New Jersey § 45:22a-44

§ 45:22a-44.

a. Any association of a planned real estate development shall undertake and fund a

capital reserve study which shall determine or assess the adequacy of the association's

capital reserve funds to meet the anticipated costs of replacement or repair of the

capital assets of a common interest community that the association is obligated to

maintain. All capital reserve studies shall be prepared in conformity with the latest edition

of the National Reserve Study Standards of the Community Associations Institute or

similar standards by another recognized national organization. A capital reserve study conducted pursuant to this section shall be performed or overseen

by a reserve specialist who is credentialed through the Community Associations Institute

or an engineer or architect who is licensed by the State and shall include, but be

not limited to, the following: (1) the association's capital reserve fund balances; (2) the association's anticipated income and expenses; (3) an analysis of the physical status and of the common area components of the buildings

and other common areas that the association is obligated to maintain; (4) the anticipated costs associated with the building maintenance, as well as the

anticipated costs of repair or replacement of common area building components, which

are necessary to maintain the structural integrity of the buildings and other common

area components that the association is obligated to maintain; (5) a reasonable estimate of the cost of: (a) future reserve studies; (b) reserve study updates; and (c) periodic structural inspections required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2023, c. 214 ( C.52:27D-132.4 ); (6) a reasonable estimate of the costs associated with implementing any corrective

maintenance deemed necessary pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2023, c. 214 ( C.52:27D-132.4 ); (7) a proposed 30-year funding plan, as described in section 7 of P.L.2023, c. 214 ( C.45:22A-44.3 ) that establishes the adequate proposed capital reserve funding over a 30-year time

period; and (8) any other information necessary to perform an analysis of the adequacy of the

association's capital reserve funds relative to maintaining the structural integrity

of buildings and common areas which the association is obligated to maintain. b. Associations which have not undertaken a reserve study within five years of the

effective date of P.L.2023, c. 214 ( C.52:27D-132.2 et al.) 1 shall undertake a reserve study within one year of the effective date of P.L.2023, c. 214 ( C.52:27D-132.2 et al.). Associations formed after the effective date of P.L.2023, c. 214 ( C.52:27D-132.2 et al.) shall undertake a reserve study as soon as practicable after the election

of a majority of an executive board pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1983, c. 30 ( C.45:22A-47 ), but in no event shall such study be undertaken more than two years following the

election of a majority of the executive board under section 5 of P.L.1983, c. 30 ( C.45:22A-47 ). c. A covered building owner, as defined in section 2 of P.L.2023, c. 214 ( C.52:27D-132.3 ), shall ensure that a capital reserve study conducted pursuant to this section shall

be reviewed by a licensed architect, engineer, or credentialed reserve specialist

and that a capital reserve study be conducted and reviewed at least once every five

years. d. This section shall not apply to an association of a planned real estate development

with less than $25,000 in total common area capital assets. 1

L.2023, c. 214, eff. Jan. 8, 2024.