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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA): Action Required for Community Associations

By The Community Associations Team, Mary W. Barrett, Edward Berman, A. Christopher Florio, Andrew Podolski, John Randy Sawyer & Melissa Volet on September 17th, 2024

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As the end of the year approaches, there has been no determination that community associations will be relieved of the requirement to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).  While we remain hopeful of a legislative or legal solution, you must be prepared to file the required information no later than… Continue reading →

New Reserve Law in New Jersey – Community Association Compliance Required

By The Community Associations Team, Mary W. Barrett, Edward Berman, A. Christopher Florio, Andrew Podolski, John Randy Sawyer & Melissa Volet on August 14th, 2024

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We are now halfway through 2024 and we want to again remind our New Jersey community association clients to check their reserve study status to ensure compliance with the January 8, 2024 law relating to reserve studies and reserve funding. Who must comply? All New Jersey community associations are required… Continue reading →

Community Association Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act

By A. Christopher Florio & Mary W. Barrett on January 22nd, 2024

Posted in Community Associations

On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) became effective. The main goal of the CTA is to combat financial crimes by enhancing transparency in the ownership and control of corporations. The CTA will be administered by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network which is part of the Treasury… Continue reading →

Validity of Debts May Be Disputed by Oral Communication: Third Circuit Rejects Requirement of a Writing to Dispute Consumer Debt Under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act

By Melissa Volet & Mary W. Barrett on April 2nd, 2020

Posted in Community Associations

On March 30, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit issued an important decision in the case of Riccio v. Sentry Credit, Inc., approving oral communication as a method to dispute the validity of a debt. This decision overruled Graziano v. Harrison 950 F.2d 107 (3d Cir. 1991), a… Continue reading →

Should Your Community Association Operate its Pool Without Lifeguards? Guidance for Specially Exempt Facilities

By Mary W. Barrett on May 3rd, 2018

Posted in Community Associations

Interest in the specially exempt status of community association pools has increased. This interest has been fueled by community association board members hoping to offset substantial costs incurred for COVID ambassadors and cleaning staff.  As specially exempt public recreational bathing facilities, community associations may legally choose to operate their pools… Continue reading →

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