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FMO newsJuly/August 2016 The Of"cial Publication of the Federation of Manufactured Home Owners of Florida, Inc. FMO News I Volume 53, Number 4 FMO NEWS Mobile/ Official publication of the Fed er a tion of Manufactured Home Owners of Florida Manufactured Home EDITORIAL Publisher The Federation INSURANCE of Manufactured Home Owners, Inc. ADVERTISING SALES Joyce Fish SPECIALIST Account Executive (727) 530-7539 BROWARD/DADE COUNTY Dillon Insurance Agency, Inc. 6884 Taft Street, Hollywood, FL 33024 The FMO News (ISSN 0274-9882; USPS 356-320) is pub- lished bi-monthly by the Federation of Manufactured (954) 961-0503 Home Owners of Flor i da, Inc., 4020 Portsmouth N. Broward (954) 973-7443 Dade (305) 261-7963 Road, Largo, FL 33771-3318; phone: (727) 530-7539. FMO Website: www.fmo1.org. Periodicals Post age Toll-free (866)-961-0503 Paid at Largo, FL, and at addi tion al mail ing offic es. POSTMASTER: Please send change of address notices to FMO News, P.O. Box 5350, Largo, FL 33779-5350. 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Back is sues of the FMO News can be obtained for $1.88 per issue, if available, by writing to the above Pinellas/Pasco/Hillsborough (727) 327-7616 address. ©2014 Federation of Manufactured Home Mobile home age restrictions apply to the following counties: Own ers of Florida, Inc. 1986 and newer only: Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier Manatee (941) 746-2836 The Federation of Manufactured Home Owners (FMO) Sarasota (941) 365-1684 News is the official publication of the Federation of Manufactured Home Owners of Flor i da, Inc.—a state- All Other Counties (800) 247-7133 wide or ga ni za tion—and is in no way affiliated with or www.slcinsurefl.com subsidized by any mobile home manufac turer, deal er, park or in dus try association. AUTO INSURANCE QUOTES AVAILABLE Ac cep tance of ad ver tis ing by the FMO News does not consti- tute an en dorse ment by the FMO. A Preferred Pro vid er logo signifies a special FMO benefit the or ga ni za tion has POLK/HILLSBOROUGH/PASCO con tract ed with the com pa ny. Jack’s Insurance Agency, Inc. 4710 New Tampa Highway, Lakeland, FL 33815-3256 F"#"$%&'() (* M%)+*%,&+$"# H(-" O.)"$/ (* F0($'#% (863) 688-9271 or (863) 686-5034 4020 Portsmouth Rd., Largo, FL 33771 or 800-732-0328 Fax: 863-683-8698 Phone: (727) 530-7539 email: [email protected] Fax: (727) 535-9427 Website: www.fmo1.org COVERAGE AVAILABLE STATEWIDE FMO Administrative Staff Bankers Alliance Insurance Group 240 NW Peacock Blvd., Suite 102 Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986 Executive Director Account Executive (800) 568-5163 or (772) 337-9787 Jane Clapp Joyce Fish or apply online at: www.baigonline.com [email protected] [email protected] Member Services Supplies Manager [email protected] Beth Pankow Call one of these experienced agencies! [email protected] 2 2 July/August 2016 FMO 2 News BOARD ROOM John P. Salvucci FMO President Summer is not a time to get too relaxed. This lose a major voice in the public arena. Please renew is storm season and already we have had a small your membership and ask your neighbors to join. taste of what can happen. So be prepared and have It is through this unity that we gain strength. If an emergency plan. Along those lines, when was you can volunteer a few hours a month, we can use the last time you had your tie-downs checked? An you. Call Jane Clapp at the Largo office and inform inspection every five years would be a good plan. her of areas you would be willing to assist in. In the wet Florida weather, tie-downs have a ten- The HOA Certification Classes will be up and dency to corrode and rust and no longer offer the running this fall, with the first one to be held in protection they should. Also, when was the last November. There will be about a half dozen in all; time your park updated its’ “Tie-down Application” watch for the one in your area. They will also be with Tallahassee Community College? The 60% noted on the website. needed to make application may have changed and As I stated in the last issue of the FMOnews, we needs updating. Has the skirting changed, which need to set in motion the structure for future lead- could make you eligible or possibly ineligible? ership and make it possible for the maximum num- Get out your application and look it over. Call ber of candidates to be available to choose from. At Tallahassee Community College at 850-201-8025 the June Board of directors meeting, I announced and update your application. It