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
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February’s ROC Seminar and the Community Association Festival
By Scott Gordon
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,…
A Busy Beginning to 2013
By Scott Gordon
The last few weeks of 2012 were extremely busy and the beginning of 2013 promises more of the same.
Here is a list of the speaking engagements and seminars that we’ve scheduled for the next few weeks:
- I’ll be speaking
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ROCs and the Effective Dates of Bylaw Amendments
By Scott Gordon
Here’s yet another example of how the statutes governing condominium associations differ from those governing cooperative associations:
The members of a community association have just approved an amendment to the association’s bylaws. Exactly when does the amendment to the bylaws…
A New ROC and Interesting Thoughts About Super Storm Sandy
By Scott Gordon
Marty Pozgay, the President of Florida Community Services Group, recently emailed me with the exciting news that his company has helped another manufactured housing community join the ROC family.
On October 15, the residents of Orange Harbor in Fort…
A Tale of Two Co-ops
By Scott Gordon
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…
ROCs and Real Estate Taxes
By Scott Gordon
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…
All Eyes on Isaac!
By Scott Gordon
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…
ROCs and the Doctrine of “Ferae Naturae”
By Scott Gordon
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…
Educational Opportunities for ROC Managers and Board Members in July
By Scott Gordon
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…