NJ-LAC Updates

    MATTHEW Z. EARLE, ESQ. KATES, NUSSMAN, ELLIS, FARHI & EARLE, LLP LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE CHAIR Leg.Up. Sept. 2023

We hope that everyone is enjoying the Summer. We expect that the legislative action will cool down until the lame duck session in the Fall. However, over here at the New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) we will still be moving full steam ahead. While our structural integrity legislation (S2760) passed out of both the

Community Associations Institute – LAC New Jersey Support S2760 & A4384 – Structural Integrity & Reserve Funding In the wake of the tragic Champlain Towers building collapse in Florida, CAI and the New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) have engaged with New Jersey legislators in developing appropriate legislation to address building safety and replacement reserve

The past month was less eventful on the legislative front than we had anticipated, as the legislature ultimately decided to focus on other matters. I am pleased to report that we had a successful and well-attended legislative update on May 11, 2023, and many thanks to the presenters and attendees. In dovetailing with this month’s

We expect the legislative action to heat up over the next month until the legislature gets immersed in budget negotiations. Bills of interest that might see movement include: • S2760/A4384—Structural Integrity and Reserves. This is the primary focus of our legislative effort this session. Our resolve to mandate appropriate structural inspections has only increased since

Assembly Bill A5239 was introduced by Assembly Joe Danielson, District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset) on February 27, 2023. The bill is an existential threat to the proper functioning of common interest communities (CICs) and has now become one of our top priorities to defeat. The bill has several horrific features including, without limitation: 1. It

As I have noted in prior articles, the current legislature has made a determination to be more deliberate in the legislative process, which means that for better or worse, bills are not moving as quickly as they used to. That being said, there are several legal and legislative updates that our members should be aware

The topic this month is security. The Community Associations Institute Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) has been carefully considering whether legislation should be introduced regarding the security of board members, residents, and management. Recently there has been a spate of violence directed towards volunteer board members, including the murder of five directors at a condominium board

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and a happy New Year! We would like to thank our outgoing LAC members George Greatrex, Esq. from Hill Wallack LLP and Joe Chorba, CPA from WilkinGuttenplan. As you all know, George was the prior chair of the LAC and made invaluable contributions which were recognized both

In keeping with the theme of the December issue, looking back the New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) has achieved a number of legislative victories over the last several years, including: • Expansion of lien priorities for condominiums (COAs) and homeowners associations (HOAs); • Establishment of the “Radburn Statute” (although we do not take any