Post by BagLady on Feb 4, 2016 19:16:54 GMT -5
HOA REFORM BILL -- PART II
(Legislative Session 2016)
SENATORS PREVENT AFFORDABLE JUSTICE FOR OWNERS IN HOAs
In a 6:4 vote senators of the Committee on Regulated Industries prevented owners living in mandatory homeowners associations from getting a tool that would create affordable justice. Remember: More than 2.5 millions homes are located within mandatory HOAs here in Florida. But special interests, using these HOAs as their private cash cows, don't like regulatory agencies -- or easy ways to enforce existing laws. So, the owner-friendly HOA Reform Bill, filed by Senator Alan Hays, went up in flames at the committee hearing. Here is the official voting record -- so you can see who voted against your interests.
(Legislative Session 2016)
SENATORS PREVENT AFFORDABLE JUSTICE FOR OWNERS IN HOAs
In a 6:4 vote senators of the Committee on Regulated Industries prevented owners living in mandatory homeowners associations from getting a tool that would create affordable justice. Remember: More than 2.5 millions homes are located within mandatory HOAs here in Florida. But special interests, using these HOAs as their private cash cows, don't like regulatory agencies -- or easy ways to enforce existing laws. So, the owner-friendly HOA Reform Bill, filed by Senator Alan Hays, went up in flames at the committee hearing. Here is the official voting record -- so you can see who voted against your interests.
Reminder: the reform bill did not propose anything new or unusual; the bill was a virtual mirror to the regulations that condos and timeshares have enjoyed for decades.
There was NO rational objection to the bill presented by opponents. They don't need to work at an argument in Tallahassee. All they need to do is vote.
Why is reform been so resisted by government? That question should be punctuated by dollar bills...and the history of HOA formation.
This is another shameful page of Florida government which has earned its moniker nationally as "Fraud-Friendly Florida"!
