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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…
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…
Florida statutes governing condominium and cooperative associations specifically provide that it is the association’s board of directors that is responsible for the administration of the association. Similarly, the governing documents for most mandatory homeowners associations governed by Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes and community associations governed by Chapter 617 of the Florida Statutes provide…
As many of my readers know, among the topics frequently discussed on this blog are the many issues facing resident owned communities when dealing with the Fair Housing Act.
I’ve recently been speaking to community association managers and ROC board members about the importance of properly responding to and evaluating requests made by current…
I wanted to post two recent articles related to the death of Trayvon Martin.
The first discusses the potential liability facing the Retreat at Twin Lakes Homeowners’ Association as Trayvon was apparently shot and killed by a member of that association’s "neighborhood watch" group.
The second release was published by the Community Associations Institute…