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Hueston McNulty, P.C.
Defense and General Counsel
Serving New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania
A Professional Corporation
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Value–Experience–Quality
We provide our Association clients with qual-
ity and strive to solve the problem–
resolve the issue–and make life easier for our
Associations and their property managers.
Samuel J. McNulty, Esq.
Tel: 973-377-0200 / Fax: 973-377-6328
Florham Park - Sparta - Toms River - Philadelphia - Manhattan
Who canYOUR Association
count on today for guidance in
Transition and Construction
Defect Litigation?
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latest decor, purchases modern gym
technology, changes the landscaping,
and updates the pool furniture every
two years? Generally, these are often
pushed off until they have exhausted
their useful life (and sometimes two
useful lives). In the hotel industry,
amenities and services are used to
drive higher occupancy and revenue.
Unfortunately, in association living, the
discussion is generally about keeping
dues low and cutting back on services
and amenities. A slight raise in main-
tenance fees can become a hornet’s
nest, irrespective of the justification.
Community association amenities that
were modern ten years ago may now
be considered obsolete and dated.
Multiple aged and deteriorated tennis
courts once considered an asset to
the community, may now be viewed
as a liability serving the interests of
only a handful of owners. Certain
gym equipment may lie broken in
the corner for a period of time until
enough owners complain causing a
decision to be made to replace it.
And in some rare instances, certain
boards discussed and decided that
closing the pool for the season was
the best way to keep the maintenance
fees down.
Understanding that dues must be
manageable for the membership, the
focus of our conversations needs to
be adjusted. Discussions should be
focused on increasing property val-
ues by modernizing existing ameni-
ties and services instead of ignoring
them. The return on the investment by
increasing real estate values over a
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