Michael Haydinger Appointed to Drexel University Property Management Industry Advisory Board
May 9, 2012
New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) member, Michael Haydinger, was recently elected to the Drexel Property Management Industry Advisory Board. Haydinger is the vice president for First Montgomery Group in Marlton, NJ. NJAA executive director, Jean Maddalon, and member Michael Bierne are also members of the board.
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Apartment Association to Provide Laughs and Education at May Conference & Expo
April 16, 2012
New Jersey Apartment Association’s (NJAA) 23rd Annual Conference and Expo will be held from Mon., May 21st to Wed., May 23rd at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The Conference and Expo will open with a golf outing at Ballamor Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township on Monday morning to benefit the NJAA Charitable Fund. The President’s Reception, which will be held at 7 p.m. at the NJAA host hotel, The Borgata (tickets required) will serve as the kick off to the conference and will honor new President, Brent Kohere of Home Properties.
Continue ReadingNJAA’s Fourth Annual Maintenance Mania Showcases Skills of Maintenance Professionals from Across the State
March 14, 2012
While the rest of the country was getting excited for the NCAA’s March Madness, 88 of New Jersey’s residential maintenance managers had a little competition of their own: the New Jersey Apartment Association’s (NJAA) Fourth Annual Maintenance Mania which took place at the New Jersey Convention & Expo Center in Edison, NJ on Tues., March 13th.
Continue ReadingJeff Smith Named New President of the NJAA Charitable Fund
March 9, 2012
On March 8, 2012, Madison resident, Jeff Smith was named the new president of the New Jersey Apartment Association Charitable Fund for a two-year term (NJAA Charitable Fund). He recently finished a two-year term as the NJAA’s president.
Continue ReadingLegal Victory Against Duplicitive Municipal Inspections: Trial Court Finds the City of Orange Twp.'s Inspection Ordinance Void and Unenforceable
March 2, 2012
A Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, considering a challenge filed by a property owners group of the City of Orange, ruled Friday, March 2, 2012 that the municipality's annual inspection ordinance, which was enacted in December 2010, and required annual inspections of rental properties, was void and unenforceable.
Continue ReadingRed Tape Review Commission Recommends Eliminating Duplicative Municipal Registration and Inspection of Multiple Dwellings
February 10, 2012
The New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) continues to keep the needs of its members and residents top-of-mind with legislators by working with the bi-partisan Red Tape Review Commission, chaired by Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, to include the need to reform and streamline the current duplicative system of local and state registration, inspection and maintenance standards for apartments in New Jersey in its most recent report.
Continue ReadingNJAA Charitable Fund Offers Four $1,500 Scholarship Grants
February 3, 2012
The New Jersey Apartment Association Charitable Fund (NJAA Charitable Fund) is accepting applications for $6K in scholarships for undergraduate education. Up to two $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to NJAA employees, members, or dependents, and up to two $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to residents of NJAA member properties.
Continue ReadingBrent Kohere Named New President at Annual Membership Meeting
January 26, 2012
On Wed., Jan., 25th, 2012, the New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) swore in Brent Kohere, regional vice president for Home Properties, as the new NJAA president during their annual membership meeting which took place at the Imperia on Easton in Franklin Township.
Continue ReadingNJAA Applauds Governor Christie for Vetoing Duplicative Facade Inspection Bill
January 18, 2012
On Tues., Jan. 17, New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie vetoed controversial legislation aimed at creating redundant inspections of high-rise building facades and exteriors. The bill was narrowly approved in December by the Legislature, prompting the New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) to submit a formal veto request in the waning moments of the post-election Lame Duck session. Click here for the full text of NJAA's veto request.
Continue ReadingNJAA Honors Former NJ Board of Public Utilities President, Lee Solomon
January 4, 2012
On Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, the New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) presented the Honorable Lee Solomon, former president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) with the NJAA President’s Award for Leadership in Regulatory Reform, recognizing his efforts to secure BPU approval of a petition allowing water sub-metering in new multi-family rental construction.
