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"ON
THE COMMONS":
STATE
REPRESENTATIVE
JULIO ROBAINA
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Here
you can listen and/or download the latest talk show "On The Commons" taped on
Saturday, October 31, 2009. Talk show host Shu Bartholomew talks with State
Representative Julio Robaina, Distr. 117 (R), Miami/Dade about the many
serious problems in community associations and some bills
being filed for the 2010
Legislative Session. But priority No.1 remains dealing
with the huge financial problems caused by foreclosures
and unpaid dues.
Right from the very
beginning of the mass produced associations, problems
cropped up that needed to be dealt with. At
first the solution to all problems was
"education". When education failed to
fix things, the association industry started lobbying
state legislatures to enact laws to "protect
associations"
. Those laws did little more than stir the pot
and make things worse so more laws were
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lobbied
for and more problems reared their ugly heads and more laws
found their way into the hallowed halls of state Capitols
across the country - and the vicious cycle continues, for
the most part, unabated.
A
very small handful of legislators had the foresight and the
backbone to try to make the owners and tax payers whole by
sponsoring homeowner friendly bills. Some of these
bills survived the brutal attacks of the opposition and
their "hired" law makers but most were either
gutted or went down in defeat. And yet the problems
continue to grow.
One
of the big problems with successful association reforms: The
unwillingness of many owners to get involved in the fight
for reforms!
"Without the help of the constituents even legislators
willing to fight for owners' rights don't have a chance to
succeed!"
Listen
to this interesting show -- and listen carefully:
Legislators and constituents have to work together to pass
meaningful reforms in Tallahassee.
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