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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 136 million tons of construction and demolition waste was generated in 1996. That's the last time these figures were made available, and the numbers have almost certainly ri…
Q My question is about being elected to the board of a condo association in Quincy, MA. We have a building management company hired by our board. Can the management company executive be elected to the board? And does this executive hav…
Q Our board used to be nine members in the beginning but we made an amendment to reduce the size to seven members. Now we want to increase it to nine again because seven is not enough. Do we have to make another amendment? —A…