March 2024

THE CAI-NJ COMMUNITY TRENDS ® MAGAZINE CONTENTS 18 Are Your Pets Causing a Pest Infestation in Your Home? By Chris Dattoli Cowleys Pest Services 22 Deterring Deer Damage to Deciduous Trees By Cory Piskorski Princeton Tree Care 28 Structural Integrity/Reserve Study/Funding Legislation: What Do Your Do Now? By Mitchell H. Frumkin, PE, RS, Kipcon, Inc., J. David Ramsey, Esq., Becker, and Edward San George, MPA, PCAM, INTEGRA Management Corp., AAMC 36 Three Things You Can Do to Be a Responsible Dog Owner By Damon Kress, Esq. McGovern Legal Services, LLC 40 Management Trends — Bears Aren’t Unbearable By Erin Spiliotopoulos, CMCA, AMS Matrix Property Management Group, LLC 22 18

EXTRAS President’s Corner

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Looking Ahead

CAI-NJ Upcoming Events

Legislative Update

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

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Chapter Trends

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

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Jules C. Frankel Manager Assistance Program

Dennis R. Casale Memorial Golf Outing — Save the Date Proactive Prevention Against Fraud & Theft Registration

Conquer + Connect Registration PAC the Haus — Save the Date

CA-PAC Top Golf Registration

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Request for 2024 Education Proposals

New Members

2024 CAI-NJ Conference & Expo — Save the Date

Write for Community Trends ® 2024 Ultimate Partner Listings

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MARCH 2024