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Regulations Respond to Numerous Fires Involving Mulch Which Have Spread to Buildings and Caused Significant Property Damage, Injuries, and Deaths The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), Division of Fire Safety is informing residents and businesses that firecode regulations have changed regarding the use of mulch around combustible building materials. These new regulations were […]

mem property management, recently filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Sections 8 and 15 to further strengthen the company’s intellectual property rights. “We are very proud of our brand and our company logo strongly demonstrates our commitment to servicing New Jersey Associations for over […]

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Rules and regulations help community associations maintain property values and protect a quality of life. These standards are typically described in detail in an association’s governing documents, which all homeowners should have an opportunity to review before purchasing a home in a common-interest community. Association rules and regulations should be reasonable. When board members—along with their […]

HOAs are governed by many rules and regulations — to a point where it may get confusing for both board members and homeowners alike. To avoid any kind of misunderstanding, it’s important to have a clear understanding of homeowners association documents, as well as which HOA documents take precedence in your community.   The Hierarchy […]

mem property management, a leading property management company in New Jersey, recently announced the integration of Striven business management software to improve task and project management company-wide and encourage better collaboration between residents, employees, clients, and vendors. Striven streamlines tasks and securely stores contracts and documents, provides state of the art tracking and e-notifications. mem […]

A community association’s board has multiple duties—among them deciding when to make repairs, improvements, and additions, and establishing rules and regulations to control aesthetics and unwelcome behavior. Nine times out of ten, repair projects go off without a hitch, and rules are followed. Unfortunately however, those rules and reason sometimes collide, pitting neighbor against neighbor.  […]

Getting ready to move means you (or your property managers) will probably spend more time thinking about boxes than at any other time in your life. Most residents spend the weeks leading to their move hunting for anything and everything cardboard. Yet because you have to fit practically everything you own into boxes to make […]

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 […]

Not every condominium or homeowners’ association is going to run afoul of the law—the happy truth is that litigation and legal trouble are relatively rare occurrences…. But even the most upstanding board of trustees in New Jersey must navigate a labyrinth of community association rules in order to best serve its ownership, and the odds […]

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 […]

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 […]

Homeowners associations and NJ Property Manager offer many advantages to residents but the level at which you enjoying living there is usually determined by how active you are in the community. There are also other aspects to consider that play a role in maximizing the experience you have such as the homeowners association website and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

mem property management corporation was recently selected as the new property management company for the Moss Mill Hollow Homeowners Association.  Consisting of 51 well-designed townhomes amongst the stately 119 single family homes, Moss Mill Hollow is an attractive residential community located in Galloway, New Jersey. “We are very excited to be chosen as the new […]

Martin Laderman of mem property management presented information on professional advisors and service providers from a management company perspective. We had a full house for the first Board Leadership Development Workshop of 2016. This important program provides information on how to be an even more effective board member and is free for CAI-NJ CAVL members. […]

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  mem Individuated Property Program Provides custom tailored short and long-term range planning and financial and other reports to each community mem Client Communications Offers the mem phone and text broadcast system, property newsletter production, and informative seminars for building boards and owners. mem On-Line Client Services Includes online payment options with the interactive mem’s […]

In addition to any other documents that an HOA feels are important, there are three that form the foundation for any association: the Articles of Incorporation; the Restoration Web Design ; and the Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions, mem property management  These three documents are the ones management should give the greatest consideration when the time […]

Q: Can outdoor satellite dishes be prohibited by a homeowner’s association of mostly attached townhouses? Due to the closeness of the buildings, the dishes must be attached to the eaves, and they look bad. A: Under federal law, residents in community associations have the right to install satellite dishes. This is true even if the association […]

Heritage at Piscataway Homeowners Association by American Properties, an upscale residential community located at 50 North Randolphville Road in Piscataway, New Jersey, recently selected mem property management Somerset a top-rated New Jersey property management company, to manage their luxury single-family home community. “We are excited to be chosen as the new property manager for Heritage at Piscataway, […]

Crime and violence is an unpleasant fact of life and many community associations have either thought about or created neighborhood watch programs to keep its residents safe. While these programs can be successful, if law enforcement is not consulted and the community watch members are not certain of their legal limitations, good intentions can go […]