Start Date and Time: Saturday, February 09, 2008 -- 10:00 am

Duration: 8.00 hrs

Location: Nautilus Middle School, 4301 N. Michigan Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 

End Date and Time: Saturday, February 09, 2008 -- 06:00 pm

Meeting will be held at: Nautilus Middle School, 4301 N. Michigan Avenue, Miami Beach Florida. 

If you are a person requesting a reasonable accommodation to enable you to participate in this meeting, please contact the Division of Facilities, Office of ADA Compliance, (305) 995-4650 (voice) or (305) 995-2400 (TDD) or ada access@facil.dade.k12.fl.us (email).

The purpose of the meeting is to examine state governance of condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowners associations, to include accounting, budgeting, audits, theft by officers and directors, elections, and access to records, the state regulation of condominiums and cooperatives by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

The Chair has invited representatives of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the Condominium Ombudsman, and other interested parties to attend the meeting. The Select Committee will hear testimony from the public regarding issues with their association, and will attempt to resolve issues where possible.

Chairman Robaina asks that members of the public who testify before the Select Committee be prepared to offer specific recommendations for amendments to the laws governing associations. Such laws are primarily found in Chapters 718, 719, and 720 of the Florida Statutes. The Florida Statutes may be accessed at many libraries and government offices, or at:

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/publications.aspx 

State Representative Julio Robaina, the committee chairman, can be contacted at Julio.Robaina@myfloridahouse.gov or 305-442-6868

GO I-95 S MIAMI  Take exit #4/MIAMI BEACH/MIAMI INT'L AIRPORT 

onto I-195 E toward MIAMI BEACH - go 4.8 mi

Bear LEFT on ALTON RD(SR-907 N) go < 0.1 mi

Turn RIGHT on NAUTILUS DR - go < 0.1 mi

Bear LEFT on N MICHIGAN AVE - go 0.1 mi

Arrive at 4301 N MICHIGAN AVE, MIAMI BEACH, on the RIGHT