Shouldn't
we be
trying
to
simplify
life?
With
all the
technological
and
scientific
advances
that
have
been
made
recently,
we have
the
resources
and the
ability
to
really
free up
our
time,
allowing
us to
devote
ourselves
to our
families
and
friends
and on
the
things
that
make us
happy.
Instead,
we are
being bogged
down in
layers
and
layers
of red
tape. If
we did
get rid
of the
things
that
really
make no
sense,
would
the
abuses
simply
vanish
and
would
we, in
effect,
create a
kinder,
friendlier
environment?
Barbara Stage
joins
host Shu
Bartholomew
at this
edition
of "On
The
Commons."
Barbara
is an
attorney
in
central Florida,
where
she
represents
homeowners
as well
as
homeowners
associations
(HOAs).
The
slogan
on her
WEBSITE
reads; "Protecting
the
rights
of
homeowners
across
the
state
of Florida".
Barbara
recently
wrote a
letter
to the
Florida
Legislature
advocating
for
greater
oversight
of HOAs
and also
for less
costly
alternatives
to
preserving
one's
rights
against
their
association.
Shu
talks
with
Barbara
about
some of
the
atrocities
she has
witnessed
over the
years
in Florida
HOAs.
We find
out
what kind
of
advice
industry
attorneys
give
their
HOA
clients
and we
talk
about
HOAs
refusing
to cash
checks
from
homeowners
and
sending
legal
notices
to wrong
addresses.
And
that's
just for
starters,
there is
so much
more.
I ask
myself
again,
what on
earth
are we
thinking?
If you
live in
a
Florida
HOA
please
listen
to this
edition
of
"On
The
Commons".
It's
interesting
and
educating! |