Condo Owners Accuse Boards of Intimidation and Incompetence

Condo Owners Accuse Board of Intimidation, and Incompetence, During State Panel Hearing

Dozens of condominium owners offered hours of testimony about their hardships to a special state-appointed panel, during a meeting last Saturday.
The vast majority of owners and residents attending the June 25 meeting of the Advisory Council on Condominiums, held at the Miami International Airport Hotel, complained about issues related to their buildings’ boards of condo directors such as uneducated condominium associations, safety concerns arising from poor maintenance, and even vindictive board members who make life impossible for owners who voice concerns.
The ACC, a panel tasked with advising Florida legislators on condo issues, has been under fire recently for not supporting the bill that created the condominium ombudsman, and for recent allegations of an existing conflict of interest for two ACC members that has led condominium owners to file ethics complaints.
The allegations have come from others as well. State Rep. Julio Robaina sponsored the 2004 bill that created the condo ombudsman. Robaina said the council certainly gives the impression of impropriety by including two members whose firms often defend condominium associations in disputes with condominium owners.


ARTICLE COURTESY OF THE MIAMI SUN POST By Mario MartinezPublished Thursday, June 30, 2005
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