Lawmakers dream up a condo and homeowner law wish list -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: "As president of Cyber Citizens for Justice, a statewide group that represents condo unit and home owners, Jan Bergemann says he hears lots of complaints about the precarious situation those who pay their cable and utility bills are left in when others in the association do not.
'We have to stop these bulk contracts,' said Bergemann. 'If some people don't pay their bills, that often means other owners have to pay more' to avoid being cut off. 'I talked to a guy last week who says he is paying [the equivalent] of four cable bills because about one in four of his neighbors are not paying their bill.'
Bergemann favors a law that would allow unit owners to pay individually for their TV, electricity, garbage and water bills."
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Check out the various proposals. The article says HOA/condo law reform will be a major issue in Florida this year.
3 comments:
Reform? Try deform. It's the proverbial lipstick on a pig problem.
Reform HOAs and Condo associations? Let's get real! Attempting to "reform" these scourges is like trying to reform a cancer by putting a bandage on it!
Want some real reform? Let's start with passing a law that says that municipalities are prohibited from requiring an HOA for new subdivisions. A further step towards real reform would be to require full disclosure that a property for sale is HOA controlled. Such disclosure should also include a complete statement of the finances of the HOA, what special assessments are anticipated and the litigation record, past and present of the HOA.
Of course, the realistic possibility of any of these real reforms happening are nil as the political class in this country seems determined to cram the HOA/CID housing concept down our throats whether we like it or not and without regard to what it costs owners to deal with the HOA corporation.
The real solution to the HOA problem will not come about until it gets to the point that HOA properties are impossible to sell. Then real estate agents will avoid them. Developers will want to build non-HOA subdivisions again.
Otherwise, the housing market in this country will remain in depression. Who wants to buy into an HOA burdened financial black hole complete with litigation quicksand?
Was this all good for us?
Deirdre Gonzales
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