{"id":3191,"date":"2025-05-30T07:59:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.berkshire-ridge.com\/wp\/?page_id=3191"},"modified":"2025-06-03T08:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:04:21","slug":"dca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.berkshire-ridge.com\/wp\/dca\/","title":{"rendered":"DCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DCA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NJ DCA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the State of New Jersey inspections. Contact the Property Management for details.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next DCA Inspection – October 23, 2028<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • A letter dated May 6,2024 was sent to each association member that was in violation with the initial DCA Inspection<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Corrective Action required.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The correction of the VIOLATION(S) is your responsibility, NOT that of the Association. Please make the necessary corrections prior to their re-inspection, which will be on or about Tuesday, June 04, 2024, to avoid the fine(s) imposed by the DCA upon re-inspection.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The DCA will re-inspect (Tuesday, June 04, 2024, 9:00am-12:00pm) all units that were found in violation. Upon the initial re-inspection, if these violations have not been corrected, the DCA will levy a fine against the unit owner.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    What\u2019s Public vs. What\u2019s Private<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Public Records (Accessible from DCA):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • The original DCA inspection report<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • This often includes unit numbers<\/strong> and violations<\/strong> noted at each unit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Anyone can request it directly from the NJ DCA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      BUT<\/strong> this report:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Does not<\/strong> include how the HOA assigned fines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Does not<\/strong> specify how much each unit was charged<\/strong>\u2014because DCA doesn\u2019t fine individual unit owners.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Private HOA Records:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        “who was fined and for how much”<\/strong> \u2014 is not part of the DCA public record<\/strong>. It is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • An internal HOA decision<\/strong> (how they calculated and passed costs to units),<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Tied to individual financial obligations<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Therefore, protected under privacy expectations and fiduciary duties.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Legal and Governance Reality:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Anyone has access to the DCA report with unit numbers, the HOA is under no obligation<\/strong> to correlate that report with its own internal fine allocation<\/strong> on a unit-by-unit basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • The DCA doesn’t issue individual fines<\/strong>\u2014it cites violations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The HOA decides how to allocate<\/strong> fines or repair costs based on the DCA report.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Those allocations become part of owner financial or disciplinary records<\/strong>, which are not public<\/strong> under NJ law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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