The dates and locations for the resident-owned community seminars we’ll be conducting in February are now set. We’ll discuss helpful hints for conducting annual membership meetings and other unit owner meetings and will also provide some insights into the importance of screening potential owners, occupants, and guests in your communities. We’ll also leave time for
Websites and Educational Opportunities for ROCs
Several Recent Articles of Interest to ROC members
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Last Sunday’s edition of the Sarasota Herald Tribune featured two separate front page articles that highlight the decisions that helped lead us into our current economic mess and threaten to keep our economy from recovering in the near future.
- The first article focuses on a condominium project in Charlotte that finds most of its units
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Another sign of the economic times
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Given my most recent entry about the difficult decisions that ROC boards are facing due to the struggling state of our economy, I hope you’ll find this article about the Red Hat Society that I read in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune interesting. It seems all of my visits to the communities we represent coincide with…
ROC Seminars Are Scheduled for November and December
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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…
Reports from the FMHA Convention and the Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments
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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…
Updates on Educational Opportunities for ROCs
Several weeks ago I mentioned the educational opportunities offered at the upcoming annual convention of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association at the Saddlebrook Resort just north of Tampa on October 7 and 8.
I received a memo earlier this week from the FMHA about a "Round Table Discussion" that will be held at the convention…
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…
More websites for ROCs
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I’ve found a few more websites that ROCs, especially resident owned mobile home and RV communities, might want to visit.
- A county by county directory of Florida ROC websites can be found at Michael Freeman’s website. Please take a look at his site and if your community’s website is not on the list, email
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