Category: Q&A

Q. Is it illegal for a member on the HOA board to also hold a position on the board of directors of the property management company that the HOA hires and oversees?           —Concerned About Impropriety A. “There is nothing illegal a…

Q. I live in a community of only 36 units. They are very unique in that they include a church, school and rectory converted to condos, and then there are 11 brand-new townhomes. There is a ‘no rentals’ clause in our master deed, but some …

Q.  My wife and I live and own a unit in a 55-and-over mid-rise condo complex. We have an underground parking garage for residents only. A garage door opener is needed to enter and exit. There are 80 units with 128 assigned parking spots a…

Q. We live in a waterfront condo of 51 homes. The owner of a unit had a window fail twice during high winds. He wants to pay the full cost of replacing the window, with a sliding door and balconies on the south exposure of his unit. He ha…

Q. I am a unit owner in a condominium association containing 189 units. We manage ourselves and wouldn’t ever want to have a management company manage our property. However, the question has often been asked as to what happens when a mana…

Q. Someone made a motion at an association meeting to ban smoking on all of the condo property—the outdoor deck, the garage, the surrounding area until you get to the public sidewalks. Although many people left the meeting which was an ot…

Q. We have an owner who is in arrears for 6 months of maintenance payments and has paying tenants in his condo unit. Just two months of rent would catch him up to his obligation, but he refuses to pay more than one month’s maintenance at …

Q. We had some gutter and minor roof repairs scheduled.  The budget is tight for some other reasons and the president stated that her husband was qualified and would do the work for free.  He is not licensed or insured and will be working…

Q. It has come to the board’s attention recently that one of our residential tenants has suffered a disability and can no longer access her unit. She is asking to have a chair rail installed so she can access her second floor apartment in…

Q. Can an association change a unit owner’s right to rent out his unit? A. The New Jersey Condominium Act provides that a condominium’s master deed “shall set forth, or contain exhibits setting forth … restrictions or limitations upon …