July
31, 2006
This
week the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will
hold more town hall meetings as directed by Governor Bush:
Wednesday, August 2, 2006: 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
Pinellas County Commission Chambers: 315 Court St.,
Clearwater, FL
Thursday, August 3, 2006: 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
Lee County Commission Chambers: 2120 North Main Street, Ft. Myers, FL
Condo-owners
are invited to discuss their
opinion about the "condo eminent domain bill" -- SB 1556 -- the
bill that was vetoed by Governor Bush.
Here
is a great opportunity for all condo-owners at Florida's West Coast to voice their opinion and present your ideas about common problems
that need to be changed -- if time allows!
Governor Bush vetoed the Condo Bill SB
1556/HB 543 and wrote in his VETO
LETTER : ".... it is necessary to provide for involuntary
terminations of condominiums in the aftermath of catastrophic events, the
bill changes the default provision of requiring the consent of all
unit-owners for termination in existing law and permits voluntary
termination in virtually any circumstance, therefore diminishing security
in ownership of private property."
The Governor worded it nicely in his veto
letter by stating: "This bill, in its current form, may cause
unintended consequences that could deprive condominium unit-owners of
their rights to remain in their units without adequate procedural
safeguards."
In my opinion, that's the polite version of
saying that a hostile take-over would be possible without any protection
for the owners, if he would have signed this bill into law. Please read my
Public Input and reasons why this
bill should have never passed the legislature in the version the Governor
had to veto to protect private property rights. This would have been an
"eminent domain" bill for Florida's condominiums.
If you want to protect your rights as
condo owner to fight a hostile take-over of your home, please go to the
meeting the Governor arranged for all of you! Now is the time to speak up
-- in your neighborhood. Otherwise, we might see a similar bill sneaking
through the legislature -- and nobody minding the store!
In the moment they target older
condominiums on valuable beach property. Just ask condo owners in Sarasota, Miami Beach and on Singer Island what it means to fight a
hostile take-over and the tricks being used to kick owners, unwilling to
sell, out of their homes. Next time it may be YOUR BUILDING being
targeted.
So if you would
like to enjoy a peaceful retirement in your own home without fighting a
greedy developer, go to the meetings and make your voice heard. It's a lot
easier to voice your opinion now than getting involved later in costly
litigation.
Now is the time to
stop this kind of "hostile take-over" bill to be revived! The
Governor gave you an opening to stop this before it escalates. Make good
use of this opportunity!
DATE
AND TIME: |
LOCATION: |
Wednesday, August 2,
2006
4:00 pm until 8:00 pm. |
Pinellas County Commission
Chambers
315 Court St., St. Petersburg, FL |
Thursday, August 3,
2006
4:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
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Lee County Commission
Chambers
2120 North Main Street, Ft. Myers, FL
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PURPOSE:
Town hall meetings to discuss and obtain public input regarding Senate
Bill 1556, relating to the termination of condominiums. AGENCY CONTACT
PERSON: Carol Windham, Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums and
Mobile Homes, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1940
North Monroe, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1032. Telephone: 850-488-1631.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any
person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is
asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the meeting by
contacting Carol Windham, Government Analyst, at 850-488-1631. If you are
hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency by calling
1-800-955-8771 TDD.
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