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 […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJLegislative Action Committee A myriad of legislative initiatives related to common ownership interest associations are pending in Trenton.  Many of these proposals engage a wide variety of issues including pesticide applications, licensing of certain employees and regulation of board and open meetings.  Board elections are […]

Thomas C. Martin, Esq. Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., Chair, CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee Enjoy the Conference & Expo! We are expecting a great turn out of attendees from our association members, professionals, managers, sponsors and all those who service our ever growing industry. The Conference & Expo is a great opportunity to meet new […]