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“How to Proactively Utilize Your Community Association Attorney” – Community Trends

01.03.2024
Jonathan H. Katz

Normally, attorneys must be reactive when asked to address an important question, issue, or even a pending lawsuit, so it is a pleasant surprise when attorneys are asked to be proactive and impart their wisdom and advice to our community association clients. Here are a few suggestions for how your […]

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

Tort Immunity in New Jersey Community Associations

12.01.2023
Jonathan H. Katz

The word “immunity” can conjure up many feelings, especially after living through the past few years of COVID-19. This is somewhat ironic because a different type of immunity became a flashpoint for community associations during the pandemic – tort immunity. Tort immunity is a legal theory that provides, in certain […]

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

The Corporate Transparency Act: What Is It and Does It Apply to Community Associations?

11.02.2023
Steven H. MezerJ. David Ramsey

In 2021 Congress passed and the president signed the Corporate Transparency Act or CTA as part of the larger Anti-Money Laundering Act. Under these laws the federal government targets tax fraud, terrorism, and money laundering by requiring US-formed corporations, limited liability companies, and any entity that registers its formation with […]

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

Becker Expands Footprint in Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia with Grand Opening of Mount Laurel Office

07.01.2023
Gary C. Rosen

July 1, 2023 – Mount Laurel, NJ –  Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals in offices throughout the East Coast is pleased to announce that the firm’s third New Jersey office, based in Mount Laurel, has officially opened. The new office, led by Jonathan H. Katz, […]

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

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