Category: Q&A

Q Our annual meeting keeps getting rescheduled for unknown reasons. It's now seven  months overdue. What can we do as residents? We want to be up to date with the  events and expenses of the community as well as hold our annual election. …

Q As permitted by our condominium's bylaws, our board promulgated a proposed new  rule and regulation relating to the creation of a fund to be utilized to repair  our common elements. As it affected a common element, the board was require…

Q In New Jersey, is it legal for board members to share responsibilities? For  example, can one be both the secretary and the treasurer? Is this something  that you wold recommend? As a small association, we always have difficulty  findin…

Q Our building was badly flooded by Hurricane Sandy, which “killed” our boilers and elevators, and the building is terribly short on funds at the  moment. Are FEMA loans applicable to condos? Is this something our management  company shou…

Q When I moved into my condo, the bylaws said that vehicles are limited to standard motor cars (no boats, no trailers, no motor homes and no commercial vehicles). That was in 2005 and I have a pickup truck and my wife has an SUV. When w…

Q I am looking for information regarding service contractors (i.e. cable, Internet) needing to set up a prior appointment to access the equipment that is installed on owner's terraces. Does the unit owner have to be at home to let the …

Q Our association has difficulty attracting people to run for the board, as I'm sure is a common problem. Would we be able to amend our bylaws to require unit owners to serve at least one term on the board? How can we go about doing tha…

Q I live in a 51-unit condo complex in Essex County, New Jersey. The association  is attempting to get a loan for needed repairs of at least $200,000, however  three attempts were denied due to a delinquency in condo dues totaling $35,000…

Q My question is about being elected to the board of a condo association in New Jersey. We have a building management company hired by our board. Can the management company executive be elected to the board? Does the executive have any …

Q We are a small, self-managed association that has a complicated problem that needs to be solved. The problem concerns the 25th garage and the association’s inability to obtain this particular garage. The original architect built 24 ga…