Q I am the property manager for a medium sized condo association. There is an owner who is several months behind on their assessment. We have followed the standard protocol of the association of sending out notices and it is reached th…
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…
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 Our annual meeting keeps getting rescheduled for unknown reasons. It's now seven months overdue. What can we do as residents? We want to be up to date with the events and expenses of the community as well as hold our annual election. …
Q As permitted by our condominium's bylaws, our board promulgated a proposed new rule and regulation relating to the creation of a fund to be utilized to repair our common elements. As it affected a common element, the board was require…
Q In New Jersey, is it legal for board members to share responsibilities? For example, can one be both the secretary and the treasurer? Is this something that you wold recommend? As a small association, we always have difficulty findin…
Q Our building was badly flooded by Hurricane Sandy, which “killed” our boilers and elevators, and the building is terribly short on funds at the moment. Are FEMA loans applicable to condos? Is this something our management company shou…
Q When I moved into my condo, the bylaws said that vehicles are limited to standard motor cars (no boats, no trailers, no motor homes and no commercial vehicles). That was in 2005 and I have a pickup truck and my wife has an SUV. When w…
Q I am looking for information regarding service contractors (i.e. cable, Internet) needing to set up a prior appointment to access the equipment that is installed on owner's terraces. Does the unit owner have to be at home to let the …
Q Our association has difficulty attracting people to run for the board, as I'm sure is a common problem. Would we be able to amend our bylaws to require unit owners to serve at least one term on the board? How can we go about doing tha…