The Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) recently issued new temporary requirements as an attempt to mitigate risk in community association loan underwriting. Many other industries within the community association world, such as insurance, have adjusted costs and guidelines in an […]
Lately, there has been an uptick in lawsuits against our Associations when the majority of the Board decides to remove a Board Member who has allegedly become unruly or is proving to be very difficult to handle. Most governing documents contain provisions whereby the Association indemnifies all Board Members against […]
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May 8, 2023 – Morristown, NJ — Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals throughout the U.S., announces that Jonathan H. Katz and Loren Rosenberg Lightman have joined as shareholders in the firm’s New Jersey community association practice. They will be based in the firm’s […]
Vincenzo M. Mogavero and Martin C. Cabalar were successful in obtaining a pre-answer dismissal with prejudice of the claims asserted against their Florida client because of the lack of personal jurisdiction in New Jersey. They obtained a decision from the New Jersey Appellate Division affirming the trial court’s decision in […]
April 3, 2023 – Morristown, NJ — Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals throughout the US, announced today that David L. Dockery has been promoted to Shareholder in Becker’s Morristown, New Jersey office. David Ramsey, Chair of Becker’s New Jersey Community Association Practice Group […]
