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…
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…
Many New Jersey HOAs were originally built with grading and drainage that for the most part pitched away from buildings, toward a roadway, rear lawn area swale, or sheet flow drainage area, ultimately collecting in a storm water retent…
One of the most important things to understand as a member of a condo or HOA is how responsibility for maintaining and repairing various building systems is divided between individual unit owners and the association at large. …
They eat a lot and cause a mess. They overstay their welcome and can become aggressive when challenged. No, they’re not your no-account relatives—they’re resident Canada geese. These 12- to 15-pound birds were once migratory an…
There may be a distinct charm to weathered clapboard and rustic-looking wooden siding, but from a practical perspective, that pleasing patina is really the sign of decay and deterioration. For an HOA board, it’s also the sign of major e…
Ever since Romeo and Juliet made them famous, balconies have been popular additions to our homes and living spaces. For condominium and HOA communities, balconies can add visual zest, as well as a few more feet of living space that all…
A building is, in many ways, like a body. If its residents are the soul, then certainly the mechanical systems that keep it running are at its heart. And just as one cares for one’s body by eating right and exercising, management must c…
If something’s broken, you fix it. If it’s worn out, you replace it. It sounds like a simple equation, but when it comes to capital improvements or renovation projects in cash-strapped times, it can be a case of easier said than done. …
The first robin appears. The sun stays out a little longer in the evenings, the tiniest nubs of crocus begin to break through the mud, and landscape crews begin mucking out flowerbeds. Just as sure as turning the calendar page to March…