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Florida Passes New Condo Laws
Florida State Bill 995 makes many changes to the current Condominium Law in it’s passing into Law. It removes the requirement for windstorm insurance and from prohibiting Associations from forbidding the attachment of religious items on front doors. In addition, a person who has been convicted of a violent crime, sexual offense or crime or moral turpitude from serving as a Board member, irregardless of whether or not they have had their rights restored. (Click through to watch video clip from FloridaTV). Continue reading
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Town Hall Meeting – 2-12-08
Venetia’s Town Hall meeting for February 12, 2008 was held in the second floor meeting room at the Venetia. There were between ten and fifteen people in attendance and the meeting was led by Board President Sharon Dodge. The primary topic of the meeting had been ‘Next Steps,’ and there were signs teasing the meeting about the building (and here on VenetiaOnline.com) and a ‘Million Dollar Baby.’
Sharon was pleased to announce that after discussions with a media company, the Venetia could stand to make several hundred thousand dollars a year by leasing the west wall of our building like many other buildings are doing in the downtown Miami area. While a fixed monthly fee would not be received for the space, the Venetia would receive 50% of the revenue generated from the space. Sharon, who has been in the ad industry for some time, found this to be a fair deal and had negotiated up from 40% (and tried her best for 60%). Reassurances have been provided by our counsel regarding the legality of utilizing this ‘common area’ for such a purpose. Further assurances and insurance would be covered by the media company contractually. Continue reading
Venetia Town Hall – Feb. 7 2008
What a great meeting tonight exploring the potential amendments currently before the community for a vote. Two representatives of the Association’s counsel Becker and Poliakoff were present. Attendance was great for a Town Hall meeting. It is wonderful to see … Continue reading