupational Safety and Health Administratio…

While many states and localities regulate how condominium, co-op and HOA communities govern themselves, New Jersey is unique in its adoption of   P.L. 2017, Ch. 106 (S-2492/A-4091) - more commonly known as the Radburn Act - in July of 201…

One of the noted changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic in the New York metropolitan area is the accelerated movement of city dwellers to less crowded suburban - and sometimes even rural - areas to escape the elevated risk of infection in…