On the first Friday of each month, Fran McGovern discusses topics affecting associations and will field chat questions. Below are previously recorded First Friday with Fran. You can also view and subscribed to our YouTube Channel.
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Gov. Murphy Signs Reserve Amendment, S3992/A5844 | First Friday with Fran 9/05/25
Public Notice (S4654) & Church Political Endorsements OK ? | First Friday with Fran 8/01/25
Reserve Requirements Revisited, S3992/A5844 Pending, More Lawsuits? | First Friday with Fran 7/11/25
Municipal Services Act - If you Don't Ask, You Don't Get | First Friday with Fran 6/06/25
Employment Law Still Applies - Even With "No Employees" | First Friday with Fran 5/02/25
The Board Members are Lying, Stealing Scumbags! | First Friday with Fran 4/04/25
Everything Old is New Again and Again and Again | First Friday with Fran 3/07/25
Risk Management: Insurance - Part 1 | First Friday with Fran 2/07/25
Some Contract Basics - First Friday with Fran 1/10/25
Property Modifications - Everything Look Great, Let's Change it! - First Friday with Fran 10/04/24
New Jersey’s Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act: - First Friday with Fran 9/06/24
Under-55s Owning Homes in Age-Restricted Communities: No Surprise - First Friday with Fran 8/09/24
The 2024 Foreclosure Law - Why Care? - First Friday with Fran 7/12/24
Board Member Indemnification & Board Member Civil Wars - Revisited - First Friday with Fran 6/7/24
Everything Old is New Again - Free Speech Flashback - First Friday with Fran 5/3/24
Bite is Worse Than the Bark, Don't Mess with Disabled People's Dogs-First Friday with Fran 4/5/24
Appellate Court Strikes Down Radburn Regulation - First Friday with Fran 3/1/24
Legislature Expands Power to Issue Temporary & Final Protective Orders-First Friday with Fran 1/5/24
Reserve Funding & Structural Integrity Bill Becomes Law - First Friday with Fran 1/12/24
Mulch, Mulch...Baby - First Friday with Fran 12/1/23
Not Our Job...Not so Fast Associations' Surprising Duty to Warn - First Friday with Fran 11/3/23
Slip Sliding Away.. Snow & Ice Mitigation - First Friday with Fran 11/4/22
And the Sign Said "Long-Haired Freaky People need not apply" - First Friday with Fran 10/7/22
Successful Association Collection Revisited - First Friday with Fran 8/5/22
Social Media, etc. - First Friday with Fran 7/1/22
Tension: Transparency v. Confidentiality - First Friday with Fran 9/8/23
So, I Shoulda Been an Engineer - First Friday with Fran 4/1/22
Ouch! Inflation & Your Association - First Friday with Fran 3/4/22
COVID of Course: Risk Rises & Immunity Law Expires & New Statute Requires Governing Documents
Officers: Leadership, Division of Labor & Member Perception - First Friday with Fran 10/6/23
Money, Money, Money - First Friday with Fran 6/2/23
Intersection of Board Member & Manager Duties & Powers - First Friday with Fran 3/3/2023
Threats and Violence Must Not be Ignored - First Friday with Fran 9/9/22
NJ Association Laws - Can I Read Them Myself? - First Friday with Fran 5/13/22
Enforcement - First Friday with Fran 12/2/2022
Who Signs What? - First Friday with Fran 5/5/23
Electric Vehicles & Associations - Not So Fast? - First Friday with Fran 4/14/23
Clubs: Balancing Rewards with Risks - First Friday with Fran 7/14/23
Commercial Use - Still Prohibited? - First Friday with Fran 11/12/2021
Welcome Winter - First Friday with Fran 12/3/21
Managing…expectations - First Friday with Fran 8/4/23
Management Matters - First Friday with Fran 2/4/22
Manager Education & Certification - First Friday with Fran 6/3/22
Board Member Indemnification & Board Member Civil Wars - First Friday with Fran 2/3/23
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