Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A.,Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee On the legislative front, a series of additional recent bills have either been proposed or are up for committee review. Highlights of the more recent legislative activity include Senate Bill 2036. This Bill is designed to expand the ability of a planned […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee Despite the summer heat wave, the Legislature in Trenton remains busy with all manner of bills being proposed, debated and voted upon in various committees. The Legislative Action Committee of the Community Associations Institute has been tracking and monitoring a number […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee A lot depends on perspective. Depending on your perspective, recent news about the relative slowing in foreclosures is either good news or bad news. It is good news if your perspective is that there are fewer instances of mortgage default (and […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee As you may recall from prior editions of this column, common ownership interest associations are simply non-profit corporations. We are organized and exist under various laws which govern how decisions are made. The watchword is autonomy. Recent stories in the news […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee Generally speaking, residential common ownership interest associations are non-profit corporations organized and existing under the laws of their particular state. As such, these corporations are governed by an elected board of directors. The elected board of directors then engages in the […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee When in doubt – disclose. That is the watchword these days. We often hear about wanting more “transparency” and “disclosure” in government, financial institutions, campaign donors and the like. Regarding our common ownership interest associations, we are working with the legislators […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee We have all heard of “Lin-Sanity!” Now we have “Legis-Sanity” as the electorate is bombarded with one proposed law after another affecting common ownership interest associations. Our efforts in this regard are geared toward seeking to reduce unfair burdens on our […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq.Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee The 215th New Jersey legislative session has now opened.  Many additional laws from the prior session were re-introduced in the new session.  As a result, some of the same bills remain in consideration. Importantly, the Community Associations Institute applied vigorously for an […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee The 215th New Jersey legislative session has now opened. Many additional laws from the prior session were re-introduced in the new session. As a result, some of the same bills remain in consideration. Importantly, the Community Associations Institute applied vigorously for […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee Election Day! Election Day is a date that concerns every politician. It seems that for good or bad, Trenton was so focused on the elections recently and did not have much time to legislate. As a result, many of the bills […]