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New Requirements for Inspecting and Maintaining Structural Integrity and Reserve Funding

In response to the Champlain Tower South Condominium collapse in Florida, the New Jersey legislature and Governor Murphy enacted legislation effective January 8, 2024 to put in place procedures for inspecting, evaluating, and maintaining the structural integrity of certain residential structures within the State. The new lawsRead more

Community Associations Ask Questions About COVID-19 Coronavirus

Frequently Asked Questions We’ve already received a number of questions from Community Association Boards regarding the legal requirements surrounding COVID-19 coronavirus. Here are some of the Frequently Asked Questions. If a resident has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, or has been advised by public health officials to

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The Master Plan v. Community Associations

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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Community Associations – What Realtors and Home Buyers Need to Know

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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Employers scramble to comply with Earned Sick Leave changes in New Jersey

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Starting October 29, 2018 most New Jersey employers are now required to provide employees with earned sick leave to: Care for their own, or a family member’s, physical/mental health or injury; address domestic or sexual violence; attend a child’s school-related meeting, conference, or event; or take care

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Community Association Law Makes a Splash

New Jersey Public Recreational Bathing Code Amendments New rules and regulations updating the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter IX – Public Recreational Bathing, N.J.A.C. 8:26 became effective on January 16, 2018. Community Association swimming pools, wading pools and hot tubs/spas are considered public recreational bathing facilities

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Changes in NJ Alimony

“Beginning in 2019, the spouse who pays alimony will no longer take the alimony payments as a tax deduction,” notes Larry J. Nagy, Of Counsel for Radom & Wetter, Attorneys at Law. At the same time, the spouse who receives the money no longer includes the alimony

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