Think about this: Nearly two million American workers report having been victims of workplace violence each year and, in the United States, fraud committed by employees costs companies approximately $20 billion annually. Workplace theft…
Concern over health and an evolving legal landscape has prompted a number of condo and co-op boards in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as well as communities across New England to ban cigarette smoking in individual smoking units. This …
A recent Massachusetts condo dispute over the proper disposal of pet waste is the latest high-profile example of frivolous condo litigation—a long-running and costly problem for many HOAs. The incident eventually escalated to the point …
Imagine your own family, if you will—each person with his or her unique personality, attitude, experience and background. It’s inevitable that occasionally you might clash with sister Susie, brother Bob or even an uncle or an aunt. In a…
Legislative activity in regards to condominium law varies widely among the six New England states this year, although a few common themes are evident. The concept of state licensing, with standards for property managers seems to be gai…
New England Condominium’s Condo Expo was the place to be on May 22, as thousands of community association board members, homeowners and industry professionals gathered at Boston’s Seaport World Trade Center to meet vendors, get free adv…
Q Our association holds monthly meetings on the same time, day and location every month. Notices are posted in the elevators and common areas one week in advance, yet no one attends. If binding votes are required to be in the presence …
Q A friend of mine is the president of a condo in Waltham, MA. She had been working for the superintendent as a secretary when the super started his own business, which is on the condo premises. Although it’s just office work, my friend…
In the 2005 film, “Thank You for Smoking,” William H. Macy portrays a Birkenstock wearing, cheddar cheese-eating, granola crunching, Volvo-driving environmentalist Democratic Senator from Vermont, whose desk is overflowing with maple sy…
On a rainy day a few years ago in front of the Massachusetts State House, plenty of viewers watching Fox News on TV got a good chuckle, along with the Fox news reporter covering Beacon Hill that day. On the sweeping grassy slope behind …