There’s a great opportunity for managers and board members of resident owned communities scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, at the Venice Community Center. It’s the 4th Annual Community Association Festival, complete with free breakfast and lunch, prizes, food, steel drums, lots of Hawaiian shirts (wear one if you’re attending) and informative and
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CA Day, Community Matters, and Board Training
I’m posting a link for tomorrow’s Community Association Day scheduled at the Bradenton Area Convention Center. CA Day is always a very well attended event with tremendous opportunities for ROC Board Members to learn, network, and have fun. Admission is free but if you have a chance to rsvp for the event please do…
The Fate of HB 319 and SB 680 and Continued Confusion for ROCs
Florida’s state senators and representatives have concluded their 2012 legislative session in Tallahassee.
While House Bill 319 was overwhelmingly approved, Senate Bill 680–the companion to HB 319–never came before the Senate for a vote, thus effectively preventing either of these bills from becoming law.
Whether the failure of either bill to make…
An Update on the Update–Meanwhile, Over in the Senate
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Last night’s blog entry focused on the most recent version of House Bill 319 and specifically on two revisions–the addition of the "safe harbor" provisions found in Chapters 718 and 720 of the Florida Statutes to F.S. Section 719.108 and the removal of the "certification/education" requirement for newly elected or appointed board members in…
An Update on House Bill 319 and Cooperatives
By Scott Gordon on
As most of the followers of this blog know, Florida’s legislature is currently in session in Tallahassee.
The bill that may be of most interest to community association managers, homeowners, and those of us that provide legal assistance and advice to ROCs-–House Bill 319–has been making its way through the various legislative…