Christine F. Li is the organizer and moderator for the live webinar “Community Associations and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) – What You Need to Know,” which will be presented on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from 9:00 – 11:00am.  Greenbaum partner Robert J. Flanagan III will be a panelist for the program.  Ms. Li and Mr. Flanagan are Co-Chairs of the firm’s Community Association Practice Group.  The webinar is being sponsored by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education in cooperation with the NJSBA Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section and the Community Associations Institute, New Jersey Chapter (CAI-NJ).

The impact of the coronavirus is wide-ranging, regardless of whether you are dealing with a high-rise building or a small number of condominium or townhome units.  Panelists for this webinar will address questions including:

• What policies should be adopted to achieve social distancing and limit person-to-person contact? Can access to premises be denied to non-residents?
• What inquiry does an association have the right to make of a resident or visitor? What does an association have the right to disclose?
• What safeguards should be imposed on the use of common facilities and areas? Should access be denied to some, but not all? Should common amenities be shut down?
• What can, and cannot, a board do if it learns that a resident or other person has been diagnosed with COVID 19, or if someone has had contact with someone who has been exposed?
• What are considerations as residents self-quarantine or self-isolate? What accommodations should be made?
• When should “business as usual” be permitted? Should real estate brokers be allowed to conduct marketing activity? Should residents be permitted to make arrangements to move into the building?
• Who should bear the cost for any extraordinary accommodations required to minimize risk?
• What adjustment should be made to on-site property managers and other personnel? Who is considered essential? What impact does federal and state legislation have on employees of the association?
• Should you be reviewing the association’s insurance policy and why?
• How can an association comply with requirements related to the requirement of open meetings, time-sensitive elections, as well as routine meetings of the board and membership to continue the association’s business?
• What will be the economic impact of the coronavirus and how should an association handle delinquencies and other financial uncertainty?
• What agencies, organizations and guidelines are available to help navigate associations and its members through the pandemic and its aftermath?

Registration and additional details at: Community Associations and the Coronavirus