may be a good idea that I will be stepping down as your president as to have a committee within your HOA that would of 1 September, due to family and health issues. I take on this responsibility. If your neighbors go have enjoyed serving you and the FMO and now it north for the summer, do you know how to con- is time for new leadership. tact them in an emergency? The Legislative Committee is meeting and John P. Salvucci drawing up our legislative package for 2017. We FMO President have received many suggestions from our mem- bership and for that we thank you. Do remember, however, that it is much more difficult to pass a bill than it is to stop a bill. We must be realistic in Table Of Contents what we ask for. Board Room ..............................................3 Another program that needs your support is Capitol Beat...............................................5 the Consolidated Legal Fund. With each passing Tie-Down Program....................................8 week we see more HOAs getting involved and soon Legal Ease................................................10 we will be able to take action to support our HOAs Team DBPR..............................................14 on a state-wide level. Don’t know what the CLF is? Go to our website and watch the power point FLAROC News..........................................18 program and arrange for a speaker to come to your Member Services.....................................21 HOA meeting to give your residents further infor- 9 X 10 Club..............................................22 mation. News From the Field...............................24 Membership is critical to the FMO. It is our FMO Website Instructions.......................27 only source of revenue. Without members, FMO FMO Resource Material Form..................30 would not exist, and without the FMO you will FMO News 3 PRESIDENT FMO CONTACTS VICE PRESIDENT John Salvucci Larry North (407) 390-1147 (941) 721-3647 [email protected] [email protected] DIRECTOR AT LARGE DIRECTOR AT LARGE Jerry Durham Richard Twort (941) 637-0133 (386) 760-7140 [email protected] [email protected] SECTION I - Districts 2 & 10 DISTRICT 2 - Pinellas DISTRICT 10 - Hillsborough James Hamilton John Hisiro - President Susan Ambrose-President (727) 470-7071 (724) 809-9344 (813) 365-1422 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SECTION II - Districts 5, 7, 8 DISTRICT 5 - Manatee DISTRICT 7-Charlotte, DISTRICT 8 - Sarasota Joan Bartlett Lee, Collier, Hendry (941) 739-3989 John Bowman - President [email protected] (708) 214-8142 [email protected] SECTION III - Districts 14 & 16 DISTRICT 14 - Volusia, Flagler, Duval, DISTRICT 16 - Seminole, Orange, Osceola Fred Berry St Johns, Santa Rosa Barry Hirshfield - President [email protected] Sam Rudland - President (386) 316-2237 (407) 572-4591 (877) 783-5263 [email protected] [email protected] DISTRICT 12A Palm Beach SECTION IV- Districts 12 & 12 A DISTRICT 12 - Broward, Dade, Monroe John St. Martin - President (561) 410-5697 [email protected] SECTION V - Districts 1 & 6 DISTRICT 1 - Polk DISTRICT 6 - DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Glenn Haney David Carr - President Highlands (863) 956-0146 (863) 816-6925 [email protected] [email protected] www.beaconterracehoa.org SECTION VI - Districts 3 & 13 DISTRICT 3 - Lake DISTRICT 13 - Marion, Alachua, Putnam James Mull John Petrella - President Alice Agnello - President (352) 357-6230 (352) 669-6936 (352) 509-3509 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SECTION VII - Districts 4 & 9 DISTRICT 4 - Indian River, St Lucie, DISTRICT 9 - Brevard Robert Dittmar Okeechobee, Martin Ron Guarnieri - President (772) 287-6246 Patti Timm - President (321) 480-9215 [email protected] (772) 763-0041 [email protected] [email protected] SECTION IX - Districts 11 & 17 DISTRICT 11 -Pasco (W of US 41), Hernando DISTRICT 17- Pasco (E of US 41), Sumter, Denise Kingsbury - President Citrus (727) 777-2731 [email protected] 4 July/August 2016 CAPITOL BEAT Your News from Tallahassee By FMO Legislative Counsel Nancy Black Stewart FMO FRIENDS… Past, Present, and Future Greetings all! I hope you’re having an easy summer and for those of you traveling to visit friends and family, please be safe! With the hot Florida sun bearing down on us, it may be difficult to realize the fall elections are right around the corner. The Florida Primary is August 30 and the General Election is November 8. You may also vote by mail by calling your county Supervisor of Elections and requesting absentee ballots.