Does your association still interview potential new residents. On the one hand this can be a minefield if questions are asked about race, national origin, religion, disability, and familial status.
Many associations rely on paper checks only, basing decisions on financial scores. On the other hand this takes away the opportunity to explain condo living to the new people.
Unintended consequence: UCO is full of confused customers taking up the time of VPs who have to explain the basics of condo living, FL statutes, bylaws, customs, etc.
I do not think there is written authority that the Board personally interview potential new residents, but it could be very useful done the right way.
Just my opinion.
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Hi Elaine,
ReplyDeleteAs per 718.503(2)(a) the document entitled "Frequently Asked Questions and Answers" is required by s. 718.504, and, after January 1, 2009, the prospective purchaser shall also be entitled to receive from the seller a copy of a governance form. http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/lsc/documents/governance_form_02_16_09.pdf
These documents/publications (among others) are required under law to be provided to each purchaser by the seller. They assist the purchasers by providing an overview of the rights and responsibilities (and restrictions) of the owner and the Condominium Association.
As for interviews, they are wrought with pitfalls and should be avoided. If interviews are an association policy, they should be conducted for every applicant. I do not believe that an applicant can be rejected based on an unwillingness to participate in a personal or telephone interview unless such policy is contained in the condominium documents and is consistently and uniformly enforced. Again, this is just my opinion, and not a legal one at that.
I have tried to copy and paste the URL but for some reason it won't. Internet Explorer tells me there is a problem. Is there something that is missing or behind the box to the right?
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ReplyDeleteThird Try... I split it up manually.
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Thanks Randall. It is very informative.
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