Lately, there has been an uptick in lawsuits against our Associations when the majority of the Board decides to remove a Board Member who has allegedly become unruly or is proving to be very difficult to handle. Most governing documents contain provisions whereby the Association...
April 3, 2023 – Morristown, NJ — Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals throughout the US, announced today that David L. Dockery has been promoted to Shareholder in Becker’s Morristown, New Jersey office....
The Becker New Jersey Community Association Practice Group is here for you. If you have any questions or would like to discuss a specific matter, please feel free to contact any of the attorneys in our Community Association Practice Group....
I am on the Board of my association, and we have just decided to build a new fitness center that will require a five million dollar loan for the capital improvement. The only thing is now an owner in our community has threatened to sue...
Does your community association own rental units? If so, then you need to know about the new law that went into effect in New Jersey on November 3, 2022. Under the new law (N.J.S.A., 40A:10A-1-2), the owner of a rental unit or units or the owner...
“I live in a 55 and older community and my 4 year old grandchild comes and stays with me during the week while her mother is at work. She doesn’t live with me full time. I am only babysitting during the week and many times...
The New Jersey Community Update newsletter is out for June, and this issue covers a range of topics. Shareholder David Dockery delves into the ins-and-outs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s new questionnaire, and — for context — offers an abstract of how these lending...
Becker is thrilled to announce New Jersey Office Managing Shareholder Arnold Calabrese is a recipient of the Legal Services of New Jersey Equal Justice Award Medal. Arnold was celebrated for his extraordinary pro bono contributions along with other recipients at the 2022 Equal Justice Awards...
Board Members and managers should be pleased to know that the New Jersey Court Rules have been updated which will make litigation against delinquent owners easier and less expensive. On May 11, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court approved an increase in the jurisdictional limit...
