Office
1776 on the Green
67 Park Place East, Suite 660
Morristown, NJ 07960
Tel: 973-898-6502
Fax: 973-898-6506
Practice Group
Co-op & Condominium
Areas of Emphasis
Real Estate
Land Use
Planning & Zoning
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J. David Ramsey, Partner
Director, Community Association Group, NY/NJ
dramsey@becker-poliakoff.com
Professional Experience
With experience spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Ramsey concentrates his practice in community association, real estate, zoning and planning law.
Professional Activities / Honors
- Serves as counsel to the Community Builders Association.
- Recipient of Award of Excellence in Government and Public Affairs at the CAI National Conference for his work on the CAI Federal Affairs Task Force
- Chair of a committee spearheading major reform legislation in New Jersey to replace the Condominium Act and modernize governance for all forms of community associations.
- Past president of the Community Associations Institute National.
- Past president of the Community Associations Institute – New Jersey Chapter.
- Member of the College of Community Association Lawyers.
- Member of the New Jersey Builders Association.
- Member of the Morris County Bar Association.
- Chair, NJ Chapter of Community Associations Institute's Committee to Reform Community Action Legislation.
- Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
- Member of the American Bar Association.
- Member of the New Jersey Federation of Planning Officials
- Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers - New Jersey Edition since 2007.
Articles & Presentations
- Presenter, “When Owners Get Too Old: Associations Face New Challenges” at the National CAI Conference in Boca Raton, FL in May 2011.
- Presenter, “Legislative Update” 2011 CAI Law Seminar, Las Vegas, January 2011.
- Co-presenter, "Insuring your Association Property: Steps to Take Before There's a Loss," 2011 CAI Law Seminar, Las Vegas, January 2011.
- Co-presenter, “Mighty Morphing Mortgage Markets: Understanding the Impact of the Federal Overhaul of the Mortgage Finance System,” 2011 CAI Law Seminar, Las Vegas, January 2011.
- Presenter, "Focus on FHA: What You Need to Know Now, " CAI National Webinar, July 14, 2010.
- Presenter, "Legislative Update Part 1," 2010 CAI National Law Seminar, January 2010.
- Co-Presenter, "Taking Away the Right to Rent: Legal Implications and Practical Challenges," 2010 CAI National Law Seminar, January 2010.
- Presenter, "New Fannie Mae Guidelines, Lender Questionnaires and Your Community," CAI National Webinar, July 2009.
- Moderator "2009 CAI National Seminar," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, June 2009.
- Presenter "Rental Restrictions in Common Interest Communities," CAI National Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, April 2009.
- Presenter "The New Fannie Mae Guidelines and Why They Are Important," CAI-NJ Legislative Action Committee, Monroe Township, New Jersey, April 2009.
- Co-presenter, "Whose Club is it Anyway? Exploring the Complex World of Private Clubs in Community Associations," 30th Annual CAI National Law Seminar, Palm Springs, CA, January 2009.
- Co-presenter, "Keeping Your Community Safe From Sexual Predators," 30th Annual CAI National National Law Seminar, Palm Springs, CA, January 2009.
- Lecturer, "Megan’s Law – A Plan of Action for Community Associations," Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, 2008.
- Lecturer, "UCIOA 2.0", CAI National Law Seminar, Las Vegas, 2008.
- Lecturer, "Legislative Update", CAI-NJ Chapter Annual Expo, 2007.
- Lecturer, "Drafting Community Association Documents," CAI National Law Seminar, New Orleans, 2007.
- Moderator and Co-presenter, "Twin Rivers and Community Association Law Update," Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) 2007.
- Co-presenter, "Rights and Responsibilities," CAI National Conference, 2006.
- Co-presenter, "Annual and Special Meetings," CAI National Law Seminar, Las Vegas, 2006.
- Co-presenter, "Telecommunications Contracts," CAI National Law Seminar, New Orleans, 2005.
- Co-presenter, "Legislative Update," CAI-NJ Chapter Annual Expo, 2005.
- Moderator and Co-presenter, "Community Association Law Update," ICLE, 2004.
- Moderator and Co-presenter, "ABC’s of Buying and Selling Condos and Co-ops," ICLE, 2004.
- Co-presenter, "Rights and Responsibilities", CAI National Law Seminar, Las Vegas, 2004.
- Co-presenter, "Legislative Update," CAI-NJ Annual Conference and Expo, 2004.
- Co-presenter, "Opening Case Law Update," CAI National Law Seminar, Washington, D.C., 2003.
- Moderator and Co-presenter, "ABC’s of Condos, Co-ops and Townhomes," ICLE, 2002.
- Co-presenter, "Opening Case Law Update," CAI National Law Seminar, Washington, D.C., 2002.
- Quoted in the article, "Are They Covered," New Jersey Cooperator, August 2010.
- Author, "Commercial Development and Affordable Housing Development Fees Now," On-Site, June 2010.
- Author, "Quarter Notes," On-Site, June 2010.
- Co-Author, "Condominium Projects Take Steps to Win FHA Approval, Community Assets, May/June 2010.
- Author, "Quarter Notes," On-Site, September 2009.
- Co-Author, "Community Management Licensure: New Jersey is Getting on Board," The New Jersey Cooperator, June 2009.
- Author, "Lifeguards: Required by Law or Not?" Managers' Quick Tips, June 2009.
- Author, "Springtime, Lawn Maintenance and Controversy," Managers' Quick Tips, April, 2009.
- Contributor, CAI Newsletter publication on leasehold trends in common interest communities, April 2009.
- Author, "Quarter Notes," On-Site, April 2009.
- Author, "Quarter Notes," On-Site, February 2009.
- Author, "In Foreclosure Affordable Housing Treated Differently", Managers' Quick Tips, January 2009.
- Author, "Quarter Notes," On-Site, September 2008.
- Author, "All’s Fair," Common Ground, November/December (2000).
- Author, "Megan’s Law and Community Associations: The Case for Banning Sex Offenders," Journal of Community Association Law, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1999).
- Author, "Why New Jersey Needs UCIOA," New Jersey Lawyer, January/February (1996).
- Author, "Representing the Buyer of a Community Association Unit in a Distressed Project," New Jersey Lawyer, May/June (1993).
- Author, "Representing the Buyer of a Community Association Unit," ABA Property and Probate Journal, January/February (1995).
- Author, "What You Should Know About Fire Retardant Plywood," New Jersey CAI Community Trends, May (1990). Mr. Ramsey was awarded "Author of the Year" by the New Jersey Chapter of CAI for the publication of this article.
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