The risk: Board members said someone who contracted or transmitted the disease while using their amenities could turn around and sue. And they would need to pay lawyers fees.
In some cases, boards asked their residents to sign waivers. In others, the issue pit neighbor against neighbor.
And the impact was widespread. New Jersey has nearly 7,000 community associations, representing almost 1.5 million residents, according to the Community Associations Institute, a trade group.
The new law protects HOAs only against claims of negligence, but boards still will need to take precautions.
The legislation doesn t provide immunity for “acts or omissions constituting a crime, actual fraud, actual malice, gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct.”
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