Dedicated to Resident-Owned Mobile Home, RV, and Subdivision Communities
The President of one the many "55 and over" resident-owned communities we represent recently contacted me to discuss what is becoming an all too familiar situation:
The rules governing this community specify that at least one of the persons occupying a home had to be at least 55 years of age and that any other…
Our first set of ROC seminars for the 2009-2010 "season" have been scheduled. We’ll discuss how the new "Red Flag" identity protection rules will affect resident owned communities, cover election procedures and the differences between ballots and proxies, provide some updates on developments in the Fair Housing area and recent court cases and highlight proposed legislation that…
I’m writing this entry from Ft. Lauderdale, where I am attending the Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments presented by the University of Miami School of Law. This two day seminar has provided me with a wealth of material for future entries to this blog and has allowed me to spend some time learning…
I’ve always told board members that the residents in their communities elected them to vote on the issues that come before them and not to refuse or decline to vote on those issues. There are very few circumstances that justify a board member abstaining on an issue and most, if not all, involve situations…