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Speaker: Jonathan R. Peet. Jon
Peet retired from the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and
Mobile Homes after 25 years as the senior expert on Compliance and as Section
Head of Financial Analysis. In these areas Jon has been the resident expert in
Florida.
Subject: Everything You Should
Know About Association Budgets and Reserves.
Audio
October 15, 2011
Speakers: The Honorable Michael Cochran,
Director, Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes, Florida
Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Mr. Cochran has been
the Division's Director since 2004.
He was the Chief of the Division's Bureau of Compliance from 2001 to 2004. He is
an attorney-at-law and a graduate of Florida State University. He was
accompanied for this presentation by Mr. Patrick Flynn, Government Analyst II,
with the Division.
Subject: How the Division and Space Coast
Communities Association and Its Members Can Work Together for Mutual Advantage.
Audio
November 19, 2011
Speakers: Lisa Miller, Lisa Miller
& Associates, Tallahassee, Florida, Panel Moderator and the following additional
panel members: Former Florida House of Representatives Insurance Committee
Chairman Don Brown and Barry Ranew, Ranew Insurance
Agency, West Melbourne, Florida.
Subject:
"Greener
Community Living 101; Hands-on Learning About What is Available for Saving
Associations Money by Becoming Greener." Attendees will be given an opportunity to talk to a
variety of vendors of energy saving environmentally
responsible products and services.
Note: Inasmuch as this program
primarily involved simultaneous one-on-one conversations between meeting
attendees and vendors with information about energy saving strategies, the event
was not recorded.
January 21, 2012
Speaker: James J. Milucky, MAc CrFA CFE
CPA, principal and founder Forensic Accounting Specialists, Inc., a full service
public accounting firm with a focus on forensic investigative accounting,
business valuation, litigation support, expert reporting and tax. A Certified
Public Accountant, licensed in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, Mr. Milucky holds a
masters degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama and Bachelors in
Finance from the University of Northern Colorado. He is a Certified Forensic
Accountant of the American College of Forensic Examiners and Certified Fraud
Examiner of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Subject:
"Fraud-proofing Your Association," or "Do You
Know Where Your Fees Are Going?"
Speaker: Peter M. Dunbar, Esq.;
Partner, Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell and Dunbar; Adjunct Professor,
Condominium and Community Housing Law, College of Law, Florida State University.
Author of "The Condominium Concept," sometimes referred to as the condominium
association board of directors' and property managers' bible. Mr. Dunbar
is also very active in advocacy on
common interest ownership housing matters before the Florida Legislature.
Subject: New Legislation.
Audio
October 23, 2010
Subject: Greener Community
Living 101; Hands on learning about what is available for saving associations
money by becoming "greener."
Note: Inasmuch as this program
primarily involved simultaneous one-on-one conversations between meeting
attendees and vendors with information about energy saving strategies, the event
was not recorded.
November 20, 2010
Speaker: Speakers from Becker & Poliakoff,
Attorneys-at-Law
Subject: What You and
Your Association Should Know About Construction Law. Subtopics will
include key clauses in construction contracts, the impact of administrative
building codes, construction liens, and damage claims.
Audio
December 18, 2010
Speaker: Presented by SERVPRO
Subject: Mold Remediation
Seminar
Audio
January 22,
2011
Speaker: Wean & Malchow, P.A.,
Attorneys-at-Law
Subject: Foreclosures,
Where Are We Now?
Audio
February 19,
2011
Speaker: Taylor &
Carls, Attorneys-at-Law
Subject: So
Your Association Is Going to Trial? How it is Done and What to Expect.
Audio
March 19, 2011
Our March meeting was our Annual Trade Show. Click the
"Trade Show" tab at the top of this page.
April 16, 2011
Speaker: Lance Clouse, Esq., from the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff.
Subject: Board Member
Certification Class
Audio
Audio for this session in in 2 parts
Part 1
Part 2
May 21, 2011
Speaker: Neal McCulloh, Esq.,
Clayton & McCulloh, P. A., Attorneys-at-Law
Subject: Is
your association going to the dogs? Learn what statutory changes
were made to the collection of assessments statutes and how they affect your
Association's rights.
Audio
Audio for this session in in 2 parts
Part 1
Part 2
June 18, 2011
Speaker: Gary Poliakoff, Esq.,
Founding Shareholder, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
Subject: 2011
Legislative Update: What do this year's changes in Florida law mean for
you and your association?
Audio
Note:At the June 18th SCCA meeting, our speaker called
attention to new statutory provisions requiring specific text to be used for the written
notice associations must give to tenants of delinquent owners in order to
require the tenant to pay rent to the association rather than the owner.
That change is part of Florida House Bill 1195, which is effective July 1, 2011,
and applies to condominium, cooperative, and homeowners' associations.
