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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Presidential Conflict]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/888/1/QampA-Presidential-Conflict/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;I am the vice president of our board. Just recently we found out through a real
&nbsp;estate agent that the president of the board is selling his unit. Does this pose a conflict of interest? In effect, should the president remain the president while he is selling his
&nbsp;unit? He&rsquo;s postponed several meetings where we are supposed to address a maintenance
&nbsp;increase. My guess is that he is obligated to tell his prospective buyers about the
&nbsp;maintenance increase, but one would wonder why these meetings have been
&nbsp;continuously postponed.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Mark D. Imbriani)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:46:16 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Improper Procedure for Board Elections?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/887/1/QampA-Improper-Procedure-for-Board-Elections/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Our annual meeting was conducted this past week during which three of the
&nbsp;present board members were up for reelection&mdash;the president, treasurer (her fianc&eacute;e) and a board member. All three were re-elected and a fourth elected since
&nbsp;there was a vacancy. My position at the time was secretary and I was not up for
&nbsp;reelection. The reelected members were voted back into their positions but then
&nbsp;the president nominated the newly elected fourth member into the position of
&nbsp;secretary, which I was holding at the time. Someone seconded that motion and
&nbsp;the president announced that the motion was carried. There was no voting to
&nbsp;elect this new member as secretary and no motion to remove me from my position.
&nbsp;My question is: since I was not up for reelection, the position of secretary
&nbsp;was not vacant, there was no motion, second or voting to remove me from my
&nbsp;position, is this legal? I think this may have to do with the fact that the
&nbsp;coupled president and treasurer have previously expressed their displeasure
&nbsp;with the fact that I shut down some of their projects which I considered not to
&nbsp;be in the best interest of the members of the association]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Loren Lightman, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:45:43 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Boards Role in Landscaping]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/886/1/The-Boards-Role-in-Landscaping/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;With spring around the corner, many co-op and condo boards and HOAs start
&nbsp;thinking about giving their landscaping design a fresh new look but they want
&nbsp;to keep it within their budgets. How can this be accomplished? Some common
&nbsp;sense questions will help to accomplish this. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Teresa Carleo)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:45 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Hiring Good Help]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/885/1/Hiring-Good-Help/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Think about this&mdash;nearly two million American workers report having been victims of workplace
&nbsp;violence each year and, in the United States, fraud committed by employees cost
&nbsp;companies approximately $20 billion annually. Workplace theft tops out at more
&nbsp;than $120 billion annually. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:43:34 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Insurance Puzzle]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/884/1/The-Insurance-Puzzle/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Insurance is a relatively simple concept that any homeowner can understand. You purchase a policy paying a premium to an insurer, and when a claim gets
&nbsp;filed, the insurer pays. So in theory, insuring your co-op, condo or HOA should
&nbsp;be virtually the same principle&mdash;only on a larger scale, right? 
]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Anthony Stoeckert)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:54 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Secaucus, New Jersey]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/883/1/Secaucus-New-Jersey/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Many jokes have been made throughout the years at Secaucus' expense. Even its
&nbsp;very name causes a few snickers since Secaucus is a derivation of the Algonquin
&nbsp;words for &ldquo;black&rdquo; and &ldquo;snake;&rdquo; a more apt translation is &ldquo;place of snakes,&rdquo; not exactly the most welcoming name for a town. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Liam Cusack)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:16 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Parking Practices]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/882/1/Parking-Practices/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;In some densely-populated New Jersey cities and townships, parking is a big deal&mdash;it&rsquo;s hard to find exactly the right space when you need it and when you do find it,
&nbsp;it&rsquo;s usually very expensive. Since parking spaces are such a hot commodity,
&nbsp;especially in urban areas like Hoboken and Jersey City, it&rsquo;s not surprising that many co-op and condo buildings operate their own parking
&nbsp;facilities, both as an amenity for residents and as a source of revenue. And
&nbsp;which of these benefits the building&rsquo;s residents most value&mdash;the money earned from the facility or their own convenience&mdash;could be the deciding factor in how their board of directors or board of
&nbsp;managers decides to manage the garage.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan Barnes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:38:24 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Northeast Spa &amp; Pool Association]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/881/1/The-Northeast-Spa-amp-Pool-Association/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;As the weather gets warmer with the arrival of spring, condo, HOA and co-op
&nbsp;residents are getting the urge to cool off in their community swimming pool or
&nbsp;relax in their heated clubhouse spa. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Maggie Puniewska)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:37:43 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Dealing with Delinquent Owners]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/880/1/Dealing-with-Delinquent-Owners/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;By and large, a board and management company can expect payment from residents
&nbsp;for monthly fees to be received on time and in full. These all-important funds
&nbsp;keep day-to-day operations moving forward without hiccups. There are
&nbsp;situations, however, that arise which can offset the balance sheet.
&nbsp;Circumstances run the gamut but in the end, monies that can&rsquo;t be collected end up costing a whole lot more than the losses they represent. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (W.B. King)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:37:02 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Water Conservation]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/879/1/Water-Conservation/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink,&rdquo; goes the old saying. When there&rsquo;s a water shortage, that saying takes on new meaning&mdash;not only is there not a drop to drink, but not a drop to water the lawns. And what is the Garden State without gardens? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Raanan Geberer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:36:16 EDT</pubDate>
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