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Briny Breezes is a resident owned manufactured housing cooperative located in Palm Beach County.
Two of the community’s sea walls that protected the cooperative property needed repairs and upgrades. The directors of Briny Breezes, Inc., the cooperative association that owns and operates the community, hired an engineer who reported that the required repairs and upgrades…
I’ve written several entries on the risks that ROCs take when copyrighted music is played in their communities.
Last year, the National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds ("ARVC") introduced a new benefit for its members–a combined music licensing agreement with two of the three major music license companies, ASCAP and BMI.
In connection with…
The recent revisions to Florida’s laws governing condominium associations, cooperative associations, and mandatory homeowners’ associations updated the procedures for producing, inspecting and copying an association’s "official records".
Effective July 1, 2013, an association in Florida’s resident owned communities can satisfy the requirement that it make its official records available for inspection and copying by:
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As many followers of this blog may already know, House Bill 87 was signed by Florida’s Governor last Friday. This bill provides community associations with some hope that the foreclosure process–which seems to take an eternity before it concludes–will be expedited and that an association can have a meaningful voice in the foreclosure action. …
I just finished speaking with the manager of one of the resident owned communities in our area.
An email was received at the community’s email address, allegedly from the Federal Trade Commission. The subject of the email was "NOTIFICATION OF CONSUMER COMPLAINT" and the email contained a very official looking document advising that a…
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…
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…
This morning’s local edition of the Sarasota Herald Tribune featured a column by Eric Ernst with the headline "Tenants Will Pay for Higher Tax Bills".
Owners of real estate interests in Florida received their annual TRIM ("Truth in Millage") notices last month. While a TRIM notice is not the actual real estate tax bill, the…
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…