Category: On The Board

Take a moment and imagine your family or circle of friends: each person with his or her unique personality, attitude, experience and background. In a co-op building or condo association, hundreds of people live together, sharing common …

Each year Trenton is flooded with legislation aimed at improving the lives of residents and business owners. For homeowner associations, condominiums and cooperatives, new rules and regulations can be either a blessing or a curse, as c…

Think about this—nearly two million American workers report having been victims of workplace violence each year and, in the United States, fraud committed by employees cost companies approximately $20 billion annually. Workplace theft t…

 For some New Jerseyans, planning their daily errands and activities can be as  logistically difficult as mountain climbing. These residents are, of course,  those with disabilities, the elderly or anyone whose mobility has been  compromis…

As the housing market in many parts of the country has foundered, many developers have taken creative approaches to stanch the outward flow of cash. In many markets, this means opting to convert portions of developments originally inte…

 Though they may live close to each other, people can feel isolated in an urban  or suburban environment. While high-rise residential buildings put families  near one another, living close doesn’t turn a group of neighbors into a community…

Every co-op and condo association has its own house rules—rules and regulations (hopefully) based on common sense and aimed at protecting residents' safety and quality of life without undue disruption or inconvenience. Most un…

 For most people, few things are as stressful—or exciting—as buying a new home. That can be especially true for buyers and shareholders  who sign up to be among the first residents in a newly renovated or constructed  condo or co-op comple…

One of the biggest issues in the real estate industry over the past year has been the speculation that government-sponsored mortgage programs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be ending. For the past 70 years, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac …

Every condo, co-op, and HOA community is different—each has its own distinctive character, attitude, and expectations. The same is obviously true for the individual people who manage these communities and help them run their day-to-day …