cooperative associations

ROCs and the Komen/Planned Parenthood Controversy

Scott Gordon
February 13, 2012 01:31

Followers of this blog know that I frequently caution that almost all board meetings in resident owned communities must be properly noticed and open to association members.  There are specific provisions prohibiting board members from meeting "behind closed doors" in the statutes...

House Bill 1195 and Cooperative Associations (Part II)

Scott Gordon
July 31, 2011 21:27

My most recent entry summarized the some of the changes made by House Bill 1195 (which became effective on July 1 of this year) to several provisions of the laws governing cooperative associations in Florida. House Bill 1195 created three new subsections to Florida Statute Section 719.303 that have...

"Emergency" Board Meetings Require Real Emergencies

Scott Gordon
April 11, 2011 21:20

Those of you that have attended our seminars for resident owned communities know that I stress the importance of all board meetings being properly noticed and open to all association members. I'm asked at least several times every year whether a ROC board can meet in "emergency" session...

Ballots, Proxies, and the Annual Meeting

Scott Gordon
February 21, 2011 01:22

I've been spending a good deal of time recently attending the annual membership meetings of a number of the ROCs we represent and helping many of our communities prepare for these meetings. I thought I'd list a few reminders for board members and managers of condominium and cooperative associations...

ROCs, Record Inspection Requests, and Privacy

Scott Gordon
December 13, 2010 22:30

We just finished a busy two week stretch of very well attended seminars.   Thanks to our friends at Paradise Bay Estates in Bradenton, Imperial Bonita Estates in Bonita Springs, Village at Riverwalk in North Port, and Hammock Estates in Sebring for hosting those events. One of the topics...