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We’re now into the busiest part of the "season" for resident owned communities and I wanted to alert all of our blog readers living in west central and southwest Florida that two great events are scheduled for later this month:
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Earlier today, I received an email from the Community Association Institute’s Florida Legislative Alliance ("FLA") alerting me to bills to be introduced in the upcoming legislative session in Tallahassee.
According to the email, Senate Bill 286 and House Bill 575 "will have a serious negative impact on community associations and other consumers of design professional…
The first month of 2013 has been very busy and February promises more of the same:
As mentioned in one of my recent blog entries, we’ll be presenting a seminar for board members of community associations on Friday morning, February 8th at Oakwood Manor in Sarasota. If you’re interested in attending and haven’t already…
Here’s yet another example of how the statutes governing condominium associations differ from those governing cooperative associations:
The members of a community association have just approved an amendment to the association’s bylaws. Exactly when does the amendment to the bylaws become effective?
Florida Statute Section 718.112(1)(b) provides that no amendment to the bylaws of a…
I always enjoy sharing positive stories about resident owned communities and the August 22 column by Eric Ernst in the Sarasota Herald Tribune is a great example of cooperative living at its best.
Country Club Estates in Venice is in the midst of a very exciting project that will enhance and increase its…
As all Floridians know, our hurricane season doesn’t really get under way until August and we’re currently watching a very large system—Tropical Storm Isaac–slowly develop.
At this point, it’s anyone’s guess whether and to what extent our communities will be impacted by this system.
ROC managers (and board members that remain in…
Regular followers of my blog recall that I’ve discussed the challenges resident owned communities face when dealing with animals such as feral cats, muscovy ducks and black bears.
Many of our ROCs in South Sarasota County (and several in Pasco County) have struggled with the problem of another type of unwanted visitor–in this…
I was just asked to speak on Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act at two Community Association Workshops scheduled for this month in Southwest Florida.
Both events are free to all community association managers and board members and CAMs can receive CEU credits for both my presentation and other presentations.
The first workshop…
As a follow up to last night’s blog entry about Tropical Storm Debby, Governor Scott has declared a state of emergency for Florida .
Again, managers, board members and residents of ROCs should follow any and all directives issued by state or local authorities, including mandatory evacuation orders.
The National Hurricane Center’s most …
I’ve spent most of the past two days following The Weather Channel and watching the water level in the retention pond behind our home continue to rise with each passing hour.
While full-time Floridians like to joke that hurricane season doesn’t start in our neck of the woods until late July or August, Tropical Storm…