Q I wonder what your take is on open meetings. Are all shareholders and unit owners invited to attend? Are they allowed to make comments? Are they allowed to attend the entire meeting? Is there some portion of the meeting that relates t…

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Q I wonder what your take is on open meetings. Are all shareholders and unit owners invited to attend? Are they allowed to make comments? Are they allowed to attend the entire meeting? Is there some portion of the meeting that relates t…
Q I live in a 55-and-over community in Hamilton, N.J. Both our public offering statement (POS) and our bylaws prohibit commercial vehicles to park anywhere in our community on an overnight basis. A commercial vehicle has been parking in…
Q I have been frustrated by my condo board's inaction on my requests. They requested an engineer’s report on my renovation, and I have submitted it to them as well as their engineer for review...but can't get them to sign off on it. …
Q We are a small 24-unit condo complex. Nobody wants to serve on the board and the same people have to keep serving over and over again just to keep things running. What happens if no one wants to serve and there is no board? …
Q A bunch of shareholders have been trying to get a copy of the shareholders list for a number of different reasons but have been denied by the Board of Directors every time. I have looked online and have called numerous state agencies…
Q My parents were the owners of a cooperative apartment. My mother and father were both listed on the membership certificate. However, my parents divorced in 1993 but the membership certificate remained in both names. My mother died ear…
Q Our condo board is made up of seven owners. Do you think that it is legal to require board members to sign a confidentiality agreement form even though it is not stipulated in the bylaws? —Inquisitive in Iselin A “…
Q Our condo association's board consists of five members. Three seats are up for election in the fall. What are our options if we have no other condo owners willing to put their names on the ballot? —Concerned Condo Owner …
Q Our association will be voting soon on giving our streets to our township. The township will repay us for snow removal. My question: is it generally a good thing to give your streets away? —Mulling Municipal Reimbursement …
Q Do you have any information/documents that define the legal standards for a service animal? We have a pending request based on loosely-worded physician prescriptions and are concerned that approval of such may open the door for o…