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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Absent Voter Legislation]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/438/1/QampA-Absent-Voter-Legislation/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Is there any legislation in New Jersey concerning &#8220;delegate voting&#8221; in common interest communities? If so, why was the legislation enacted? What is
 the distinction between &#8220;delegate voting&#8221; and &#8220;voting by proxy?&#8221; 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (David Byrne)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:41:57 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Corrupt Management]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/437/1/QampA-Corrupt-Management/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve had problems with a corrupt management in the past. I&#8217;m suspicious of our current management and several board members receiving
 kickbacks from vendors. Are there any steps that I can take to find out if this
 is repetition of our previous managing company and possibly board members
 participating in kickbacks?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Stewart E. Wurtzel)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:39:40 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Adults-Only Pool?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/436/1/QampA-Adults-Only-Pool/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[My client has children and lives next to their HOA&#8217;s swimming pool, which the whole family enjoys very much. In fact, they
 purchased the home specifically because it was next to the pool. Their
 association has since been turned over from the sponsor to the homeowners, and
 a rule has just been circulated that all persons under 18 years of age can no
 longer use that pool. Minors must use another pool on the other side of the
 development that is about 30 percent smaller. The neighborhood has children,
 but not a lot. Both pools are common areas, and of course under the HOA&#8217;s covenants, all homeowners have the right to use the common areas. The
 homeowners have just hired a local property management company to run things
 for them.  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Ronald L. Perl)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:35:20 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Too Many Pets]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/435/1/QampA-Too-Many-Pets/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I live in a 100 percent owner-occupied condominium. Our bylaws and house rules
 very clearly state that unit owners may have no more than two pets, only one of
 which may be a dog. One of the unit owners (who is also a board member!) keeps
 four dogs in her unit as her pets. Since she is a board member, the board will
 not take any action against her. Do you think her menagerie could have a
 negative impact on the value of the property? What is a unit owner to do?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Steven Troup)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:33:54 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Wall-to-Wall Noise Solution?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/434/1/QampA-Wall-to-Wall-Noise-Solution/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[A couple of our association members are complaining of noisy neighbors. There is
 an issue of some residents not adhering to the association&#8217;s rule that 80 percent of apartment floors must be carpeted. As a result, the
 board voted that any new occupants be required to get wall-to-wall carpeting in
 all rooms, excluding the kitchen, bathrooms and closets. The shareholders are
 very upset over this. They say a resale highlight is &#8220;hardwood floors&#8221; which are very popular nowadays.  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (C. Jaye Berger, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:31:40 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: A Few Good Bylaws]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/433/1/QampA-A-Few-Good-Bylaws/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Our association is currently going through the transition from a
 developer-controlled board to a member-controlled board, and as one of the
 first members of the new board, I&#8217;m concerned about drafting our new rules and regulations. Some of my co-members
 feel that we should try to cover all the bases from the start&#8212;others feel that we&#8217;d be better off with fewer rules right off the bat and should play it more by
 ear as our community&#8217;s needs arise. What&#8217;s the best policy for new boards when it comes to working with developers and
 drafting bylaws and association rules? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Dennis Casale)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:29:48 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Conflict of Interest?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/432/1/QampA-Conflict-of-Interest/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I live in a co-op in Bergen County, and have a question regarding the separation
 of co-op administration and outside business concerns. Recently, several
 shareholders (including myself) noticed that one of our board members, a
 realtor with RE/Max, is listing and selling units in our building in the local
 newspaper. Isn&#8217;t it a conflict of interest to have someone sitting on the board, attending
 interviews with prospective buyers, and profiting by the sales of units via
 commission? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (David Byrne)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:27:02 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: No Service? No Fees!]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/431/1/QampA-No-Service-No-Fees/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[I live in a condo that I own. Lately, our elevator has been stalling and making
 scary noises for two months. Are we as condo owners entitled to withhold our
 monthly fees until our management fixes the problem? They&#8217;ve been unresponsive so far to our phone calls and written requests. Is it legal
 for a homeowner to withhold payment of condo fees because the association is
 not providing services?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (David Dahan)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:25:12 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Converting the Roof]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/430/1/QampA-Converting-the-Roof/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ In order to raise our reserve fund and provide further amenities to our co-op,
 the board is exploring the possibilities of converting our roof-top into both
 private and common decked areas. The plan is two-fold: a) sell a portion of the
 roof directly over the top floor units to the shareholders below to allow them
 to have a private deck that may be accessed directly from their apartments and
 b) use the remaining portions of the roof as common decked areas.  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (David Byrne)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:15:43 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Does Every Minute Count?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/429/1/QampA-Does-Every-Minute-Count/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I serve as secretary on my co-op&#8217;s board of directors and would like to know if it is common practice for the
 secretary to write down everything said at a given meeting word-for-word. My board seems to think so,
 but I feel that paraphrasing is more efficient. Are there any hard-and-fast
 rules for minute-taking at board meetings? I have also heard that in some cases
 recording board meetings isn&#8217;t in a board&#8217;s best interest. Under what circumstances would that be the case?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (John J. Roman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:09:50 EST</pubDate>
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