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PRESIDENT’S CORNER Christopher Nicosia, MM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM 2024 CAI-NJ PRESIDENT RCP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, AAMC, AMO

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September is upon us, fellow CAI-NJ Members! Welcome to another edition of Community Trends ® ! T his month’s issue of Community Trends ® is our Legislative Update edition. As you know, one of the most important resources that CAI-NJ offers to our membership and the greater community association industry in New Jersey is legislative advocacy. Our New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) is one of the busiest and most influential of any chapter in the United States and I am proud to have this dedicated group of professional volunteers advocating on our behalf every day!

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Over the last several years, our New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC), MBI-Gluckshaw (lobbyist), Board of Directors, and Chapter Team have been working diligently to advance legislation that was in the industry’s best interest while aggressively lobbying to stop legislation that would be detri mental. Additionally, we filed litigation when regulatory agencies overstepped their authority to impose draconian reg

“Our New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) is one of the busiest and most influential of any chapter in the United States...”

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ulations on community associations that drove up costs, increased administrative workload, and created contradictory provisions that made compliance difficult to impossible. These efforts took years to bring to resolution, and the dedication of all involved to reach the best solutions and outcomes cannot be understated. These efforts continue as new opportunities and challenges present themselves each day and I cannot thank our LAC, Board, Chapter Team, and MBI enough for their ongoing efforts to protect and advance our industry forward! The legislative docket continues to keep our LAC busy as it tracks various bills, including several that our LAC is actively engaging on to ensure positive outcomes. Please make sure to take time to read up on the various updates and explanations contained in this month’s issue, as many of these bills and regula tions will likely impact you in some way, shape, or form. As a (monthly) friendly reminder, compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is still required by the end of this year. The Community Associations Institute ® continues to pursue legislative and legal avenues to postpone and overturn this law, but at the present time, those efforts are still ongoing. As such, associations, management companies, and business partners are urged to plan for compliance before the end of 2024 to avoid violations of the Act, as

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