Continue ReadingNJAA Charitable Fund’s 14th Annual Holiday Party Entertained and Delighted School Children from Throughout New Jersey
December 14, 2011
On Mon., Dec. 12th, the New Jersey Apartment Association Charitable Fund (NJAA) transformed the Meadowlands Exposition Center into a winter wonderland filled with thousands of gifts, entertainment and yummy treats for their 14th Annual Children’s Party.
Continue ReadingNJAA Member, Michael Beirne, Named President of Drexel Property Management Industry Advisory Board
December 9, 2011
New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) member, Michael Beirne, was recently elected President of the Drexel Property Management Industry Advisory Board. Beirne is the Executive Vice President of The Kamson Corporation in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. NJAA President, Jeff Smith, and Executive Director, Jean Maddalon, were also elected to the board.
Continue ReadingNJAA and JAHMA Team Up to Educate Property Owners on Issues Surrounding Hoarding
December 7, 2011
Television shows on hoarding have raised visibility of the emotional struggles associated with an inability to discard items, but beyond the public’s fascination with such profound dysfunction are significant public health and practical concerns that were recently addressed at a seminar co-hosted by the New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) and the Jersey Affordable Housing Management Association (JAHMA).
Continue ReadingCommissioner Lori Grifa Resigns as DCA Commissioner
November 21, 2011
Governor Chris Christie announced today that Lori Grifa, Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), would be stepping down from her cabinet level post, effective January 2, 2012. Commissioner Grifa has served as the head of the DCA since the beginning of the Christie-Guadagno administration in January 2010, and is the second cabinet-level appointee to announce their departure in as many weeks. (BPU President Lee Solomon had previously announced his departure, effective January 1.)
Continue ReadingThree-time Overall Winners Value Companies and CIS Highlight NJAA Awards Ceremony
October 21, 2011
It was an unprecedented event as the New Jersey Apartment Association crowned two members for the third time each in the featured Management Company of the Year categories at its 18th Annual Garden State Awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick.
Continue ReadingRecord Crowd in Attendance for NJAA’s Eighth Annual PAC Reception
October 5, 2011
On Tuesday, October 4th, the New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) hosted its Eighth Annual NJAA PAC Reception and welcomed two Special Guests, former Governors James Florio and Donald DiFrancesco, for an in-depth discussion on New Jersey politics and the multi-family rental housing industry.
Continue ReadingNJAA Announces 2011 Garden State Awards Finalists
September 7, 2011
New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) has announced the finalists for its 18th Annual Garden State Awards, recognizing achievement among the leaders in one of the state’s most important industries, rental housing.
Continue ReadingBPU Approves Sub-Metering NJAA Petition for Water Service in New Multi-family Construction
August 30, 2011
On August 18 the NJ Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved the NJAA's petition for approval of sub-metering for water in new multi-family rental construction projects, effective immediately. Approval of sub-metering has been an NJAA policy priority for several years and this Order is the culmination of a decade-long advocacy effort spanning five gubernatorial administrations.
Continue ReadingHurricane Update
August 29, 2011
We know that for many the past few days have been trying and we empathize with our members who continue to address conditions stemming from the hurricane. The impact across the state has been severe, but the industry has confronted these challenges well.
NJAA’s offices suffered no damage, however, our phone service provider has been impacted by the hurricane and is currently working on repairing their lines.
New Jersey 50th State to Adopt Sub-Metering for New Construction Multi-Family Properties
August 24, 2011
New regulations reflecting the Christie Administration’s environmental and energy conservation policies are beginning to emerge, as the NJ Board of Public Utilities approved a petition submitted by the New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) for approval of water sub-metering in newly constructed multi-family properties on Thursday.
Continue ReadingGovernor Approves State Budget for FY 2012; Cuts $900 Million in Spending Approved by Democrats
July 1, 2011
Democratic majorities in both houses of the Legislature passed a $30.6 billion State budget for FY 2012 in party-line votes of 24-15 in the Senate and 46-32 in the Assembly on June 29. The next day, Governor Chris Christie used his line item veto authority to sign the bill and simultaneously cut $900M in proposed spending. The new Fiscal Year begin July 1. The Governor also vetoed a proposal to increase the top tax rate on business and individuals, the so-called "millionaires tax."
