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NEWENGLANDCONDO.COM NEW ENGLAND CONDOMINIUM -JULY 2022 3 Inflation, the Supply Chain, & Your Monthly Charges..........................................1 For the first time in decades, serious inflation has reared its ugly head. Costs for nearly Americans are a particularly litigious lot, believing as many of us do that we are endowed everything—including the goods and services needed to operate and maintain multifam- with the inalienable right to life, liberty…and the pursuit of recompense for any slight ily properties—are up an average of 10 percent. Some sectors, particularly energy, are up or wrong done to us, real or perceived. This tendency is unfortunately common in the nearly 20 percent. Co-op corporations and condominium and homeowners associations nation’s condos, co-ops, and HOAs, where the ideals of communal living and shared own- are in the same boat as individual households, just at a larger scale. Everything is suddenly ership sometimes get overshadowed by grievance and strife. more expensive. The question is, how to pay for it? The Year in Condo, Co-op, & HOA Law...........1 Even though 2022 started off with a backlog of court proceedings and legislative sessions ing or association is a microcosm of the larger world outside it. It can suffer from the same after months of COVID closures and related scheduling issues, a number of cases and bills factionalism and partisan bickering as any political entity, only on a much smaller, more of interest to the multifamily housing community have gone through or are in the process intimate—and therefore potentially more damaging—scale. of being decided. Here are some that boards, managers, owners, and residents should follow. The Impact of Litigation in Condos, Co-ops, & HOAs ..............................1 Managing Conflict........6 One of the unique aspects of life in an HOA, condo, or co-op is that in many ways, a build- Yale Robbins Publisher Henry Robbins Executive Vice President Joanna DiPaola Associate Publisher Hannah Fons Managing Editor Darcey Gerstein Associate Editor Pat Gale Associate Editor Shirly Korchak Art Director Anne Anastasi Production Manager Alan J. Sidransky Staff Writer Alyce Hill Director of Sales Copyright 2022 by New England Condominium Magazine LLC, dba Community Association Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission. New England Condominium is published monthly in New York, New York by New England Condominium Magazine LLC, dba Community Association Publishing, 205 Lexington Ave., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016. 508-753-4630. ISSN 1550-946X. Periodical postage paid at New York, New York and additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are available free by request to condominium and homeowner associations. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to New England Condominium Magazine, 205 Lexington Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016. FREE Subscriptions for Board Members, Trustees, Property Managers and Real Estate Decision Makers. To Subscribe, please visit us at: newenglandcondo.com/subscribe TABLE OF CONTENTS ■ Depth of Knowledge & Experience ■ Expert Advice ■ Creative Approaches & Solutions ■ Flexible Billing Arrangements (781) 817-4900 O NE A DAMS P LACE , 859 W ILLARD S TREET , S UITE 440 Q UINCY , MA 02169 NE C ONDO • 10.125 6.25 X www.lawmtm.com MTM is a full-service Condominium & Real Estate Law Firm Experience, Integrity, & Drive Set Us Apart Uncommon Expertise for your Community of Common Interests (617) 934-4550 175 F EDERAL S TREET , S UITE 1210 B OSTON , MA 02110 (508) 459-8516 39 T OWN H ALL S QUARE F ALMOUTH , MA 02540 David M. Rogers (781) 817-4606 drogers@lawmtm.com Kimberly A. Bielan (781) 817-4607 kbielan@lawmtm.com Heather M. Gamache (617) 934-4660 hgamache@lawmtm.com Christopher S. Malloy (617) 934-4604 cmalloy@lawmtm.com Douglas A. Troyer (781) 817-4605 dtroyer@lawmtm.com Thomas O. Moriarty (781) 817-4603 tmoriarty@lawmtm.com Pulse...... 4 Q&A...... 5 Marketplace...... 14 ■ Depth of Knowledge & Experience ■ Expert Advice ■ Creative Approaches & Solutions ■ Flexible Billing Arrangements (781) 817-4900 O NE A DAMS P LACE , 859 W ILLARD S TREET , S UITE 440 Q UINCY , MA 02169 NE C ONDO • 10.125 6.25 X www.lawmtm.com MTM is a full-service Condominium & Real Estate Law Firm Experience, Integrity, & Drive Set Us Apart Uncommon Expertise for your Community of Common Interests (617) 934-4550 175 F EDERAL S TREET , S UITE 1210 B OSTON , MA 02110 (508) 459-8516 39 T OWN H ALL S QUARE F ALMOUTH , MA 02540 David M. Rogers (781) 817-4606 drogers@lawmtm.com Kimberly A. Bielan (781) 817-4607 kbielan@lawmtm.com Heather M. Gamache (617) 934-4660 hgamache@lawmtm.com Christopher S. Malloy (617) 934-4604 cmalloy@lawmtm.com Douglas A. Troyer (781) 817-4605 dtroyer@lawmtm.com Thomas O. Moriarty (781) 817-4603 tmoriarty@lawmtm.com