Spotlight on Gawthrop Greenwood – Attorneys at Law at Spring Managers Symposium
SPONSORED CONTENT By now you’ve heard: The attorneys at Steven L. Sugarman & Associates and Landis & Setzler, PC are now a part of Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, creating one of the largest law firms supporting homeowners associations (HOAs), planned communities and condominium associations in Pennsylvania. The entire team is looking forward to seeing all of […]
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation to Maintain Structural Integrity of Residential Housing
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed S2760/A4384, which puts in place additional procedures for inspecting, evaluating, and maintaining the structural integrity of certain residential housing structures across the state. Together, these procedures will help ensure the safety, stability, and resilience of New Jersey’s condominiums and coops for generations to come. “Today we underscore that we […]
The Scrooge Effect: Common Winter Complaints and How to Address Them
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article courtesy of Macy Balmer, Digital Marketing Coordinator, with SERVPRO Team McCabe. The holidays are the most wonderful time of year until they aren’t. Along with cold weather, wintertime can bring on an array of emotions and feelings. It’s important to be mindful of the wide realm of needs when addressing tenant […]
Managing Risk and Limitations for Chatbot ChatGPT
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article, authored by Gwen Luu, Partner – Commercial Risk, for JGS Insurance, A Baldwin Risk Partner , a CAI Keystone business partner member, is reprinted by permission of JGS Insurance. A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is emerging in the digital universe: quasi-human language processor ChatGPT. ChatGPT is penetrating the AI landscape […]
Legislative Alert: Sprinkler Legislation Dies in Committee
It’s official. Philadelphia City Council Bill 220299 – mandating the upgrade of older residential buildings for in-unit automatic sprinklers is dead. The bill has run out of time to have a hearing before the end of the current session, so the bill is officially dead. While the bill is dead for this session, this does […]
Ask the Experts: Enforcement in HOAs with Kayla Hernandez, Esq.
Ever wonder how often a high rise building should clean those trash chutes? Find out in this episode of Ask the Experts, with Michael Vennitti of Fresh Foam.
Spotlight on Hidden Valley Foundation, 2023 Excellence in Community Leadership Honoree
The Excellence in Community Leadership Award is one of CAI Keystone’s six Excellence Awards in which members can nominate fellow members. This award is given to a community association’s board of directors that has excelled in the field of leadership and community governance. CAI builds and guides communities to be the best they can be […]
New Castle County, Delaware Adopts Building Integrity and Reserve Study Standards
New Castle County, Delaware has adopted legislation amending the New Castle County Building Code and Property Maintenance Code to establish routine inspections for certain common interest community buildings, including condominiums. The legislation was adopted on July 25, 2023. New Castle County, the northern most of the three counties in Delaware, by act of the County […]
Delaware Legislative News
EDITOR’S NOTE: A copy of this article appears in the July / August 2023 issue of Community Assets magazine. The PDF copy of the New Castle County Council Common Interest Community Task Force Recommendations referenced in the print edition of the article can be found here. Delaware has experienced some noteworthy legislative activity at both […]
Alert: Annual Reports Required for All PA Community Associations Registered as Nonprofit Corporations Beginning in 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE: This blog originally appeared on Hoffman Law LLC’s blog and is reprinted by permission of the author, Ed Hoffman, Jr., Esq., CCAL. Visit the Hoffman Law LLC blog here. Those of you who follow Hoffman Law LLC may remember our post from a few years back reminding you to get your Decennial (i.e., […]