In a return engagement, The New Jersey Cooperator magazine and Yale Robbins, Inc. invite all property managers, HOA board members, and unit owners to the New Jersey Condo, HOA & Co-op Expo, a one-day trade show event on Wednesday, May 5…
Spring beckons, with the promise of all those blossoms bursting with color from early flowering bulbs. If only it were that simple. All too often, spring also beckons with fungus on the lawns, dessicated trees with branches bent and br…
The facade is the first thing your residents and their guests see when they approach and enter your building. It's the aesthetic face of your community, as well as another layer of protection against the elements. Even though it may be …
Doing a major window replacement or repair project in a building or association that’s home to dozens, or even hundreds of people isn’t easy. There are any number of scheduling and access considerations, and time is obviously of the ess…
When most managers and condo-dwellers think of “pests,” they're probably thinking of mice and bugs—especially if they live in an urban area. But in semi-rural and even suburban New Jersey, any number of animals can make nuisances of them…
Time was, when you had a big construction or renovation job, you hired a general contractor, and if the job was big enough, that contractor hired subcontractors. But in recent decades, a new player has entered into the process…
We all have needs. Wants, too. In a condo or HOA, the significant needs or wants of the unit owners usually have to be routed through the board or management company. In theory—and usually in practice—this is a sound and functional syst…
Utter the words “Atlantic City” and they conjure a wealth of imagery, from sandy beaches to the iconic boardwalk to towering casinos and more. Long loved for its proximity to the ocean and the cooling breezes that ease the swampy summer…
Q “I am the board president for a condominium development. At one point the board allocated space for storage cages and bike spaces at no cost. The board would now like to consider charging for these spaces (to existing owners as wel…
Q Our condo building has a lot attached with parking for six cars. On the far side of the lot is an in-ground pool. We have a member who has requested to use the parking lot (and pool) for a party. Cars will be coming in and out duri…