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Strict Compliance vs. Substantial Compliance – Not Knowing the Difference Can Cost You!

06.27.2023
K. Joy Mattingly

The Florida statues governing community associations often provide timeframes for notice to owners before the association can proceed with action, including passage of special assessments, adoption of fines and collections. While some statutory sections allow for “substantial compliance” with the statutory requirements, associations should be aware that the statutory timeframes […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

Is Your Community Association Receiving the Benefits of the Municipal Services Act?

06.27.2023
Jonathan H. Katz

New Jersey’s Municipal Services Act, N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.2 to -23.8, which went into effect in 1993, is the first (and possibly still the only) legislation in the country that requires cities and towns to provide certain municipal services or reimbursements to community associations within their borders. In short, the Act requires every municipality […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, New Jersey Condo, Co-Op & HOA

“Electronic Meetings and Voting Explained” – News-Press

06.18.2023
Joseph E. Adams

Q: Can members of a condominium association vote electronically/remotely and can they be given their notices by e-mail? (K.R., via e-mail) A. Yes. As these terms are often confused, there are several distinct procedures that are often asked about: Electronic Voting (or “E-Voting”) Electronic Notice (or “E-Notice”) Remote Participation Absentee […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

“In Leonardo’s Footsteps: Technical Workers, Collective Bargaining and Multiemployer Benefit Plans” – Employee Benefit Plan Review

06.15.2023
James J. MahonCatelyn Stark

In recent months it seems as though nearly every day another round of technical worker layoffs makes headlines, forcing workers and the industry at large to question the stability of what had previously been considered a professional occupation immune from involuntary job loss. At the same time, employers in a […]

Areas of Focus: Business Litigation

“Searching With My Good Eye Closed: Addressing Mental Illness in Community Associations ” – Community Trends

06.14.2023
Jonathan H. Katz

On December 19, 2022, a 73-year-old resident of a condominium in Toronto, Canada shot and killed five people — including three members of the association board — allegedly over a long-running dispute with the association. According to the police reports and court documents, the resident had for a significant time […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, New Jersey Condo, Co-Op & HOA