Managing or sitting on the board of a condo, HOA or co-op is certainly not an easy task. The position can be downright challenging. There are vendors to hire, budgets to balance and complaints to field. How do you find the right profes…
After the four walls of a given structure, the roof is sometimes referred to as the “fifth plane”—and just like the walls that hold it up, the roof is an all-important structure that can make or break a building’s performance. New Jerse…
They say a house is only as strong as its foundation. A bad roof or shoddy plumbing can set your building back a lot of money, of course—but a foundation in disrepair can put the entire building structure at risk. It can also cost tens …
After years of wear and tear from the elements—or just the impact of a single catastrophic event like Superstorm Sandy this past fall—the siding on the exterior of a condo, co-op or townhome can start to look a bit under the weather. …
It's a common enough story: the condominium was relatively new, but from the start its board of directors was stingy with maintenance and repair dollars. Then the recession struck, and the percentage of unpaid maintenance fees spiked. …
Green truly is the new black in the Garden State. As more and more condos and HOAs look to save money as expenses rise, more and more boards and unit owners are exploring ways to incorporate “greening” into their building community. …
When you think of landscaping, you probably don’t think of a swanky Hoboken co-op, condo or HOA building. After all, landscaping in the usual sense is typically reserved for suburban homes where there is rolling turf, strategically plac…
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 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…