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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Alarmed Door Alarms Shareholders]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/511/1/QampA-Alarmed-Door-Alarms-Shareholders/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;I am a shareholder in a co-op building. The building has a main entrance and a service entrance. Management, without any notice to the tenants, decided to put an alarm on the
&nbsp;service entrance door, and they changed the lock so we can no longer use this
&nbsp;entrance. The main entrance has approximately five steps to enter, so this
&nbsp;creates a problem with wheelchairs, shopping carts, strollers, etc. Is this
&nbsp;legal? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Eric D. Brophy)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:23:19 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: ADA-Compliant?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/510/1/QampA-ADA-Compliant/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Our co-op building, built in the early 1960&rsquo;s, has a big open roof, accessible only by staircase. We want to add a
&nbsp;removable, elevated deck, plants, and furniture to the roof. We have met with
&nbsp;an elevator company to see if a platform or vertical lift could be installed,
&nbsp;or if the existing elevator could be extended up to the roof&mdash;but none of these options are physically possible with the limited space
&nbsp;available. What are our legal obligations to make the roof ADA-compliant? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (David Ramsey)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:22:36 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Softer Side of Hardscaping]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/509/1/The-Softer-Side-of-Hardscaping/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;While it&rsquo;s not a word listed with Merriam-Webster, hardscaping is as critical to outdoor
&nbsp;aesthetics and function as its softer and more oft-mentioned cousin,
&nbsp;landscaping. Whereas the latter deals with appropriate weaving and placement of
&nbsp;grasses, plants, trees and shrubs, hardscaping is the brick-and-mortar approach
&nbsp;to design with pavers, tiles, sitting walls and uniquely designed concrete
&nbsp;walkways, among other common applications. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (W.B. King)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:21:57 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Unbundled Property Rights]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/508/1/Unbundled-Property-Rights/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;There are only two kinds of unit owners in any given condominium: those who live
&nbsp;there and those who do not. Resident owners often take measures to tax absentee
&nbsp;owners with additional fees, or establish policies to diminish landlord owners&rsquo; expectations of use and enjoyment in the property. And each time a conflict escalates, the litigants end up in court, only to hear
&nbsp;the same message: We cannot, in the context of a common interest scheme,
&nbsp;tolerate separate classes of ownership that would benefit the resident owner
&nbsp;off the back of the absentee owner. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Jennifer A. Loheac, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:21:08 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Producing an Attractive Landscape for Your HOA]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/507/1/Producing-an-Attractive-Landscape-for-Your-HOA/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;The snow is finally starting to melt after what has seemed like an extra long
&nbsp;winter. Of course, that means the grass is thankfully starting to peek through
&nbsp;and reintroduce itself. And with this reintroduction comes a required spring
&nbsp;cleanup because no element communicates an association&rsquo;s commitment to good maintenance and upkeep quite like a lush, verdant lawn. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:19:53 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Functional Landscaping]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/506/1/Functional-Landscaping/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;In the realms of resource management and environmental concerns, coal, oil, and
&nbsp;carbon dioxide get a lot of press&mdash;yet water is one of our most precious, most wasted, and least talked about
&nbsp;commodities. One of the biggest culprits when it comes to wasted water is lawn care&mdash;grass requires a great deal of moisture to look its best, and irrigation,
&nbsp;sprinkler systems and hose-watering all use a tremendous amount of water. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Denton Tarver)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:18:59 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Asian Longhorned Beetles Threaten HOA Trees]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/505/1/Asian-Longhorned-Beetles-Threaten-HOA-Trees/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;It&rsquo;s like something from a horror movie: a six-legged invader arrives in New York,
&nbsp;stowed away in wooden shipping crates from Mainland China. Once ashore, the
&nbsp;creatures fan out, looking for food. The beast has no natural predators here,
&nbsp;and is immune to all known poisons. It is tough, it is tenacious, it is borderline indestructible&hellip;and it&rsquo;s hungry. The target of its hunger are hardwood trees, and it attacks them
&nbsp;without mercy, killing them from the inside out. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Greg Olear)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:18:04 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Keeping Green, Saving Green]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/504/1/Keeping-Green-Saving-Green/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;These days, nearly everybody is looking for ways to save money. Like many
&nbsp;families, some community associations are now dealing with the consequences of
&nbsp;not having been thrifty in the past, and searching for ways to pare back their
&nbsp;bottom line. Sometimes, the lack of available maintenance funds during tough
&nbsp;economic times can take members of an HOA by surprise. As a result, crucial
&nbsp;expenditures&mdash;such as landscape maintenance&mdash;are the first to be cut. 
&nbsp;]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan Barnes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:16:19 EDT</pubDate>
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