NEW ORGANIZATION LOBBIES FOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION BILL:
COMMUNITY  ASSOCIATION  MEMBER  PARTY

The new organization opened their campaign with this PRESS RELEASE.

Miami --August 8, 2011

 

The Community Association Member Party is an organization for homeowners and condo unit owners, including investors.  After seeing the rapid decline of Florida real estate values, C.A.M.P. wants to assure that real estate investments will be properly safeguarded in the future. 

 

In that regard, C.A.M.P. recognizes that only the Florida legislature can make this happen by passing laws designed to protect property owners -- without any special interests involved, except the property owners themselves.  But nothing can happen until the elected officials know what their constituents need and want. Because no laws have been enacted to benefit homeowners in a meaningful way, C.A.M.P. must work to ensure that protection for owners will be a priority for Florida legislators.

 

C.A.M.P.'s mission is to make the legislators aware that the only way to improve the economy is to spur revitalization of the real estate market in Florida .  When prospective homeowners and real estate investors have confidence that safeguards are in place to protect their investments, real estate values will climb.  When real estate values climb, Florida ’s economy will be revitalized.  C.A.M.P.'s goal is to encourage the legislators to protect the future of Florida by passage of this BILL.

 

SUMMARY OF "THE BILL"

1.                 Increase the current statutory cap from 1% to 2% of the original mortgage debt that a bank is required to pay, once a lender forecloses on a unit in a Florida community association and obtains title. 

 

2.                 During the pendency of any foreclosure action by the association against a unit owner, the unit owner must place the assessments for the condominium or homeowners’ association into the court registry as they come due.  This is exactly what the current landlord/tenant statute allows for.  Failure of the defendant to place the assessments for the condominium or homeowners’ association into the court registry would allow the association to obtain a default.

 

3.                 Finally allow the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to regulate and provide oversight, education and an Ombudsman for Florida homeowners’ associations, not just for Florida condominium associations.

 

4.                 Finally require Florida homeowners’ associations to utilize the statutory procedures that condominiums must utilize for their annual elections, in order to allow more Floridians the opportunity to participate in the governance of the communities in which they live.

 

5.                 Just like for condominiums, require board members of Florida homeowners’ associations to become "certified" by taking an educational course designed to teach the fundamentals of Florida law governing Florida homeowners’ associations.

 

6.                 Just like in homeowners’ associations, require certain minor disputes that arise in a condominium to first be mediated before being arbitrated or litigated in a court of law.

 

For further information, please go to our website at: www.camp2012.net. Or contact C.A.M.P. President Milena Macias [305-725-0530] and/or C.A.M.P. Secretary Ralph Udick [352-751-0345].

   

Your C.A.M.P. Team

Milena Macias, President

Ralph Udick, Secretary

Anita Stuckly, Treasurer


ANY QUESTIONS?

PLEASE CONTACT THE C.A.M.P. TEAM AT: [email protected] 


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