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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Non-Payment for Amenities]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/540/1/QampA-Non-Payment-for-Amenities/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We have an owner in our condominium association who is several months behind in
&nbsp;his fees. He currently has a tenant in his unit. The association pays the bill
&nbsp;for his water, sewage, pool and other amenities. Do we as an association have
&nbsp;the right to take any of these amenities away from the renter, and would it be
&nbsp;possible to have the renter pay his monthly rent to the association until the
&nbsp;delinquency is resolved?&rdquo; 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Wendell A. Smith, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:12:55 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Developer Witholding Information]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/539/1/QampA-Developer-Witholding-Information/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[About 25 of the single-family homes in our 55+ community, purchased within the
&nbsp;past three years, back up to a two-lane public road on the perimeter of the
&nbsp;community. When owners purchased their residences, the land across that road
&nbsp;was forested. This summer many acres of that forested land were clear-cut. It now contains a parking lot for about 60 buses, another parking lot for about
&nbsp;200 vehicles, an access road, a retention pond and will contain, rumor has it,
&nbsp;sports fields. If our community's developer knew of the plans to alter this adjacent property
&nbsp;and the adverse effect on our lifestyle, did the builder have an obligation
&nbsp;under New Jersey law to inform prospective buyers of homes in our community? Might New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act or Planned Real Estate Development Full
&nbsp;Disclosure Act offer affected home purchasers some recourse in this situation?
&nbsp;A school district official told me our developer had to know, because the
&nbsp;land-use change was a seven-year process of hearings and acquiring approvals.
&nbsp;It is also rumored our developer donated some of the land involved. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (William S. Singer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:12:11 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Board Members as Real Estate Agents?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/538/1/QampA-Board-Members-as-Real-Estate-Agents/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[My question concerns board members who are also real estate agents. How common
&nbsp;is this? What must other board members watch out for to ensure that the board
&nbsp;member/real estate agent doesn't cross the line and have a conflict of
&nbsp;interest? What does the board do if they think a conflict of interest exists
&nbsp;and the board member/real estate agent disagrees?&rdquo; 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan H. Katz)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:09:32 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[New Rules for Co-ops and Condos]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/537/1/New-Rules-for-Co-ops-and-Condos/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;In the last two years, Fannie Mae has amended it guidelines for selling and
&nbsp;serving mortgages on condominiums, cooperatives, and planned unit developments
&nbsp;three times. Why should service providers, cooperative corporations and community association
&nbsp;managers care about what the mortgage giant does? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Rich Koller)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:07:28 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Closer Look at the New Jersey Botanical Garden]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/536/1/A-Closer-Look-at-the-New-Jersey-Botanical-Garden/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re looking for a lush patch of green in New Jersey, you&rsquo;re in luck: the Garden State is so named because of the multitude of flora- and
&nbsp;fauna-filled havens to choose from when you&rsquo;re looking for an escape. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Mary K. Fons)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:06:30 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Diverse Community with a Small-Town Feel]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/535/1/Diverse-Community-with-a-Small-Town-Feel/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Lakewood Township is a diverse community with a rich history, a growing
&nbsp;population, and a wide array of attractions and amenities. Located in Ocean
&nbsp;County, the township's accessibility to major urban centers has attracted
&nbsp;residents who want to feel like they're part of a small town while having
&nbsp;access to New York City, Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore. Lakewood is home to
&nbsp;many ethnic and religious groups, young families as well as a growing senior
&nbsp;community. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Mannino)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:05:38 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Warm Weather Considerations for Managers]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/534/1/Warm-Weather-Considerations-for-Managers/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Ah, summertime. It&rsquo;s a great time for property managers to kick back and relax -- except for that
&nbsp;out-of-control grill fire on the deck of unit 31 that nearly spread to adjacent
&nbsp;units; that ornery 13-year-old who broke his finger during horseplay in the
&nbsp;community swimming pool, and the swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitoes congregating
&nbsp;around the drainage ditches along the perimeter of the property. 
]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jim Douglass)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:04:46 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Evaluating Your Manager&#039;s Performance]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/533/1/Evaluating-Your-Manager039s-Performance/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;As recent events in the financial and insurance sectors of our economy have
&nbsp;painfully demonstrated, oversight and accountability are vital components in
&nbsp;any healthy business relationship -- and that holds true whether you&rsquo;re talking about a multibillion-dollar corporation, or the management of your
&nbsp;own 12-unit condo building. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Hannah Fons)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:03:52 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Housing Stimulus Gives Homeowners &amp; Buyers a Boost]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/532/1/Housing-Stimulus-Gives-Homeowners-amp-Buyers-a-Boost/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Fresh from hoisting up the banking and automobile sectors, a newly muscular
&nbsp;Uncle Sam is now turning his attention to putting the skids on the real estate
&nbsp;meltdown. 
&nbsp;]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jim Douglass)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:02:58 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Challenges Include Sagging Reserves &amp; Unpaid Condo Fees]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/531/1/Challenges-Include-Sagging-Reserves-amp-Unpaid-Condo-Fees/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Even in the best of economic times, preparing a condominium&rsquo;s annual budget is a tiresome task, fraught with uncertainty, estimations and
&nbsp;shifting numbers. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Hillary Pember)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:01:32 EDT</pubDate>
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