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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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On Friday, June 14, Florida’s Governor signed into law several bills affecting community associations, including House Bill 73.
One of the important provisions of House Bill 73 amends the statutes governing cooperative associations in Florida by requiring board members in co-ops to meet the same certification requirements as condominium association board members.
Florida…
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’m pleased to let my blog readers know that I’ll be one of the hosts of "Community Matters," a radio show that will focus on issues and topics affecting resident owned communities.
The show will be airing on WSRQ, Sarasota’s "TalkRadio," each Saturday morning from 11:00 to noon, at 1220 on the AM dial…
Earlier this week, Florida’s Insurance Commissioner encouraged homeowners in our state to purchase flood insurance prior to May 1 in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season, which, as you may have read, has been predicted to be very active.
Purchasing or renewing a flood insurance policy prior to May 1 will also allow…
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…
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…