Q. A homeowner in a condo asks the board to allow the alteration of the balcony enclosure to a taller height. The board and management company agree and the alteration takes place. Twenty-five years later a new manager says that was impro…
Q. I live in an adult community in South Jersey for 55-and-older people. It is a single-family fee simple community with an HOA. Our governing documents were amended in 2003 after receiving approval of two-thirds of the members. The gove…
Q. I pay HOA fees for landscaping. Not all areas of the development are the same—some streets just have ornamental trees and a minimal amount of leaves falling. My block is swamped with leaves on the ground that begin in September, but I …
Q. I am living in a small complex with 21 units in Northern New Jersey. We have six people on the board and they all live in the complex and don’t pay the maintenance fees. Is it legal in New Jersey to get compensated to be on the board a…
Q. Can an HOA issue a proxy/ballot for voting only in advance of an annual meeting for additions to the common areas? Proxies and absentee ballots are allowed in the bylaws for such issues (not elections) but no mention of voting only in …
Q. Our association is comprised mostly of people who own both their building and the land under their building. We have a small group of people who only own their building and pay a user fee to a sponsor for the land under their building.…
Q. I live in a 64-unit condominium. The board of directors is in a lawsuit for not following its fiduciary responsibilities. The treasurer resides out of state and has all maintenance payments sent to her monthly. She then is the ONLY per…
Q. Our building currently has a couple of improvement projects underway - so do some of our residents. Should we immediately stop all such work because of the corona pandemic? A. According to Andrew Brucker, a partner with Manhattan-based …
Q. As the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic spreads, we're trying to keep our building and residents as safe as possible as we practice social distancing and self-quarantine as necessary. To that end, can we ban all non-residents from the build…
Q. If a resident in our building tests positive for COVID-19, or is self-quarantined, should we tell the other residents and staff? A. According to Peter Massa, an attorney with Manhattan-based law firm Armstrong Teasdale, "Residents shoul…