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Category: Rules & Governing Documents

5 Common HOA Rules: Why They’re So Prevalent & Here to Stay

Rebecca Hertzler, CMCA, AMS, PCAM | Associa Part of being a resident within a homeowners association (HOA) involves fulfilling responsibilities to the community—maintaining your property, paying assessments, and, maybe most importantly, following the rules. While every association is unique and has its own set of guidelines, there are some regulations that are necessary to maintain […]

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign…in My Association

Hate Has No Home Sign

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on the Hoffman Law, LLC blog and is shared by permission of author Edward Hoffman, Jr., Esq., CCAL. Sign, sign, everywhere a signBlockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mindDo this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?“Signs” – Five Man Electrical Band (with Tesla – the band, not […]

CAI Adopts New Public Policy on the Regulation of Political and Noncommercial Signs and Flags

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on the CAI Advocacy Blog (https://advocacy.caionline.org/) and was posted on October 28, 2022. It is reprinted here by permission of CAI. Election season is here across the U.S., which often puts the subject of political sign regulations at the forefront of discussions between community association leaders and residents, legislators, […]

Basics of Handling an Emotional Support Animal Request

David J. Byrne, Esq. | Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C. Associations can usually, simply, navigate and handle a resident’s request that he be exempt from a pet-related rules when the animal in question is a “service” animal (i.e., seeing eye dog). Associations find a resident’s request, in that regard, that he be exempt from pet-related rules […]

Not Just Elections: How New DCA Regulations Affect NJ Meetings

EDITOR’S NOTE: This blog post originally appeared in Hill Wallack’s Client Alert email and is reprinted by permission. For more information about Hill Wallack, LLP, please see the end of this article.   Recently, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (the “DCA”) published formal regulations governing elections held in community associations, which were made effective as of the day […]