Continue ReadingNJAA Priority Bill to Eliminate Duplicative Inspections Approved by Full Senate
July 1, 2011
On June 28 the full NJ State Senate, in a bi-partisan show of leadership, approved S-2795 in a close 23-13-4 vote. Lead by Senator Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May), Senator Steve Oroho (R-Sussex), Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Minority Leader Tom Kean (R-Union), this important reform initiative was approved after several days of intense negotiations and lobbying.
Continue ReadingNJAA Announces Historical Timeline in Celebration of 25 Years
June 20, 2011
The New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA), which commemorates its 25th Anniversary this year, launched a historical timeline at www.njaa.com depicting key moments beginning with its split from the Builders Association in 1986 and extending to its recent participation in developing a national bed bug remediation strategy.
Continue ReadingNJAA Continues to Oppose Duplicative & Redundant Façade Inspection Bill
June 17, 2011
The NJAA continues to oppose legislation in the Senate and General Assembly that would create a new and duplicative inspection of high-rise building façades and exteriors. The bills, S-2771/A-3895, are modeled after façade inspection requirements initiated in Philadelphia, where there is no equivalent to comprehensive NJ's Hotel & Multiple Dwelling regulations, which have addressed statewide exterior inspection and maintenance standards since 1967. Both bills on Second Reading and could be posted on the Floor as early as next week.
Continue ReadingNJAA Secures Key Amendments on Mold Legislation in Assembly Committee
June 16, 2011
Working with sponsor and members of the Assembly Environment & Solid Waste Committee, the NJAA was able to secure amendments to A-3773, which aims to require the Dept. of Community Affairs (DCA) to establish standards concerning mold exposure in all residential buildings.
Continue ReadingNJAA Announces New Online Education System at the 2011 Conference & Expo
May 26, 2011
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary was only the beginning at this year’s New Jersey Apartment Association Conference, where among a keynote speech by Tiki Barber and an exciting video documentary of Past Presidents, the Association announced it will partner with CallSource to establish a groundbreaking online education management system offering leasing and management training to NJAA members.
Continue ReadingNJAA Submits Brief in Support of the Newark Housing Authority in N.H.A. v. Melvin
May 23, 2011
The New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) joined the National Apartment Association (NAA) to submit a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the position of the Newark Housing Authority (NHA) in Newark Housing Authority v. Veronica Mevlin, which is currently pending in the state appellate court.
Continue ReadingNJAA Presents Policy Recommendations to the Assembly Housing Committee
May 19, 2011
The Assembly Housing & Local Government Committee held a hearing on May 19 to take testimony from a group of invited guests regarding rental housing affordability issues in New Jersey. The NJAA was invited by Chairman Jerry Green (D-Union) to participate, and were pleased to submit testimony addressing several areas where policymakers could improve conditions by reducing regulatory burdens on the industry that unnecessarily drive up the cost of housing.
Continue ReadingAll Three New Jersey Maintenance Mania Champs Make Nationals!
May 16, 2011
David Berryman (Kamson Corporation), Kevin Berryman (Kamson Corporation) and Tony Cintron (Morgan Properties) who were crowned champion, first and second runners up respectively at the New Jersey Apartment Association’s 2011 Maintenance Mania will ALL represent New Jersey and the Northeast at the National Apartment Association’s (NAA) Maintenance Mania Championship, held during the 2011 Education Conference in Las Vegas later this year.
Continue ReadingBill to Eliminate Duplicative Inspections Was Approved by Senate Committee
May 12, 2011
On May 12, the Senate Community & Urban Affairs Committee, in a bi-partisan unanimous vote, approved and released S-2795, legislation sponsored by, Senator Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May) and Senator Steve Oroho (R-Sussex). This legislation is a priority of the NJAA.
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Apartment Association Wins National Award for Best Membership Development Program
April 29, 2011
The National Apartment Association (NAA) announced that the New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) has won its 2011 PARAGON Award for Membership Development. In 2010, NJAA fostered an increase of ten-thousand-units, totaling 170,148 owner member units and 10,200 municipal member units as well as a 33-vendor company member increase, totaling 357 vendor members.
Continue ReadingNJAA Launches New Version of Website
April 18, 2011
The New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) has announced the launch of its website redesign at – www.njaa.com. Celebrating its 25th anniversary year, NJAA’s latest development will serve its membership, potential members and anyone with an interest in the multifamily industry.
