Q: I recently had new flooring installed in my condominium unit. The board president approached me, saying that they have reports from owners of the units below mine complaining they can now hear my family’s footsteps throughout the day. However, I think it is normal to hear footsteps in a […]
On August 21, 2025, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed S3992, a bill promoted by the Community Associations Institute Legislative Action Committee (“CAI LAC”). This bill modifies requirements of the New Jersey Structural Integrity and Reserves Law relating to capital reserve studies, 30-year funding plans, and capital reserve funds. Specifically, […]
Q: Are parties to community association disputes required to mediate their claims before suit can be filed? A: Most disputes between community associations – in other words, between condominium and homeowners’ associations and their members or other residents – are subject to what is known as mandatory statutory presuit mediation. […]
Q: My condominium association is beginning to prepare the proposed 2026 budget. I heard there were new laws which impact condo budgets. What impact will they have on my condo? T.P. Naples A: The new law you reference became effective July 1, 2025, and it will impact condominium associations only. […]
The legislature passed a new law during the 2025 legislative session requiring all Condominium and Cooperative Associations to create and maintain an online account with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (“the DBPR”) on or before October 1, 2025. A whole host of information will be required by the […]