For more than half a decade now, The New Jersey Cooperator’s Condo, HOA, Co-op and Apartment Management Expo has been the annual must-attend event for the Garden State’s property managers, board members, building owners, real estate prof…
Back in the day when most of us were little kids, playgrounds largely consisted of swing-sets, teeter-totters, some monkey bars, and maybe a metal slide or two, along with the requisite basketball hoops and tetherball set-up. …
Call it the Ikea-fication of America. It seems that more and more people are getting interested in design, especially when it comes to their own home. In decades past, household furniture and decorations didn't vary a whole lot. Growin…
Read any of the major business publications or websites and you’re bound to find articles on the importance of delegating. It’s one of the most fundamental skills for a successful business owner to have. A simple Internet search finds sc…
Serving on a condo board has its challenges—not least of which is dealing with potentially volatile legal or security situations. Such scenarios might involve anything from residents with orders of protection or criminal histories to bu…
We’re only human—no matter how harmonious and tight-knit a community may be, differences and disputes are bound to happen from time to time. That’s why laws and rules are in place. But, the federalist system of government we use in this…
Bob Dylan famously sang, “The times, they are a-changin’,”and they sure have—according to findings by Pew Research, for the next 17 years, 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 every day. This staggering number (which includes Mr. Dylan hims…
Q I live in a small condo in New Jersey. The development was converted to a condominium in 2002 from a 13-unit rental property. My question is this: In New Jersey, is there a specific law that dictates what percentage of the monthly co…
Q According to the bylaws, our condo association is supposed to hold the annual meeting within the first thirty (30) days of each fiscal year. This meeting was rescheduled due to weather but a quorum was not achieved. When questioned if…