Continue ReadingNJAA Joins Business Coalition in Support of DEP Waiver Rule Proposal
April 15, 2011
The New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) joined several statewide business and trade groups in supporting the NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) recent proposal to allow a waiver of departmental rules. This proposal would bring commonsense to government by allowing the DEP to waive strict compliance with a regulation when doing so would be consistent with the department’s core mission.
Continue ReadingNJAA Announces Robust Educational Lineup for the 2011 Conference & Expo
April 14, 2011
The New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) has announced its educational lineup which will kick off with a keynote address given by Tiki Barber at the 2011 Annual Conference & Expo. The event, which will celebrate NJAA’s 25th Anniversary and accommodate 200 exhibitor companies and over 1,300 professionals, will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center from May 23 – 25.
Continue ReadingIt’s a Three-Peat! David Berryman is New Jersey’s Maintenance Mania Champ Once Again!
March 17, 2011
On Wednesday, March 16th, David Berryman from The Kamson Corporation was crowned New Jersey Apartment Association’s Maintenance Mania New Jersey Champion for the third year in a row, and his nephew, Kevin Berryman, took 2nd prize! David will represent New Jersey and the Northeast for the second time in a row at the National Apartment Association’s (NAA) Maintenance Mania competition, held during their 2011 Education Conference in Las Vegas later this year.
Continue ReadingTreasury Blueprint for GSE Reform Recognizes Rental Housing
February 11, 2011
This morning, the Treasury Department released its long-awaited blueprint for the GSEs. The report's stated goal is to return to a market dominated by private capital and to wind down the operations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Continue ReadingFormer New York Football Giant, Tiki Barber, to Deliver the Keynote Presentation at NJAA’s 2011 Conference & Expo
February 8, 2011
The New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) has announced that Tiki Barber, former New York Giant running back and community advocate, will deliver the keynote presentation at its 2011 Annual Conference & Expo. The event, which will celebrate NJAA’s 25th Anniversary and accommodate 200 exhibitor companies and over 1,300 professionals, will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center from May 23 – 25.
Continue ReadingCalling All New Jersey Maintenance Professionals to Compete in Maintenance Mania 2011
February 2, 2011
On Wednesday, March 16th, New Jersey’s multi-family maintenance technicians will square off for the chance to become New Jersey Apartment Association’s Maintenance Mania New Jersey Champion in the ultimate maintenance showdown! The champion will also win the chance to represent New Jersey and the Northeast at the National Apartment Association’s (NAA) Maintenance Mania competition, held during their 2011 Education Conference in Las Vegas later this year.
Continue ReadingPresident-Elect, Officers and Board Installed at NJAA Annual Meeting
January 24, 2011
On Wednesday, January 19, the New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) kicked off its 25th Anniversary year with special guest Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Lori Grifa at the Annual Membership Meeting at The Palace at Somerset Park. The Commissioner greeted guests at the New Members Reception and addressed the NJAA membership during the Annual Meeting. Commissioner Grifa also delivered a letter from Governor Chris Christie marking NJAA’s 25th anniversary.
Continue ReadingDCA Commissioner Addresses NJAA Annual Meeting & Delivers Letter from Governor
January 21, 2011
DCA Commissioner Lori Grifa was our special guest at NJAA’s Annual Meeting on January 20. The Commissioner greeted guests at the New Members Reception and addressed the NJAA membership during the Annual Meeting.
Continue ReadingProtect Your Residents -- Lead Training Courses Available
January 5, 2011
In partnership with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, the Consortium of Community Colleges is offering a comprehensive series of training courses to meet the federal and NJ state training requirements for workers disturbing lead-based paint. Apartment firms and workers performing renovation, repair and painting projects in pre-1978 housing must be certified and follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination. Firms must use certified renovators who are trained by EPA approved providers to follow lead-safe work practices.
Continue ReadingDCA Releases Tenth Edition of the Truth-in-Renting Booklet
January 3, 2011
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has issued an update to its Truth-in-Renting booklet. The update, released this January, revises the text to the Tenth Edition [2010] from the Ninth Edition [2007].
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