In her Bankrate interview Elysa D. Bergenfeld, a partner in our Community Association Practice, urges those considering buying a property with a homeowners association read the rules and bylaws ahead of time so they know what they are getting into.
Writing in The Link News, Attorney James G. Aaron explains how Long Branch’s reward programs for tax payments work.
Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C., partner Joshua S. Bauchner, Esq. recently published an article in the New Jersey Law Journal on the application and enforcement of New Jersey’s Construction Lien Law. For the full article, click here.
AGA Attorney Jessica Zolotorofe is a featured writer in the May 27 issue of the Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal. In her article “Mixed-use developments: Seemingly the perfect fit”, Ms. Zolotorofe discusses mixed-use projects, those having retail and residential components, and their growing popularity. The benefits and challenges are weighed by Ms. Zolotorofe, as well as items to think about prior to investment in this type of real estate development. The full article can be found here: Mixed Use Developments.
Ms. Zolotorofe is based in AGA’s Woodland Park office. Her practice is devoted to the areas of real estate transactions, including buying, selling, leasing, and financing commercial properties, as well as civil litigation matters. Ms. Zolotorofe can be reached at 732-643-5256 or at jtz@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com
On May 26th AGA Partner Brian E. Ansell will be installed as First Vice President of the Monmouth County Bar Association. AGA Counsel Pamela A. Mulligan will be installed as President of the Burlington County Bar Foundation and as Treasurer of the Burlington County Bar Association on June 3rd.
Mr. Ansell, based in the firm’s Ocean Township office, has been very active with the Monmouth County Bar Association and has been a trustee since 2008 and officer of the Monmouth County Bar Association since 2012. Mr. Ansell focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, criminal defense, municipal court, DWI defense, as well as general civil, criminal and chancery litigation including litigation related to wills and estates. Mr. Ansell is Chair of the Civil Practice, Judicial Appointments and Municipal Court Committees and has served on multiple other committees throughout his tenure with the Monmouth County Bar Association. Mr. Ansell’s installation will take place at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Ms. Mulligan currently serves as Secretary for the Burlington County Bar Association and Treasurer of the Burlington County Bar Foundation and has been active with the Burlington County Bar Association and Foundation since 2007. In 2011 Ms. Mulligan was awarded the Robert W. Criscuolo Award from the Burlington County Bar Association for her contributions to the Association and to the Community. Ms. Mulligan is currently the Chair of the Corporate Networking Committee and a member of the Due Diligence, Debtor/Creditor/Bankruptcy, Budget & Finance, CLE, and Women in the Profession Committees. Ms. Mulligan was previously co-chair of the Debtor/Creditor/Bankruptcy and Young Lawyers Committees. She has presented CLEs for the Bar Association on the topics of Bankruptcy and Foreclosure and has moderated other seminars for the Bar Association. Ms. Mulligan focuses her practice in the areas of real estate, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and intellectual property limited to copyright and trademark. Ms. Mulligan’s installation will take place at Kings Grant Community Center in Marlton, New Jersey.
Mr. Ansell may be reached via email at bea@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com or via his direct line at 732-643-5230.
Ms. Mulligan may be reached via email at pam@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com or via her direct line at 609-557-1045
Mark M. Wiechnik, a partner in Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C.’s community association practice group, will be a featured speaker at the National Business Institute’s May 3 seminar on Construction Defect Litigation at the Holiday Inn, Princeton, 100 Independence Way. Mr. Wiechnik will be speaking about what is covered and what is not covered by insurance policies, including the debates currently taking place regarding how insurance coverage is affected by building codes and standards, warranties and the Magnuson-Moss and Miller Acts.
To register for the seminar please visit the NBI website at: Construction Defect Litigation from A to Z. Attendance at the seminar satisfies state-mandated continuing legal education requirements for New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The seminar runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a 1 hour lunch break at noon.
On February 9, 2016, David J. Byrne, Chair of Ansell Grimm & Aaron PC’s Community Association Practice Group will participate in a program designed to help attorneys properly foreclose on condominium and HOA liens. The program will be presented by The New Jersey State Bar Association’s CLE Lunchtime Webinar Program. Participants will learn about current law and procedures affecting the foreclosure of HOA and condominium liens. Mr. Byrne will present along with Kathryn Gilbertson Shabel, Esquire who currently serves as the Assistant Chief of the State of New Jersey Office of Foreclosure.
Mr. Byrne has represented condominiums and HOAs for more than 20 years, and has deep and vast experience in all aspects of lien foreclosures. Mr. Byrne and Ms. Shabel will instruct participants how to successfully foreclose on a HOA and/or condominium lien. They will also discuss some of more challenging aspects of such foreclosures, including abandoned units and receiverships, ‘surplus funds’, the recovery of the client’s attorneys’ fees and the relevance of the homes’, and/or unit’s, mortgage.
For more information about the seminar, and to register, visit the NJICLE website.
You may contact Mr. Byrne by calling 609-751-5551 or via email at djb@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com
AGA Community Association Practice Group Counsel, Stacey R. Patterson has again been asked by the New York Times to share her knowledge and experience with their readers.
Much like commerce and entertainment, disputes with Co-Ops, Condominiums and Homeowner’s Associations are moving online. In the Sunday, November 8, 2015 edition of the New York Times, the growing role of social media in battles between residents and boards was examined. Seeking an expert opinion, the Times turned to Ansell Grimm & Aaron Community Association Practice group attorney Stacey R. Patterson to provide her experience with this issue.
You can read the full article and see Ms. Patterson’s comment here:
Earlier this month, Ms. Patterson, responded to a question from a Montclair, New Jersey apartment resident, for the December 6,2015 edition of the weekly “Ask Real Estate,” column, published in the Sunday New York Times. Ms. Patterson addressed a landlord’s obligations to its tenants, under the warranty of habitability in the Garden State. Ms. Patterson advised that a New Jersey landlord must provide residents with functioning essential utilities (i.e. plumbing) at all times. Ms. Patterson provided various options for tenants who find themselves in a situation where a landlord is failing to make repairs in a timely manner.
For more than fifteen years, Ms. Patterson, has represented planned communities in both litigation and government transactional matters. She focuses her practices on general representation of cooperatives, condominiums and homeowners associations in New York and New Jersey.
To reach Ms. Patterson, call her directly at 973-925-7343 or via email at srp@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com.
Jay B. Feldman, an associate with Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C. working in the fields of Bankruptcy, Creditor’s Rights and Litigation will be a featured speaker at the National Business Institute’s Dec. 8 seminar on Foreclosures and Loan Workout Procedures at the Holiday Inn, Princeton, 100 Independence Way. Mr. Feldman will be speaking about deeds in lieu of foreclosure, lender liability issues, and receivership.
This is a practical, basic-to-intermediate level course designed for:
Ansell Grimm & Aaron Attorney Pamela A. Mulligan was a featured guest on “ The Voice of Real Estate with Debbie Lang” on 920AM The Voice on Sunday Nov. 1. You can listen to a podcast of the interview by clicking on the link below. Pam discusses how the foreclosure process works in New Jersey and how best to handle the situation.
