Post by Admin on Mar 1, 2015 13:19:48 GMT -5
This is just embarrassing. Here is "revitalization" promotional material produced by the Organizing Committee, disemminated at a recent KoffeeKlatch and posted on CHUG.
This one was "left out" on a table at a recent KoffeeKlatch--nobody had the nerve to sign it and you can see why. It is complete Nonsense!
S-bag REVITALIZATION
VOTE NO IF YOU WANT
NO GATE - POLK COUNTY RULES
NO GOLF CARTS - POLK COUNTY RULES
NO 55& OVER - POLK COUNTY RULES, LOW
INCOME COMMUNITY WITH LOTS OF
CHILDERN
VOTE YES IF YOU WANT
A GATED COMMUNITY
A 55&OVER COMMUNITY
LEGALLY DRIVING YOUR GOLF CART
PRIVATE COMMUNITY SWIM POOL
A COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE THAT LOVE AND
CARE FOR EACH OTHER
Here is the CHUG gem; at least this one was attributed to the author--A BOD DIRECTOR--!
Revitalization
Yes Why?
Yes:
The Home Owners Association continues to function;
You will have water, sewer, garbage pickup, secure gate, the
employees to maintain all your services and buildings, retain
the surpluses we have in our reserves, have our own roads (be
able to run our golf carts down them) and continue all the
services you enjoy under YOUR Home Owners Association.
No:
There will be NO Home Owners Association so therefore there
will be NO employees and NO infrastructure to protect your
investments;
(Editor: There will be a corporation--as there is now-- acting in a statutory capacity to manage the services and amenities necessary to operate the S-bag amenities and infrastructure (which is the purpose of an HOA). The only difference is: No Covenants, No Rules and No "protection" via FL Homeowner Association Act FS720)
No employees means no one to run your water plant, sewer
plant, clean & maintain buildings, no pool, no security gate or
security personnel, roads turned over to County (no golf carts
on County Roads), no garbage pickup, no 55+ restriction and
much more, which will devalue your homes and property.
Where will our surplus funds go, and what will happen to the
buildings and all the other Association owned assets YOU OWN?
(Editor comments on misinformation and fear-mongering statements:
1. SLohA the corporation has the authority to hire and pay employees to carry out the maintenance of the park facilities and grounds.
2. Polk County will never willingly accept SLR's roads; they are not in compliance with public standards. If the Corporation fails to maintain the roads, they will just fall into disrepair and, at some distant point in the future, Polk County may have to step in and bring the roads up to specifications and be forced to take over for safety and welfare considerations. In that event, the roads become public; the gate will be removed and there will be no more golf carts permitted on roads.
3. The County will require garbage pickup for health and safety and just add it to the tax on the parcel.
4. There never was a 55+ restriction in the Declaration of Covenants.
5. The author's opinion of property devaluation is highly presumptive and based on no evidence presented.
6. No need to wonder about this. In the event of a dissolution of the SLohA Corporation, the disposition of Association-owned assets is already provided for in the Statute FS617.)
Due to numerous questions, comments and concerns that have been addressed to the Organizational Committee and Board of Directors, we would like to further address the Revitalization project.
Florida State legislation created the Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) to help those folks who reside in formerly Home Owners Associations (H0A) regulated communities that did not disband their HOA properly. Unfortunately, this act negatively affected ACTIVE HOA's such as SLohA by allowing the validity of their Covenants to be questioned. The Florida Legislature realized this error, and subsequently provided a means to Revitalize (or re¬affirm) an H0A's Covenants via Florida Statute 720.400 — 720.600.
(Editor comments to correct misinformation:
1. Whaaaaa? "Disband their HOA properly?" What does that mean?
2. MRTA has ZERO effect on ACTIVE HOA's. It only affected HOA's whose 30+ year old Covenants expired and were not properly renewed.
3. MRTA expired the Covenants after 30 years if not preserved; MRTA did not question the Covenant's validity.
4. NO-- that is NOT why Florida created MRTA in 1963. It was created to streamline the title search process to eliminate stale claims on property that impeded the trade of real estate. In fact, the Act completely "forgot about" homeowner associations. The legislature amended the Act in 1997 and 2003 to include a preservation mechanism for HOA's.
5. There is NO SUCH THING as 720.600 referenced in this authoritative piece.
SLohA is currently following the Statute 720 instructions for Revitalizing our Covenants and the associated documents.
If you want to view the February Meeting Forum with the SLohA Attorney concerning Revitalization:
Log in to saddlebaglakeresort.net, go to Board of Directors, go to the 2/2/2015 revitalization and click on it. A box will appear below the events list with a link to the video.
Please return your consent forms as soon as possible, Thank you.