Click
HERE for the text of portions of Florida Statutes Chapters 718, 719, and
720, as modified by HB 1195, dealing with the collection of rent from the
tenants of delinquent owners, which include the new required notice text.
Also see our "Legislation" page for more information on HB 1195, including the
complete text of the bill.
Speaker: Gary Poliakoff, President, Becker & Poliakoff,
P.A.
Subject: Discussion of Mr. Poliakoff's book, "New Neighborhoods: The Consumer's
Guide to Condominium, Co-op, and HOA Living" (co-authored with his son Ryan
Poliakoff). In the course of discussion, the authors address contemporary issues
for common interest ownership associations--including the financial strain
resulting from increased foreclosures.
Audio
Click
HERE
for additional information about the book.
October 24, 2009
Speaker: Neal McCulloh, Esq., of
Clayton & McCulloh, Attorneys-at-Law
Subject: Elections and Recalls
Audio
November 14, 2009
Speakers: Florida State Rep. Ritch Workman and Senator Thad Altman; U.S. Rep. Bill Posey; Buz Ausley, Field Office Director,
Orlando HUD Office; Roy Bush, Director, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Brevard; and Paul Wean and Erin Zebell of Wean and Malchow, Attorneys-at-Law.
Subject: Current Issue Facing
Florida Common Interest Ownership Housing
Audio
December 5, 2009
Speaker: Chuck Drago, former DBPR
Secretary, now Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Christ.
Audio
January 23, 2010
Speakers: Kenneth S. Direktor,
Attorney at Law and Chair of the Community Association Law Practice Group, for
Becker & Poliakoff, PA; David G. Muller, Attorney at Law and Co Executive
Director of Community Association Leadership Lobby; Scott Kiernan, Attorney at
Law, Central Florida Litigation Team of Becker & Poliakoff, PA; and Travis
Moore, Lobbyists Legislative Advocate for Community Association Leadership Lobby
and the Florida Legislative Alliance of the Community Associations Institute.
Topic: Questions & Answers
Pertaining to Legislation, Collections, Insurance and Mediation in Today's
Economic Crisis.
Audio
February 27, 2010
Speaker: Danille Carroll,
current Director of the Florida Office of Civil Rights and former Florida
Condominium Ombudsman.
Topic: Fair Housing and
Community Associations
Audio
March 20, 2010
Our March
meeting was our Annual Trade Show. Click the "Trade Show" tab at the top
of this page.
April 24, 2010
Speakers: Susanne Murphy, Executive
Vice President, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, and Paul Palumbo, Citizens' Chief Underwriting Officer
Topic: The Current Role Of
Citizens Insurance For Associations
Audio
May 15, 2010
Speakers: Staff of Taylor & Carls,
P.A., Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Topic: Board Of Directors Rights
And Responsibilities
Audio
June 26, 2010
Speaker: Gary Poliakoff,
Esq., Founding Shareholder, Becker & Poliakoff,
P.A. In addition to his practice of law, book authorship, and many other
activities, Mr. Poliakoff writes a weekly column appearing in a number of
Florida newspapers, including Florida Today, about common interest ownership
residential property legal issues.
Topic: How This Year’s
Legislation Will Affect You and Your Association
Subject: Legislative Update, 2008
Session - Condominiums and HOAs. (Not including CAM & Mgt. Co. legislation,
which will be addressed at our April 2009 meeting.)
Subject: Disaster Mitigation--Economic Disaster. "A How
to Anticipate, Avoid and Handle Major Economic Problems from Major Damage, High
Insurance Deductible, Owners in Arrears, Foreclosures."
Speakers: Eight Speakers from the CAI Florida Legislative
Alliance. Attorney, Banker, CPA and Managers.
(Note: We
regret that audio files are not available for this program.)
March 14, 2009
Subject: Annual Trade Show
Click on "Trade Show" on the main menu, above, to view a slide show and video clip.
April 25, 2009
Subject: Management Company Regulation
Changes, How they affect Your Association
Speakers: Fred Gray, President of Gray Systems, Inc., Author of
Gray's Handbook of Community Association Management
and Anthony B. Spivey, Executive Director, Regulatory Council of
Community Association Mangers, Florida Department Of Business and Professional
Regulation.
Audio
May 23, 2009
Subject: What an Engineer Can Do to Make a
Major Project Successful--Produce a Specification, Write a Statement of Work,
Write a Request for Proposal, Solicit Bids, Help Select a Contractor, Write a
Contract, Negotiate the Contract, Oversee Contractor, Inspect to Ensure Work
Quality, Ensure Completion of Job, and End the Project.
Speaker: David Colston, Structural
Engineering Consultants.
Audio
June 20, 2009
Speaker: Gary Poliakoff, President, Becker & Poliakoff,
P.A.
Subject: Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act. Potential Nationwide Common
Condominium and HOA Laws.
Audio
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