Tag: Covenant

Q&A Q&A: Changing the Parking Rules
2013 January Q&A: Changing the Parking Rules

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…

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Q&A Q&A: Money for Repairs
2012 October Q&A: Money for Repairs

Q I live in a 51-unit condo complex in Essex County, New Jersey. The association  is attempting to get a loan for needed repairs of at least $200,000, however  three attempts were denied due to a delinquency in condo dues totaling $35,000…

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Owner Relations Handling Home Based Businesses
2011 February Handling Home Based Businesses

 According to U.S. Small Business Administration statistics, over half of all  small businesses begun in the last decade have been home-based—that's more than 24 million in real numbers—with a new home-based business being launched every 1…

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Recreation Avoiding the Pitfalls of Shared Ownership
2010 May Avoiding the Pitfalls of Shared Ownership

 In addition to depressing home prices, the current housing crisis has put a  tremendous strain on the sixty million Americans who live in shared ownership  communities (SOC) such as condominiums, co-ops and HOAs. While these shared  owner…

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Landscaping Unbundled Property Rights
2009 April Unbundled Property Rights

There are only two kinds of unit owners in any given condominium: those who live there and those who do not. Resident owners often take measures to tax absentee owners with additional fees, or establish policies to diminish landlord own…

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Q&A Q&A: Hallway Personals
2007 July Q&A: Hallway Personals

Q Certain owners in our building keep some personal belongings (i.e. bikes, baby strollers, skates) in the hallways next to their apartments. Sometimes we have to squeeze by their hallway clutter to get to our own units. Is there any l…

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