As townships grow and change, they often choose to implement or update a master plan that will help preserve the intention of the community and set the direction for future development. The master plan may address air and water quality, preservation of open spaces, economic development, housing,
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New Jersey was one of the states hit hardest by foreclosures in the most recent recession, and those effects have lingered for a decade. Now, two foreclosure reform bills favorable to consumers and community associations were recently signed into law by Governor Murphy. Condominiums The Condominium Act
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Continuously focused on Community Associations and the impact of business laws in New Jersey, Mark Wetter, Esq. of Radom & Wetter, has contributed an Op-Ed article on New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law which was recently featured in ROI-NJ. Says Wetter, “Many Community Associations don’t realize the
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The Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, which became effective July 1, 2018, significantly amended the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to strengthen protections against employment discrimination. It addresses equal pay for women and other protected categories. Much focus has been given in the past couple
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A recent U.S. District Court of New Jersey reversed a prior ruling by a bankruptcy court judge that had permitted the stripping of an association’s lien in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan. The New Jersey District Court reinforced its 2016 landmark decision in Whispering Woods Condo. Ass’n
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At Radom & Wetter, we’re often asked to conduct an evaluation of, eliminate or update community association rules and regulations and available enforcement tools. Rules must complement rather than contradict provisions in the declaration, master deed or bylaws.
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Residential community associations are multi-family, attached or detached: Individually owned residences, or residences for which one acquires an exclusive right to occupy (in the form of a long term lease in the case of a cooperative), or a time-limited ownership (in the case of a time-share) with
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