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YES!!! THERE OUGHTA TO BE LOTS OF LAWS!!!!
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
April 28, 2017
Eric talked on Monday about a law that should be in the statutes
– but isn’t! To respond to his example: I agree with one of the
folks commenting: Read the contract before signing it!
I always hear complaints about wording in the contracts – often
by the same people who actually signed the contract. Here is my
advice to board members: DON’T SIGN CONTRACTS WITHOUT READING
THEM FIRST!
And if you don’t understand certain provisions in the contract,
ask somebody who does. Always remember: A signed contract is a
legally binding document, includingall the provisions hidden in
small print. Don’t just rely on the common statement: "It’s a
form contract with all the normal provisions!" Even
so-called form contracts may contain provisions you may not
like!
Remember: The bad guys count on the fact that most board members
are amateurs when it comes to signing contracts. Many of you
board members don’t have any business experience – meaning you
have a hard time reading between the lines and understanding the
"legalese".
But if there is one law I wish would be there, it’s a law
against STUPIDITY! We all know the old saying: “YOU
CAN’T FIX STUPID! And that’s absolutely true!
Already our friend and former State Legislator Julio Robaina
pointed out at various occasions that passing a bill against
stupidity would reduce the problems in community associations by
more than half. He was 150% correct!
So If there OUGHTA be a law …. – it should be a
law against STUPIDITY!
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Jan Bergemann is president of Cyber Citizens For Justice,
Florida
's largest state-wide property owners' advocacy group.
CCFJ works on legislation to help owners living in
community
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associations. He moved to
Florida
in 1995 - hoping to retire. He moved into a HOA, where the
developer cheated the homeowners and used the association dues
for his own purposes. End of retirement!
CCFJ was born in the year 2000, when some owners met in
Tallahassee
- finding out that power is only in numbers. Bergemann was a
member of Governor Jeb Bush's HOA Task force in 2003/2004.
The organization has two websites to inform interested
Florida
homeowners and condo owners:
News Website: http://www.ccfj.net/.
Educational Website: http://www.ccfjfoundation.net/.
We think that only owners can really represent owners, since all
service providers surely have a different interest! We are
trying to create owner-friendly laws, but the best laws are
useless without enforcement. And enforcement is totally lacking
in
Florida
!
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