Tag Archives: CAI-NJ

Does your HOA board deal with noise disturbance complaints from members? Noise is an inevitable reality in a condominium homeowners association. Condominium dwellers live in such close proximity, it’s essential that all residents consider the effect that noise will have on their neighbors – especially when it comes to long-term considerations, such as deciding on […]

Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen. Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!‘  

Swim season is here. While your residents are excited about getting wet, it means more stress for you and your staff, especially if you don’t have good pool rules. For everybody’s health and safety, community association board members and managers need to make sure their pool rules are comprehensive, covering everything from guests, children, swimwear, […]

Improve Decision-Making for your HOA Board – #helpingyouenjoyyourhome Many of the decisions we make on a daily basis are so simple that we almost make the decision on autopilot. But, making a decision isn’t always easy. It becomes more complex when your Board needs to make a decision because the consequences affect the homeowner association. Gathering […]

A warm welcome to our latest clients! 2024 We’re excited to have you join us. Here’s to HelpingYouEnjoyYourHome the start of an incredible journey together! #NewPartners #ExcitingTimesAhead”  Beverly Terrace Condominium Association  Lake Victoria Condominiums Association  Chapel Green Condominium Association  Society Hill At Tinton Falls The Grande At Rancocas Town Homes Ledgewood Condominium Association Riverfront At […]

mem property management recently announced it will be an  exhibitor at The New Jersey Cooperator’s Condo, HOA, Co-op & Apt. Expo. The Expo will take place Wednesday , June 7, 2023 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM at Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. Visitors to the mem property management can learn more about the company, […]

mem property management corporation was recently selected as the new property management company for the Edison Manor Townhouse Association.  “Consisting of 218 units, Edison Manor is an attractive residential community located within Edison Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey,” explains Matthew Laderman, Vice President of Operations for mem property management. “We are very excited to be chosen as the new management company […]

mem property management, a leading property management company in New Jersey, was recently selected to join the New Jersey chapter Community Associations Institute (CAI-NJ)  2022 Ultimate Partnership Program.  The New Jersey chapter of CAI (CAI-NJ) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of community association living, through education, legislative advocacy and professional development.  The New Jersey […]

Anyone moving into a planned community or association in New Jersey will need to learn the rules around dogs, cats and other domestic pets. Since pets are such a vital part of people’s lives, many associations will allow them – though there may be restrictions and rules governing what kind of pets and how many […]

mem property management Announces Major Upgrade of its Telecommunications System mem property management, a highly-rated property management company in New Jersey recently announced a significant upgrade to its telecommunications services to serve their residents and vendors better than ever before.  The improvements will help residents and vendors get the answers they need quickly and effortlessly, […]

How often do you communicate with your residents? Does your homeowners association have a website or newsletter? Let’s assume you do! (If you don’t, you should make a resolution to start one this January). As another year begins HOA board members should consider offering some thoughts about how the Association can make the community an […]

mem property management, a top-rated New Jersey property management company, recently announced the hire of Salvatore Sanft as a new Operations Manager for its Ridgefield Park and Somerset offices. Sanft brings over 15 years of progressively responsible property management experience, overseeing the daily operations of hundreds of condominiums, townhomes and single -family residences in New […]

Matthew K. Laderman, vice president of operations for mem property management, the leading property management company in New Jersey, was recently recognized as one of the top real estate management practitioners under the age of 30 by the Institute of Real Estate Management.  Each year, the Institute of Real Estate Management, an international organization comprised […]

mem property management, a top-rated property management company in New Jersey was recently chosen as the new property management company for Cambridge Hall Condominium Association, an active adult community located on Lower Ferry Road between Stuyvesant Avenue and Parkway Avenue in Ewing, New Jersey in Mercer County. Cambridge Hall is a 55+ active adult community […]

Have we learned nothing from our chronic track record of cost overruns? Good Lord, just weeks after our Board voted to approve its take-it-or-leave-it, no other option, strongly-opposed hallway design, we learn the cost has skyrocketed. At the Board meeting last Thursday, our Treasurer Jane Santogrossi revealed that the hallway budget is already about a quarter million bucks […]

La Bonne Vie Condominium Association recently chose mem property management, a top-rated New Jersey property management company as its new property management company. La Bonne Vie consists of 143 units and offers a wide variety of desirable community amenities including a well-maintained clubhouse, gym, tennis court and pool. “We are very excited to have been […]

mem property management was recently selected as the new property management company for the Whitehall Manor Condominium Association in Somerset, New Jersey. Whitehall Manor is a 276-unit condominium / townhome community set in a scenic and pastoral suburban environment near Franklin Park, featuring two bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, eat in kitchen with formal […]

we talk about a small trend, but one that’s growing: HOAs creating a video to showcase their community. Is it a smart idea? Or does it go beyond the scope of an association’s mission? This idea gets a good reception from community association insiders—mostly. “I think it’s actually a good thing,” says Matthew K. Laderman, a […]

The Best Of The Best !!

mem property management

One of the biggest problems HOA boards have with annual meetings is keeping a decent attendance. No matter what you do to try and reach quorum, it can be really difficult to get people to come states Martin H. Laderman, President of mem property management co.,inc.  Most community members see the annual meeting as a […]

Annual meeting quorum requirements can be difficult at times. What is a quorum?  It is the minimum number of required owners to be present at an annual meeting to make it official.  If the association does meet quorum, they are able to conduct regular association business including elections, presenting of  budgets and other community voting […]

Many condo and HOA board members have never served on a board before. However, they find themselves responsible for the value of the most important personal asset that their association members own: Their homes.  Amateurs usually mean well, but they make amateur mistakes, too–mistakes that can lead to poor accounting practices, inefficiency, increased liability, and […]

In community associations, owners are permitted to speak on topics related to the agenda. It is not unusual for owners to wander off topic and air a grievance they have with management, board members, projects, landscaping, pest control and a number of other association matters with which they are dissatisfied.   It is their time […]

Not all homeowners associations have an HOA board that consists of members who treat everyone equally and fairly.  There are over 351, 000 homeowners associations in the United States and some of those HOA’s may have a homeowner that pushes their own agenda. #helpingyouenjoyyourhome Inappropriate behavior may eventually lead to some form of bullying on the […]

While the condo statute outlines a very specific and rigid procedure on how HOAs should conduct the election, the HOA Statute doesn’t say much at all: Elections of directors must be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in the governing documents of the association. Except as provided in paragraph (b), all members of […]

Insurance is just one of those things: you hate to pay for it when you don’t need it, but you’re incredibly grateful to have it when you do. Homeowners associations generally have quite a bit of insurance, and many of them have umbrella policies that cover them for just about any eventuality. This is extremely […]

Meetings in a homeowners association are generally thought of as board meetings but there are other types of meetings that transpire within the association says Martin H. Laderman President of mem property management.  Aside from board meetings, annual meetings and emergency meetings provide a means of making decisions in the homeowners association.   Each meeting […]