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community association manager and
all co-workers and be paid for by the
association unless otherwise agreed.
The proposed license would be for
a 2 year cycle. A community asso-
ciation manager would be required
to complete 18 hours of continued
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education biennially, of which 3 hours
were to be devoted to ethics, another
requirement important to the task force
members. The estimated renewal fee,
based on existing fees in other juris-
dictions with such legislation in place,
would be approximately $225.00,
which were estimated to be sufficient
to support any and all anticipated
expenses of the DCA and Community
Manager Board in administering the
requirements. An exorbitant fee
would not be supported by CAI under
any circumstances. The licensing fees
of other professionals were evaluated
to determine the reasonableness of
any proposed fee.
If there was a violation by an
individual of the requirements, the
Commissioner of the DCA could
issue an injunction and/or impose a
$2,500 fine for a first offense and a
$5,000 fine for a second and subse-
quent offenses, of course after offering
an opportunity for a hearing.
In 2015, the concept of manag-
er certification rather than manag-
er licensing was proposed to the
DCA. No independent Community
Manager Board would be estab-
lished. The criteria for certification
and recertification would be similar
to what was proposed for licensure.
Self-certification by a manager of
compliance with continuing education
requirements would be permissible. The
DCA would handle the registration pro-
cess electronically and if a written com-
plaint regarding a manager is received,
the DCA would simply confirm that the
manager appears in the DCA’s records
as a certified manager and refer any
complaint to a rotating peer review
committee, to be comprised of three (3)
certified community association man-
agers. CAI will continue to approach
the DCA attempting to finalize the
development and monitoring of this
much-needed program until our efforts
are successful.
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CAI-NJ is proud to offer members
Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR)
Mediation Services
This program is an alternative to
litigation, as mandated by state law.
This service includes negotiation and
mediation with a neutral party, and
is offered to community associations.
Use our trained mediators to quickly
and economically resolve your dispute.
Examples of disputes covered are:
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Parking
•
Pets
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Noise
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Rules Violations
•
Maintenance Problems
For information on CAI-NJ’s ADR
Program, please contact us at:
Phone: (609) 588-0030
Email:
info@cainj.orgCAI Member Rate: $375.00
Non-Member Rate: $500.00
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