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Second, our previous Notice of Annual Meeting and Election of Board members included a dual-purpose document that serves as both a Proxy (i.e., to ensure a Quorum) and as an Absentee Ballot? Some of the Board members, including me, think that this isn’t a good idea and would like to have separate documents. Is this reasonable.?

Reasonable may be irrelevant. Unless “reasonableness” is required concerning a particular action, “reasonableness does not matter. All that matters is whether the notice and ballots are consistent with New Jersey law and the condominium’s bylaws and if so, whether the particular action was undertaken in good faith. Elysa D. Bergenfeld, EsqAnsell Grimm & Aaron, P.C.214 […]

In New Jersey, should the Condominium Association’s Notice of Annual Meeting and Election Ballots for Board members provide a disclosure when one of the Board members running for re-election is also a contractor (who performs work every week)?

It is extremely unlikely that a judge in New Jersey would allow any ballot or notice to have editorial comment about a candidate. Elysa D. Bergenfeld, EsqAnsell Grimm & Aaron, P.C.214 Carnegie Center, Suite 112Princeton, NJ 08540Direct Dial: 609-557-1034e-mail: edb@ansellgrimm.comMain Office: 609-751-5551Website: www.ansellgrimm.com

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