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Courtesy of Spectrum News 13
By Stephanie Bechara
Published December 2, 2019
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KISSIMMEE — Lawmakers in Osceola County hosted their
legislative delegation on Tuesday, November 19.
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Issues like coal ash storage, affordable housing
brought up
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HOA reform was also a hot button issue at the meeting
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State Representatives Mike La Rosa, Josie Tomkow, and
John Cortes, and Sen. Victor Torres listened to at least 30 constituents
speak out about different issues in the community.
They discussed a range of things like coal ash storage, affordable housing,
mental health awareness, and so forth.
But one of the items
that took the most time during the meeting were residents
complaining about their Homeowners Associations. They were
asking for HOA reform.
Maria Napolitano a resident at Turnberry Reserve said her
HOA lacks transparency, and that there’s also fraudulent
activity.
“We’re in legal battles right now, coming out of own
pockets. Because we don’t have the HOA funds to fight, so
we’re stuck. Where do we go? So I pose this question to
you... What are our options? We are residents, we’re working
hard, we just need a resolution to this and we need it
quickly,” Napolitano said. |
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Osceola County
commissioners Peggy Choudhry and Fred Hawkins weighed in, telling lawmakers
that they supported the lawmakers’ efforts in Tallahassee when it comes to
this.
Cortes said this is his last term as a state representative and hopes he can
pass the four different bills he’s working on regarding HOA recalls and HOA
elections.
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