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YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!
Show Your Opposition to Senate Bill S-1971
New Jersey Senate Bill S-1971, also known as the 'Owners' Rights and Obligations in Shared Ownership Communities Act,' was heard by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. After testimony both in support of and in opposition to the bill, S-1971 was pulled for additional work and will likely be brought back to the committee at a later date. Please make every effort to help us defeat this misguided legislation.
The New Jersey Chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI-NJ) is STRONGLY OPPOSED to this bill, sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner (D-15) and Ronald L. Rice (D-28), and here are some reasons why you should be too:
S-1971...
- Creates a new bureaucracy (“Commission on Shared Ownership”) to oversee community associations in the office of the Public Advocate;
- Imposes fines on Board Members;
- Calls for ADR for EVERY possible dispute including delinquent assessments, problems with vendors, election disputes, etc.;
- Grants the Public Advocate unbridled authority to impose fees for ADR, as well as to allow or not allow liens or fines;
- Virtually eliminates immunity now permitted by statute for ordinary association negligence;
- Guarantees free use of association meeting room by any group seeking to oppose the Board, notwithstanding uniform meeting room policy;
- Allows NO construction by associations of any new improvement, no matter how small or inexpensive, without two-thirds of all owners approving.
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There is much more in this bill that should have you concerned!
Please show your opposition to this bill by IMMEDIATELY CALLING, OR WRITING THE LEGISLATORS LISTED BELOW.
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Sample Letter of Opposition to S-1971 (MS Word) - Use this sample letter as a guide for crafting your own letter, as a personally written message is much more effective than a form letter. (If you do not have Microsoft Word, download the text version of Sample Letter.)
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We need your help. Please call or write now!
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Ronald L. Rice (D-28), Chair and S-1971 Sponsor
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DISTRICT OFFICE
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1044 South Orange Ave.
Newark, NJ 07106 |
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PHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
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973-371-5665
973-371-6738
SenRice@NJLeg.Org |
Dana L. Redd (D-5), Vice Chair
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DISTRICT OFFICE
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One Market Street, Suite 1F
Camden, NJ 08102 |
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856-225-9068
856-225-9369
SenRedd@njleg.org
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Christopher J. Connors (R-9)
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DISTRICT OFFICE ADDRESS: |
620 West Lacey Rd.
Forked River, NJ 08731 |
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PHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:
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609-693-6700
609-693-2469
SenConnors@NJLeg.Org |
Philip E. Haines (R-8)
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DISTRICT OFFICE ADDRESS: |
32A North Main St.
Medford, NJ 08055 |
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PHONE NUMBER:
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609-654-1498
609-654-4518
SenHaines@NJLeg.Org |
Jeff Van Drew (D-1)
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DISTRICT OFFICE ADDRESS: |
21 North Main St.
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 |
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609-465-0700 (Cape May Court House)
609-465-4578 (Cape May Court House)
SenVanDrew@NJLeg.Org |
Shirley K. Turner (D-15) - S-1971 Sponsor
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DISTRICT OFFICE
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1440 Pennington Rd., 1st Floor
Trenton, NJ 08618 |
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PHONE NUMBER:
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609-530-3277
609-530-3292
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