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IT’S
TIME TO REGISTER YOUR HOA
By
Jan Bergemann
Published
October 4, 2013
The
DBPR officially published this week the webpage that will enable
community association managers and/or board members in
self-managed associations to register their HOA (mandatory
homeowners’ association) in a timely manner. Remember: The
deadline for registering is November 22, 2013.
Please
go to:
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hoa.html
in
order to read about the HOW-TO (tutorials) and fill out the form
as required.
There
are five simple questions you need to answer when filling out
the form:
1. Legal name.
2. Federal employer identification number.
3. Mailing and physical addresses.
4. Total number of parcels.
5. Total amount of revenues and expenses from the
association’s annual budget.
Your
annual business report answers question 1-3, number of parcels
for answering question # 4 is on your platt (often the number of
members) and your financial records will answer question # 5.
These
are simple questions anybody familiar with managing the
community should have no problems answering.
Latest
in December we will know how many CAMs/board members are willing
to follow the laws established by House
Bill 7119.
There is a special incentive for CAMs to register the
HOA(s) they are managing:
The same bill that created the registration requirements for
HOAs created this provision in
FS
468.436(2) Disciplinary proceedings:
7.
Violating any provision of chapter 718, chapter 719, or chapter
720 during the course of performing community association
management services pursuant to a contract with a community
association as defined in s. 468.431(1).
Let's
see how many folks are willing to follow the laws?
It’s
about time that the State of
Florida
knows exactly how many mandatory homeowners’ associations are
in
Florida
, where they are located and how many lots are within the
boundaries of these associations regulated by FS 720.
Time will tell – and the clock is ticking!
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