The podcast gets to the crux after 5 minutes. Be patient or fast forward: the first item is access to documents, records and financials. Other items: transparency and accountability, penalty for destroying documents, fraud initiative, audits, recall of board members, delinquent board members, rights of convicted felons to serve on a board….
From: Richard White [mailto:CAMquestion@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 2:33 PMSubject: Re: Outline of changes to Condominium Act
Florida legislators have made major changes to the Condominium Act (FS718) and the Manager’s Act (FS468).
The changes take place October 1.
Attached is the outline describing the changes to FS 718 and the manager’s statute changes. (If for some reason the file does not open, email me and tell me what system or program you use. Can you read PDF files?) The official statute has not been produced and I do not know when it will be available. The HOA act was not approved this year however it is believed that the HOA act will have major changes next year. In addition, you can listen to an hour long podcast presenting FL Rep Julio Robaina describe the changes. If you use the attachment at the same time as listening to the podcast, it is a guide.
My web page is www.TalkWithCAM.com and the podcast is # 53 (http://talkwithcam.com/?p=64). Once you go to my web page, you can click on the link below the show notes to listen on your computer or my podcast can be downloaded to a MP3 player. Search the site for other subjects. Please tell your friends, neighbors, the board, and manager. If you have a newsletter or web page, please post the site name. Maybe put it on the bulletin board. To date, there are over 50 podcast on varying subjects.
Sorry for the delay, I have over 1,000 email requests and over the past couple of days I received over 2,000 letters. If you would like to suggest a podcast subject or be interviewed for a podcast, please let me know.
Again: www.TalkWithCAM.com
RW
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I am an outsider, a traveler who, without knowing anything about Ocean Manor resort has leased last December condo Studio No. 235 advertised by its owner on the HomeAway.com Internet site. Subsequently I read condo owner Donald McLoughlin's comment: "The [Ocean Manor] hotel has developed a well deserved reputation as an undesirable place to stay” (Ocean Manor Condo Owners Blog, 9/11/2008). I believe that this is true and such recognition can lead to positive changes for owners and customers over time.
ReplyDeleteMy comment here is intended to present only one disappointing experience based on my dealing with the condo owner of Studio No. 235.
My wife and I, both retirees from Forest Hills, N.Y., were planning to spend most of the month of January this year in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Our stay there that included my 80th Birthday anniversary has been, from the very beginning, an unsettling and painful experience for us. During December we have leased through the Internet site HomeAway.com from Ms. Monica Ribeiro her condo property #235, advertised as a “Cozy Studio”, in the Ocean Manor Hotel; the lease commenced on January 1, 2009. As Ms. Ribeiro did not accept a credit-card payment for the $975.00 or 50% deposit she requested, we had to pay it by personal check to her. We realized only after the fact that we should not have accepted her refusal of a credit-card payment and assume the extra risk of paying by check.
Obviously, we did trust her Homeaway “Cozy Studio” offer. Only later, through our experience in room No. 235 of the Ocean Manor Hotel we realized that Ms. Ribeiro’s condo property could only be characterized as an opposite of what one would qualify as “cozy”. The first night of occupancy we were kept awake by constant noise in the studio. On January 2, 2009 we met with Monica Ribeiro and during that meeting she advised us that nothing could be done about the noise. Since we were not afforded the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of the premises (a law requirement in Florida) we moved out of the studio and asked for a return of our deposit less the prorated rent for their one night stay. Monica Ribeiro refused to refund the balance of $825.00. The studio was not habitable due to the noise and we did not receive the benefit of our bargain. Monica Ribeiro had an affirmative duty to notify us of the noise exposure before we traveled to Florida to occupy the premises and her failure to do so was a material misrepresentation. She has simply ignored our attorney’s letters of demand of January 12 and January 23, 2009, to return us the $825.00 balance due to us.
The “TripAdvisor” findings in regard to the Ocean Manor Hotel are relevant. A traveler refers to “the constant noise from the hotel construction, the desperate need of updates in the rooms...” saying also: “This place has a lot of potential but they really should shut down and start over”; until then “NEVER AGAIN!!!” to stay at this hotel.
We are and will continue to be defending our legal rights.
1. We believe that we should help other travelers to avoid undergoing such unpleasant and costly experiences in the future: we have an obligation of making public our unacceptable experience
2. To promote truth in advertising we request that the ad for the studio No.235 is phased out of the HomeAway.com online advertising facility.
3. We demand that Monica Ribeiro returns without further delay the entire deposit amount.
We thank you in advance for your help.
yarrowmar@earthlink.net