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In all cases, if any observable dam age is identified to PLBS an inspection must take place within 60 days. 13 The inspections are required to be prepared by an engineer licensed in the State of New Jersey. Payment for all inspections are by the association with the cost and timing included with in the reserve study. The inspections and reports are to be prepared in accordance with protocol established by the American “Should a safety issue be identified, the legislation requires that loans or special assessments can Society for Civil Engineers 14 or a similar protocol by another national ly recognized structural engineering organization. Should a safety issue be identified, the legislation requires that loans or special assessments can be levied to perform corrective work without a vote of the membership if required by the communities governing documents. 15 The intent of this article is to give an overview of the recently enacted legislation. In all cases for both the preparation of a Reserve Study or a Structural Integrity Inspection, qualified professionals with a full understanding of both the national standards and local legislation should be consulted. n END NOTES: 1 Condominium Safety Public Policy Report, Reserve Studies and Funding, Maintenance and Structural Integrity published by CAI in October 2021, (https://www.caionline.org/ Advocacy/PublicPolicies/Pages/Building Inspection.aspx). 2 Reserve Study Standards of the Community be levied to perform corrective work..."

Associations Institute, May 2023, (https:// www.caionline.org/Advocacy/Priorities/ ReserveStudy/Pages/default.aspx) 3 Best Practices Report, Community Association Maintenance, May 2023 (https://cai. caionline.org/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx- ?site=CAI&WebCode=storeItemDetail&parent Key=52ad38d8-63f0-4b66-ad7c-8bf00ce2ef 9f&catKey=017b3c55-8dd3-45f9-beba-1c92 d456eaf5) 4 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 6(8)d 5 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 7 6 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 7(b) (2) c 7 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 7(b) (2) d

8 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 7 9 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 6 (4) 10 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 2 11 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 2 12 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 2, Excluded Structure 13 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 3 14 American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Standard SEI/ASCE 11-99 Guideline for Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Buildings 15 Structural Integrity, Reserve Study Legislation S2760/A4384, Section 8

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