We have an infestation...

We have an infestation here at Salisbury E and it's not termites... It's illegal occupants!
Our Association President has hired a well-known realtor to rent two of our empty condos: one has been vacant for 3-4 years when the owner moved back to Vancouver, and the other, the owner past away in Aug 2014. These new arrivals are given keys without investigations, etc. Our Association doesn't own these condos, the Banks do...
To add insult to injury, Wells Fargo bank and Bank of America, who both hold 50k delinquent mortgages, have not started legal procedures; WPRF Inc is also not pursuing legal action, and the Sheriff’s office tells us only banks can press charges...
How are these illegal occupants
a) getting past the gate?
b) hooking up to utilities?
c) moving about the village without official ID's?
How many other empty condos are being rented illegally around the Century Village? Are we to close our curtains and hope this problem goes away?
Mariel Lauzon, 116 Salisbury E, West Palm Beach, FL 33417, 561-317-7948

Big Yellow School Bus Challenge...

There is a big “unmarked” yellow school bus parked “across” 4 or 5 of our guest parking spots, on the southeast corner of Clinton & Borden Aves. We called Security & were told that it belongs to a CV resident. The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Department told us that our only recourse is to have the bus towed. Any suggestions on how we can keep this bus from blocking our guest spots? Thank you. Mariel, Salisbury E.

A Practical and Simplified Approach to Condo Rules

Jim Hart has kindly sent his latest article to the Blog. Jim has years of experience with condo issues through his experience as Past Vice President of Tri-County Communities Association (TCCA), Vice President of the Coalition of Florida Condominium Associations (COFCA), and director, Center for Community & Condominium Living.
You can find his whole article on the left side of the blog 'Save Many Condo Problems' under Cyberspace Articles.
I liked his idea to make bylaws more digestible: "The best thing any association can do is to produce a three or four page condensed version of those documents highlighting the more important and more frequently abused rules."
Has anyone tried this? Would you like to pass it along to us! We once had a newsletter that reminded residents of the most frequent problems. We need to do it again, and again.