Your Organizational Committee
Chair: Chrls Schlz
Editor: This "informational" piece is so full of errors it is irresponsible.
This one was "left out" on a table at a recent KoffeeKlatch--nobody had the nerve to sign it and you can see why. It is complete Nonsense!
S-bag REVITALIZATION
VOTE NO IF YOU WANT
NO GATE - POLK COUNTY RULES
NO GOLF CARTS - POLK COUNTY RULES
NO 55& OVER - POLK COUNTY RULES, LOW
INCOME COMMUNITY WITH LOTS OF
CHILDERN
VOTE YES IF YOU WANT
A GATED COMMUNITY
A 55&OVER COMMUNITY
LEGALLY DRIVING YOUR GOLF CART
PRIVATE COMMUNITY SWIM POOL
A COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE THAT LOVE AND
CARE FOR EACH OTHER
Here is the CHUG gem; at least this one was attributed to the author--A BOD DIRECTOR--!
Revitalization
Yes Why?
Yes:
The Home Owners Association continues to function;
You will have water, sewer, garbage pickup, secure gate, the
employees to maintain all your services and buildings, retain
the surpluses we have in our reserves, have our own roads (be
able to run our golf carts down them) and continue all the
services you enjoy under YOUR Home Owners Association.
No:
There will be NO Home Owners Association so therefore there
will be NO employees and NO infrastructure to protect your
investments;
(Editor: There will be a corporation--as there is now-- acting in a statutory capacity to manage the services and amenities necessary to operate the S-bag amenities and infrastructure (which is the purpose of an HOA). The only difference is: No Covenants, No Rules and No "protection" via FL Homeowner Association Act FS720)
No employees means no one to run your water plant, sewer
plant, clean & maintain buildings, no pool, no security gate or
security personnel, roads turned over to County (no golf carts
on County Roads), no garbage pickup, no 55+ restriction and
much more, which will devalue your homes and property.
Where will our surplus funds go, and what will happen to the
buildings and all the other Association owned assets YOU OWN?
(Editor comments on misinformation and fear-mongering statements:
1. SLohA the corporation has the authority to hire and pay employees to carry out the maintenance of the park facilities and grounds.
2. Polk County will never willingly accept SLR's roads; they are not in compliance with public standards. If the Corporation fails to maintain the roads, they will just fall into disrepair and, at some distant point in the future, Polk County may have to step in and bring the roads up to specifications and be forced to take over for safety and welfare considerations. In that event, the roads become public; the gate will be removed and there will be no more golf carts permitted on roads.
3. The County will require garbage pickup for health and safety and just add it to the tax on the parcel.
4. There never was a 55+ restriction in the Declaration of Covenants.
5. The author's opinion of property devaluation is highly presumptive and based on no evidence presented.
6. No need to wonder about this. In the event of a dissolution of the SLohA Corporation, the disposition of Association-owned assets is already provided for in the Statute FS617.)
Due to numerous questions, comments and concerns that have been addressed to the Organizational Committee and Board of Directors, we would like to further address the Revitalization project.
Florida State legislation created the Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) to help those folks who reside in formerly Home Owners Associations (H0A) regulated communities that did not disband their HOA properly. Unfortunately, this act negatively affected ACTIVE HOA's such as SLohA by allowing the validity of their Covenants to be questioned. The Florida Legislature realized this error, and subsequently provided a means to Revitalize (or re¬affirm) an H0A's Covenants via Florida Statute 720.400 — 720.600.
(Editor comments to correct misinformation:
1. Whaaaaa? "Disband their HOA properly?" What does that mean?
2. MRTA has ZERO effect on ACTIVE HOA's. It only affected HOA's whose 30+ year old Covenants expired and were not properly renewed.
3. MRTA expired the Covenants after 30 years if not preserved; MRTA did not question the Covenant's validity.
4. NO-- that is NOT why Florida created MRTA in 1963. It was created to streamline the title search process to eliminate stale claims on property that impeded the trade of real estate. In fact, the Act completely "forgot about" homeowner associations. The legislature amended the Act in 1997 and 2003 to include a preservation mechanism for HOA's.
5. There is NO SUCH THING as 720.600 referenced in this authoritative piece.
SLohA is currently following the Statute 720 instructions for Revitalizing our Covenants and the associated documents.
If you want to view the February Meeting Forum with the SLohA Attorney concerning Revitalization:
Log in to saddlebaglakeresort.net, go to Board of Directors, go to the 2/2/2015 revitalization and click on it. A box will appear below the events list with a link to the video.
Please return your consent forms as soon as possible, Thank you.
Your Organizational Committee
Chair: Chrls Schlz
Editor: This "informational" piece is so full of errors it is irresponsible.
