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NJ HOA Bills – Normalized Poor Behavior • HOA Developers
AVAILABLE from Feb 4, 2026 12:00 AM – Feb 4, 2026 11:59 AM
NJ – $2000 Fines, Shady Boards, Developer Control, Losing Fire Hydrants and More
Bonus Topics, below.
We sit down with Assemblyman Donald A. Guardian and HOA attorney David Byrne, Esq. to break down a stack of HOA/condo bills that sound simple… until you realize what they could mean for real communities.
You’ll hear:
The bill that could let the state fine associations $2,000 per instance for late meeting minutes (and why enforcement is the real concern)
A developer-control proposal that sounds like a no-brainer—so why might it stall anyway?
The bill that would shift condo insurance deductible costs from affected units to everyone (and why that could backfire)
Why HOA road fire hydrants are even a debate (and who might fight that change)
A push for property management licensing—and the “details problem” that decides whether it helps or hurts
The “board shady business” bill: conflicts, relatives, disclosures… and what the law actually allows today
Plus: a brutally honest (and funny) reality check on how bills really move in Trenton—spoiler: it’s not like the movies.
Panel:
Assemblyman Donald A. Guardian
David Byrne, Esq. • Ansell Grimm & Aaron, PC
Raymond Dickey • AssociationHelpNow
BONUS TOPICS:
Will Insurance Cover Governmental Fines?
Dawn Becker-Durnin, CIRMS • Acrisure
What do boards and managers get wrong about developers?
Donald Hucks, CMCA, AMS, PCAM • D.R. Horton Inc.
Has the industry normalized poor behavior?
Taylor Hayes, CMCA, AMS • CAMS
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