By Ronald L. Perl, Esq., CCAL

On March 25, 2019, the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill that will enhance the lien priority for condominium associations and, for the first time, give the same lien priority to homeowners associations.

If this legislation is signed by Governor Murphy, both condominium and homeowners associations will enjoy a limited priority over all other liens (except for municipal liens or liens for federal taxes). The legislation would amend the lien priority provisions already contained in the Condominium Act and add the lien priority provisions in the Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act (PREDFA).

Jonathan H. Katz, Esq., a partner in Hill Wallack’s Community Associations Practice Group, will be speaking at this year’s CAI-PA/Del Val – New Jersey Regional Council 2018 Legal & Legislative Update.

Join CAI as we review legislation and regulations that became law in the past year and will provide an update on legislation pending in the current legislative session in Trenton. We will also review relevant case law decided in the past year, including cases involving transition, dispute resolution, and collection issues. Then join us for a Happy Hour immediately following the program.

P.J. Whelihan’s Pub + Restaurant 
1854 Marlton Pike East
Cherry Hill, NJ  08034

This Course is approved by the Community Association Managers International Certification Board (CAMICB) to fulfill continuing education requirements for the CMCA® certification. This course will earn managers two (2) continuing education credits, which also help satisfy the requirements to apply for the PCAM designation.

Happy hour is included with your registration! Enjoy appetizers and drink tickets following the program.

For more information or to register, click here.

Hill Wallack‘s Community Associations Practice Group is proud to announce that it has been approved by the Community Association Managers International Certification Board (CAMICB) to provide continuing education courses and offer manager continuing education (CE) credits

CAMICB administers the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA®) and is the professional accreditation body for more than 16,000 community association managers worldwide.

Hill Wallack has been approved to provide one (1) CE credit for each of the following courses:

1.  What You Should Know About the Radburn Legislation
2.  What You Should Know About Community Association Collections
3.  Community Associations & Joint Employer Liability
4.  Community Associations – Civility in the Workplace

If you are interested in participating in or hosting a CAMICB approved course, please contact Jonathan Katz at jkatz@hillwallack.com.

In order to help community associations understand and plan for implementation of the recent amendments to the New Jersey Public Recreational Bathing Code, Hill Wallack LLP hosted an informational webinar on this topic with representatives from American Pool on February 20, 2018.

To view the webinar, please click here.

As discussed during the webinar, you can review the updated New Jersey State Sanitary Code – Public Recreational Bathing, N.J.A.C. 8:26, by clicking here.

Thanks to our friends at American Pool for participating in this webinar. You can reach American Pool at www.americanpool.com.

If you have any questions regarding these new rules and regulations updating the New Jersey Public Recreational Bathing Code, please contact one of our Community Association Attorneys. For breaking news or updates on new blog posts, follow us on Twitter at: @njcondolaw.

CAI-NJ’s Legislative Action Committee has issued a call to action for all New Jersey community associations.

Assembly Bill No. 3823 is scheduled for a vote before the New Jersey General Assembly on Thursday, January 4, 2018. This proposed legislation seeks to amend the law, which currently allows for an expedited mortgage foreclosure process (although not mandatory) for vacant and abandoned (“zombie”) properties. Specifically, this legislation proposes to allow community associations to either: (1) compel payment of association fees by the mortgage lender when the lender fails to proceed with the foreclosure process on a vacant and abandoned property in an expedited fashion; or (2) compel the appointment of a fiscal agent (receiver) over the abandoned property.

By Jonathan H. Katz, Esq.

On September 27, 2016, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) proposed new regulations governing the condominium project approval process. These proposed regulations seek to address issues created by certain onerous requirements of Mortgage Letter 2011-22 as well as to respond to the changing conditions in the condominium market.

The notable proposed regulations include:

• Minimum Owner-Occupancy Requirements – FHA currently requires a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the units occupied by owners. FHA is specifically inviting comment on this issue and is proposing to establish an allowable range of owner-occupancy between twenty-five (25) and seventy-five (75) percent. The range would allow FHA to choose a specific percentage that is responsive to future market changes.