Condo boards have a responsibility to manage the maintenance of the physical structure of their property as reflected by their annual budgets. But, their support financially of the BTUOA has no relevance to the physical maintenance of their property so are they being duped by the leaders of the BTUOA? Are condo boards acting within their legal rights when they give hundreds of dollars to the BTUOA for memberships to an organization that has no bearing on the operation of the condo association? Are there legal ramifications for condo board members that support spending condo funds irresponsibly?
Some condo boards have informed their owners that they are now members of the BTUOA since the board has paid $1/unit so that all owners are considered members. But, what does membership in the BTUOA provide to the owners? The BTUOA does not provide any visible benefits to be a member and the BTUOA has not held any elections by their "members" for many years. It does not appear that the membership in the BTUOA provides any tangible benefits to its "members", nor does it support the physical maintenance of the condo property.
In the past the BTUOA was supported by individual owners and residents who were charged $5 - $8 for a voluntary membership and the primary benefit was a telephone directory that listed all owners and residents of Boca Teeca. This telephone directory was provided with the cooperation of condo association boards who provided the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the Bica Teeca residents. This telephone directory has not been published for over ten years and condo boards are no longer providing the contact info to the BTUOA. Are the condo boards concerned about legal ramifications for providing this confidential info to an outside organization which may be against Florida regulatory rules and statutes?
The BTUOA has also been requesting that condo boards pay $3/unit to support their legal fees for negotiating with Lennar. Are the boards acting legally when they transfer funds to the BTUOA for supposedly supporting their legal fees? Was this a budgeted item in the annual condo budget? What purpose does paying several hundred dollars to the BTUOA provide to the condo association for the maintenance of the physical property of the condo association?
HAVE CONDO BOARDS BEEN DUPED BY THE BTUOA? IS THIS LEGAL?
On the BTUOA web site (www.btuoa.org) they posted admission that they had been secretly negotiating with Lennar for many months via a secret committee of their neighbors. This small committee is led by someone who was no longer even on their own condo board and who has been a self appointed President of the BTUOA? Are the leaders of the BTUOA acting legally and within the rules of their own charter and bylaws by not having elections?
The BTUOA has not surveyed the residents nor been elected to their positions, yet they claim to represent the owners and residents of the Boca Teeca community. Does this sound reasonable to you? Who are they trying to fool, besides the condo boards? - Lennar & city officials?
What are your thoughts & comments on these issues?
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