One of our ROC managers recently contacted me about a resident who claimed that the community was violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (often referred to as the "HIPAA laws"). While the community’s rules and regulations did not allow pets, several exceptions to the "no pet" rules had been
August 2009
A Great Educational Opportunity for Manufactured Housing ROCs
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The Florida Manufactured Housing Association’s annual convention is scheduled for October 7th and 8th at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida, which is just north of Tampa.
Our firm sponsors the welcome reception on the evening of October 7th. This reception is a great way to network with managers and board members from other resident…
Candidates for ROC Cooperative or HOA Boards Do Not Need Certification Forms (For Now)
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Posted in Board member responsibilities
The owner of a company that manages many ROCs throughout the state recently called and asked whether residents who wanted to be candidates for the ROC’s Board of Directors had to first complete a "certification form." My answer was "it depends on whether the ROC is a condominium, cooperative, or subdivision."
While there are many…
Hurricane Charley–August 13, 2004
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Posted in Hurricane Preparation
Today’s edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune has a very interesting article on how Charlotte County has recovered from Hurricane Charley, which made landfall in the Punta Gorda area as a small but very powerful category 4 hurricane five years ago today, on August 13, 2004.
There are several manufactured housing communities mentioned in the…
How can ROCs minimize delinquencies in rents, assessments, and maintenance fees?
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Posted in Financial matters
“ROCs and bankruptcy protection” “policies for residents that are delinquent in payments” “secured interest in or mortgage on lot, mobile home or RV”…
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Does Florida’s “Sunshine Law” apply to ROCs?
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One of my blog readers recently emailed me and wanted to know whether Florida’s "Sunshine Law" applies to meetings between less than a quorum of the members of the board of directors of an ROC.
Many members of resident owned communities incorrectly believe that the meetings of their ROC board or ROC committees are governed by Florida’s…