16B — November 22 - December 12, 2019 — Owners, Developers & Managers — M id A tlantic
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dations may include granting an exception to a policy that bans pets or imposes weight or size restrictions. However, a housing provider may impose reasonable conditions on ap- provals for emotional support, therapy, or assistance animals, such as requiring that they not be permitted to roam the premises unsupervised, or that the occupant or another respon- sible person clean up after the animal. In housing matters, an emo- tional support, therapy, or as- sistance animal does not need to be specially trained to serve a person with a disability. And although these animals are of- ten dogs, other animals can also function as emotional support, therapy or assistance animals. Persons with a service or guide dog or emotional support animal cannot be required to pay extra for having the animal on the premises. However, they can be held liable for any dam- age that the animal causes to the premises. Filing a Complaint Under the LAD When it appears that a board, association, or other housing provider has violated the LAD, there are two options for filing a complaint: 1. Administrative com- plaints: An administrative complaint can be filed with the DCR within 180 days of the act of discrimination. Any person who has been injured by discrimina- tion based on disability (or any other characteristic protected by the LAD) or believes that such discrimination is about to occur, can contact the DCR years of award-winning trans- actions in multiple industries. With a Master’s degree in Design from Pratt Institute in NYC, Roessner brings a wealth of experience sourcing and supervising complex projects. Roessner's creative talent also shows itself as an avid guitar and bass player, having played in numerous bands, and has a growing collection of vintage guitars and amps. Roessner and his artist wife, Susan, are residents of Crystal Springs resort in northern New Jersey. In announcing the appoint- ment of Roessner, AAWD’s president John Zoetjes com- mented, “Expanding our or- ganization with this seasoned
to speak to an investigator. If DCR has jurisdiction to address the problem, DCR staff will take a written complaint, serve it on the respondent (i.e., the person or entity charged with violating the LAD), and obtain a written answer from the respondent. DCR will then in- vestigate the allegations. If an investigation shows enough evi- dence to support the complaint, and the complaint cannot be settled, a hearing will be held in the Office of Administrative Law. After that hearing, the DCR Director will issue a final decision as to whether unlaw- ful discrimination has been proven. If discrimination has been proven, the Director will order appropriate remedies. 2. Court complaints: As an alternative, a person can file a civil complaint in the Superior Court of New Jersey within 2 years of the act of dis- crimination. Available Remedies The DCR and Superior Court of New Jersey may order eq- uitable relief, compensatory damages, and attorney fees. The Superior Court may also award punitive damages. The DCRmay impose civil penalties to be paid. The information you ob- tain in this article is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your own situation. Bruce E. Gudin, Esq. is a partner with the firm of Ehrlich, Petriello, Gudin & Plaza, PC headquartered in Newark, NJ. AAWD is a fenestration so- lution provider for renovation and new construction projects serving the multifamily hous- ing industry, commercial and institutional building own- ers, developers, and general contractors throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and the Mid-Atlantic Region. The company is an industry leader in Occupied Space Renovations for over 25 years. sales professional enables us to continue our growth and while providing customers with the best personal service to help them on any of their window and door project needs.” About AAWD
PARTA, NJ — Ameri- can Archi tectural Window and Door
(AAWD) an- nounced the hiring of a new sales as- sociates, Gil Roessner . Roessner is a seasoned sales profes- s i onal who
111 Littleton Road, Parsippany, NJ
Gil Roessner
know that asking the right questions and listening will lead to better outcomes for our customers as well as your building’s occupants and resi- dents. Roessner is an accomplished sales executive with over 35
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NJ, now having proudly been reborn to the business land- scape. 111 Littleton, originally built in 1976, was purchased (forty-years later) in 2016, by Commercial Realty Group (CRG) for $1.2 million, as a vacant and outdated class B property in timeworn condition. CRG, whose name is also syn- onymous with the redevelop- ment of antiquated commercial office/industrial sites, called and relied on the expertise of the KNA design team to make the eventual transformation a reality. The second, was awarded to Kimmerle Newman Architects for the new headquarters of SCYNEXIS, located at One Evertrust Plaza, Jersey City, NJ. “The very spirit of this es- teemed award, to bring about an improved business climate in New Jersey, could not be embodied more dramatically than the complete renovation of this site in the epicenter of Hudson County’s most signifi- cant business community,” says Paul Newman. SCYNEXIS, an innovative biotech firm, was formerly located in Durham, NC, when a decision was made (in 2015) to relocate. Close proximity to NYC, financial institutions and the vitality of Hudson County and the city itself, made Jersey City an attractive option for SCYNEXIS’ new headquarters, and ultimately became their final choice. In doing so, the firm sought out KNA and asked that they make their new dream office space a reality.
NEW JERSEY — Kim- merle Newman Architects (KNA) , the flagship firm of Kimmerle Group (KG) , the distinguished (multi-faceted) design-build firm, with head- quarters’ in Harding (NJ) and Manhattan (NY), has proudly been awarded, not one, but two prestigious New Good Neighbor Awards, bestowed by the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA). Highly-renowned, NJBIA is the nation’s largest statewide employer association, whose members employmore than one million people. The coveted New Good Neighbor Awards are given only to the Top Building Proj- ects in the State of New Jersey (by NJBIA), and are awarded based on the significant magni- tude of each project, combined with the creation of a multitude of employment opportunities (before/during and following construction), as well as the final outcome of each site and its positive impact in attract- ing new residents to the local communities surrounding these very projects themselves. - In a field of nearly thirty “new good neighbor” contenders, with only thirteen eventual winners being recognized for this year, these two awards being conferred to Kimmerle Newman Architects are quite a impressive honor. The first, was awarded to KNA for helping bring 111 Littleton Road (111) back to life, and its one-of-a-kind vi- sion for the (once dormant) office building in Parsippany,
Assistance Animals Under the LAD Sometimes, people with dis- abilities must rely on service or guide dogs, or emotional support animals to assist them because of the limitations aris- ing from their disabilities. 1. Service dogs and guide dogs. It is unlawful to deny full and equal access to a person with a disability simply be- cause he or she is accompanied by a service or guide dog. A “service dog” means any dog individually trained to the requirements of a person with a disability. For example, such dogs may be trained to perform minimal protection work or tasks such as pulling a wheelchair, retrieving dropped items, or alerting or assisting a person with epilepsy or another seizure disorder. A “guide dog” means a dog used to assist deaf or hard of hearing people, or people with visual impairments. Guide dogs must be trained by an organi- zation generally recognized by agencies involved in the reha- bilitation of the deaf or blind as reputable and competent in providing this type of training to dogs. Trained service or guide dogs are not pets. Thus, any “no pets” policy cannot be applied to prohibit an occupant with a disability from having a service or guide dog on the premises. 2. Emotional support ani- mals. For an occupant with a disability whose medical pro- vider prescribes an emotional support, therapy or assistance animal, reasonable accommo-
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