Jean Bestafka, CAVL – Renaissance Manchester Vice Chair, New Jersey Legislative Action Committee As a community volunteer on the Legislative Action Committee, I have been awed by the dedication of all of the professional committee members. The volunteer leaders on the committee offer perspective on the ways in which proposed legislation might affect our communities […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq.Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee The elections are over.  New legislators are being seated.  Outgoing legislators are leaving their posts.  Nevertheless, before all that happens in Trenton we are all now experiencing a “lame duck” session of the legislature. Depending on your perspective, at times, a lame […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq.Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee It was a pleasure seeing so many committed community association volunteer leaders, vendors and attendees at the recent Conference & Expo.  The Conference & Expo seems to get bigger, more enriched and more beneficial every year.  I sincerely hope all of you […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee With the Presidential election in full swing one would think the State Legislature would be too busy to address, debate and consider legislation. Nevertheless, that is not the case. Our Legislature here in New Jersey is very busy and the new […]

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 […]