New Jersey Community Association Law Practice Group

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Overview

Becker’s New Jersey and New York area Condo, Co-Op & HOA practice group team is specifically tailored to meet the needs of our community association clients. With offices centrally located in Morristown, Red Bank, Mt. Laurel and New York City, our team covers the entire spectrum of legal counseling for condominium, cooperative and homeowners’ associations in the busy tri-state area. Our Condo, Co-Op & HOA attorneys are dedicated to delivering high touch service to our clients and give direct and concise advice in a timely manner on important issues impacting your community. Each attorney plays an integral role in their client’s professional team – assisting the board and management in preparing for and conducting meetings, answering questions about documents and the pertinent law, enforcing the covenants and restrictions, and drafting and negotiating contracts for the provision of services, among other important matters.

The firm’s broad base in the community association legal arena allows us to provide you with a depth of experience and specialty that is unparalleled. Where other firms may generally offer general counsel, litigation or collection work, our firm provides support in these and other areas that is uniquely designated to serve community associations. We have developed an interdisciplinary team that will not only meet your general counsel needs, but address transition-related issues including complex construction defect litigation, provide general litigation support, and assist you with the collection of delinquent accounts.

Becker clients benefit from the added value of being represented by a firm with a deep, robust bench of dedicated Condo, Co-Op & HOA attorneys. Our team is in constant communication, sharing knowledge and best practices, to ensure that all clients receive the best possible legal representation. The breadth of our experience and service offerings is truly unparalleled and provides a tangible advantage over other New Jersey or New York Condo, Co-Op & HOA law practices.

In addition to our general counsel and collection services, we also handle complex transition and construction defect claims including investigation of and addressing design and construction deficiencies, assuring proper contribution to and transition of all accounts from the developer, and the resolution of any such issues with the developer. This process is more commonly referred to as “Transition.” Please visit our New Jersey and New York Construction Defect Practice Group for additional information about our unparalleled experience in guiding communities through the process of Transition.

Collections & Foreclosure

Becker’s community association attorneys have specialized experience crafting comprehensive collections strategies for associations, including collection and foreclosure actions, representation in mortgage foreclosure actions, surplus funds recovery and receiverships. Becker attorneys are experienced with FDCPA compliance, lien foreclosures, deeds in lieu of foreclosure and judgment recovery. Becker attorneys advise community association clients regarding the legal issues implicated in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy matters. Learn More.

Community Association Litigation & Covenant Enforcement

Becker’s Community Association Litigation Practice is dedicated to providing strategic, innovative, and aggressive representation for our clients in all litigation matters. Becker’s reputation as a pioneer and leader in Community Association law is well-known throughout the legal community. Judges, arbitrators, and other attorneys are aware that Becker clients not only have the benefit of decades of experience but also, the largest team of dedicated community association lawyers to represent clients. With over 4,000 Community Association clients, there is almost no issue Becker’s attorneys have not dealt with before. Learn More.

Corporate Representation

Becker is most well-known for its reputation in the area of community association law, representing condominiums, cooperatives and homeowner associations. Becker has been a pioneer and industry leader in this field since 1973. Becker attorneys in this practice group cover the entire spectrum of legal counseling of community associations. Each Becker attorney plays an integral part of their association’s professional team, assisting the Board and management prepare for and conduct meetings; answering questions about the governing documents and the pertinent law; enforcing and drafting amendment to the governing documents and; drafting and negotiating contracts for provision of services. Learn More.

Disaster Recovery

Becker’s Disaster Recovery Practice Group assists clients with all aspects of catastrophic incidents that may befall a condominium association or any shared ownership community, including hurricanes, windstorms, tornadoes, fires, floods, lightning strikes, mold, pipe breaks, major leaks, sinkholes, etc. Becker attorneys have handled thousands of claims issues, including dozens of hurricanes in Florida, New York, and New Jersey. Our team approach provides a comprehensive set of services for all pre- and post-disaster needs in conjunction with our firm’s esteemed Community Association Practice Group and Construction Law & Litigation Practice Group, which includes board certified construction law experts, specific structural engineering experts, electrical/corrosion engineering experts, general contractor experts, estimators, adjusters, plumbing and other specific experts that know how to find damage and process claims. They are experts in what they do and our substantial experience tells us that to maximize recovery, you are best served by using a team that brings a wealth of experts to your rescue. Learn More.

Local Government

Community associations often have issues with local and state government agencies; for example, changes to ingress/egress at the community, local zoning changes to accommodate businesses in the area that adversely impact the association, or a sound or traffic nuisance created by new road, new development or changing traffic pattern. Becker’s local government team of lawyers and lobbyists represents associations before the governmental entity to ensure the community’s rights are protected and the property value preserved. Learn More.

Premises Liability

Becker’s attorneys have extensive experience handling various types of liability matters from pre-suit investigation and negotiations through trial. We aggressively represent our community association clients with liability or casualty claims. Learn More.

Property Insurance Claims

After your property is damaged by a hurricane or other disaster, you naturally expect your insurance company to quickly investigate your claim and fairly pay your loss. Unfortunately, many policy holders have learned that insurance companies often undervalue, delay, or deny payment. We have represented policy holders in a wide range of insurance disputes including coverage disputes and bad faith claims. Becker attorneys have significant experience assisting Florida property owners in their fight with their insurance carrier and have successfully resolved hundreds of claims totaling millions of dollars. Learn More.

Technology & Telecommunications

Becker’s technology attorneys work closely with communities to negotiate the terms and conditions of bulk cable, internet and video communications contracts, as well as cell tower and roof tower leases, and the restructuring of cell tower agreements. As technology changes, Becker also assists communities with upgrades including contractions for the wiring of “smart buildings”, security systems, and fiber optic and satellite. Learn More.

Trademarking & Logo Creation

Having your community’s name associated with a certain quality of lifestyle goes a long way towards promoting your real property values and keeping you competitive in the real estate marketplace. Trademarking your community’s name (and logo) can also serve two important functions: (a) you can prevent bad actors from using your community’s name and/or logo to create confusion or mischief online and in print and (b) you can license your community’s trademark to valued local businesses and entities as a means to supplement your association’s revenues. If your community association has taken the time to thoughtfully create a memorable brand, it only makes sense to protect that investment. If you’ve never thought about the need to brand and protect your community’s name, perhaps now is the time to consider doing so. Becker will guide you through the process of registering your association’s name and logo and can also design a logo for you in the event your association doesn’t already have one. Learn More.

Resources

New Jersey Condo Blog View Becker’s New Jersey Condo Blog to get the latest in news, commentary and insight on NJ’s always changing world of community associations. Learn and participate in the latest about governance issues and construction litigation. View More.