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Senate
Bill 1556
Condominium
Termination
CYBER
CITIZENS FOR JUSTICE, INC.
Deland,
July 2, 2006
Re:
Public Input HB 543/SB 1556
To
Whom It May Concern,
The
original bill HB 543, as sponsored by Representative Goodlette,
was a good bill and would have helped to sort out many
problems that condo-owners were facing after their buildings
suffered serious hurricane damage. Please note: This bill
was originally written to clarify condo dissolution
after casualty. Two amendments were proposed for further
clarification by CCFJ, Inc. -- Line 186 and 216 -- and
approved by the original sponsor, Representative Goodlette. See amended
version attached!
All
later amendments to the bill -- as can be seen in the
Governor's veto letter -- had serious flaws and would have
created an opportunity for developers to throw people out of
their homes -- without their approval. We are seeing these
kind of attempts in Sarasota, Miami Beach and on Singer Island
-- in the moment.
We
do need safeguards for condo owners after natural disasters,
but not something like an "eminent domain" bill for
condominiums. Suddenly the original bill wasn't
just for dissolution after natural disaster any more -- it
suddenly turned into a cash cow for developers, who would have
been allowed to secretly buy unit after unit, grab hold of the
board majority and push owners out of their homes in order to
build bigger and more expensive condos on valuable beach
property, making a financial killing at the expense of
helpless condo-owners.
The
original bill was good -- and should be revived for the next
session. Relatively easy dissolution after casualty is very
recommendable. Greed is not!
Warm
Regards,
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