Wednesday, July 29, 2015

CONGRESSWOMAN WATSON-COLEMAN MOBILE OFFICES INFORMATION


Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman
12th District, New Jersey

850 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 201

Ewing, NJ  08530
PHONE (609) 883-0026                                                                                      FAX (609) 883-2093


Please join us at any of Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman’s upcoming Mobile Offices.  We invite anyone who needs assistance with a federal agency to stop by; no appointment is necessary.


Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 4:00pm
110 Kingston Lane
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852

Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 4:00pm
2 Jean Walling Civic Center
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 4:00pm
4 Municipal Plaza
Monroe, NJ 08831

Monday, September 28, 2015 - 4:00pm
1 Old Bridge Plaza
Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 4:00pm
61 Scotch Road
Ewing, NJ 08628

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 4:00pm
484 DeMott Lane
Franklin, NJ 08873

Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 4:00pm
2751 Brunswick Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08645

Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 4:00pm
402 East High Street
Bound Brook, NJ 88805



Thursday, July 2, 2015

Green Bill to Clarify Law Concerning Homeowners Associations in Planned Real Estate Developments Gains Assembly OK


 


FOR RELEASE:
 
CONTACT:
July 1, 2015
 
Majority Press Office
609-847-3500

 

Green Bill to Clarify Law Concerning Homeowners Associations in Planned Real Estate Developments Gains Assembly OK

 

            (TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Jerry Green, chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, to modify regulations regarding planned real estate developments and homeowners associations recently received approval from the General Assembly.

            Green cited recent court decisions as the motive for sponsoring the legislation this session and indicated a need for clarification and adjustment to the laws in this area.

            “Access to meetings, records and information on ownership is the right of every homeowner in these communities,” said Green (D-Middlesex/Somerset/Union). “This bill would help to ensure homeowners remain clear on their investment and have a seat at the table when decisions are made for their communities.”

The legislation (A-469) would make several modifications to the laws which regulate planned real estate developments and the homeowners associations formed to manage the commonly-owned property in such communities. The bill would prohibit the mere titling of common property in the name of the association from being construed as diminishing the ownership interests of unit owners in the common or shared elements and facilities of a planned community.

In addition, the measure would require that common property ownership interest be equal proportionately to the obligation of each unit owner to pay for the maintenance of the common property, and that the sum of the common property interests in the community is not to exceed 100 percent.

The bill also would require membership in the homeowners association to be inherent for a purchaser of a home in such a planned community. Under the bill’s provisions, standards are set for homeowners associations concerning access to records and elections of members to the governing board of an association. The legislation also eliminates closed-meeting working sessions of an association's governing board to reflect the similar law currently applicable to public governing bodies and provides for a recall procedure which would authorize the removal of elected governing board members.

The bill would direct the Commissioner of Community Affairs, which provides oversight to the associations, to distribute guidelines on the election procedures and to promulgate, within 60 days, any rules or regulations that may be necessary to effectuate the provisions.

The bill, which was approved 71-4-2 on Thursday, awaits Senate consideration.