September 2025

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

MATTHEW Z. EARLE, ESQ. KATES, NUSSMAN, ELLIS, FARHI & EARLE, LLP LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE CHAIR

I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready to go back to the salt mines! Welcome to the New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC) takeover of Community Trends ® ! In September of each year CAI-NJ lets the esteemed members of the NJ-LAC write a plethora of articles to update you on laws and regulations that will likely impact community associations throughout the state. In this issue you will find the following articles:

1. An article on the current state of play of the structural integrity and reserve funding law by Mitch Frumkin, PE of Kipcon, Inc., with contributing editors J. David Ramsey, Esq. of Becker and Ed San George, PCAM of INTEGRA Management Corp., AAMC. 2. An article on Mulch Regulations by John Reichert of Associa Community Management Corporation., AAMC 3. An article on the proposed Homestead Exemption law by Jennifer Alexander, Esq. of Griffin Alexander, P.C.

“If you are a homeowner leader and interested in legislation and engaging in a collaborative and rewarding committee with some of the top professionals in the industry, let CAI-NJ know...”

4. An article regarding implemented and proposed regulations by HMFA by CAI-NJ Chapter President, Steven Mlenak, Esq. of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP and Gregory Vinogradsky, Esq. of Callahan & Fusco. 5. An article from Ed San George, PCAM on developer maintenance contributions. I wish to thank our authors for their excellent contributions and dedication to the cause, together with all of the other members of the NJ-LAC, for their hard work. As an advertisement to our CAI-NJ homeowner leaders — as you can see from the within articles, the LAC does critical work in ensuring that the legal interests of community associations are properly protected and advanced in the legislature. If you are a homeowner leader and interested in legislation and engaging in a collaborative and rewarding committee with some of the top professionals in the industry, let CAI-NJ know, as the LAC currently has homeowner leader positions available. It requires some time and hard work, but it is worth it. Also, I wanted to take a moment to thank Elizabeth Comando, CMCA, PCAM of Taylor Management Company, AAMC, AMO (who is not only on the LAC but also chairs the Community Associations Political Action Committee (CA-PAC)) for her great work (with the help of the incredible CAI-NJ team). We had a fun and successful “North Jersey” event in Morristown to raise money for the PAC. These funds are critical to the LAC’s mission since part of it involves the contribution of funds to attend events for legislators, governors, and other public officials in order to let them know about our priorities. n

Stay up-to-date on legislative issues at www.cainj.org.

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