April 2024

THE CAI-NJ COMMUNITY TRENDS ® MAGAZINE CONTENTS 13 Water, Water Everywhere but Liability is Not Always What You Think By Damon M. Kress, Esq. McGovern Legal Services, LLC 18 Shore Thing — Protecting Your Property with Bulkheads By Nika Postnikov Morris Engineering, LLC 30 Grading and Drainage By David Kiessling, EBP PS&S, LLC 34 Enhancing Pool Chemical Safety & Reducing Liability: The Imperative of Automated Pool Management By Sean Johnson and Kimberly Dempsey Amenity Collective 42 Management Trends — A Community Association’s Manager’s Role in Storm Water Management By Vincent Rapolla, PCAM, AMS Taylor Management Company, AAMC, AMO 18 13

EXTRAS President’s Corner

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Looking Ahead

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CAI-NJ Upcoming Events

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Legislative Update

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Your Voice is Key with NJ-LAC & CA-PAC

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Joint Best Practice Roundtable — For Homeowner Leaders, Managers and Business Partners — Save the Date

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Dennis R. Casale Memorial Golf Outing Dinner Registration

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2024 CAI-NJ Recruiter Club Challenge

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2024 Annual Awards Celebration Recap & Photos

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F.A.S.T. Olympics — Save the Date

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Conquer + Connect Registration

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Conquer + Connect Schedule

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PAC the Haus — Networking Event Registration

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New Members

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2024 CAI-NJ Conference & Expo — Save the Date

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Conference & Expo Education Speaker Proposals

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2024 Ultimate Partner Listings

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