You've got to be kidding...Board Members Criminal Liability
Get ready for next week. Two bad proposed laws are set to be heard on Monday and Tuesday.
Senate Bill (SB) 610 creates Criminal Felony exposure for Board Members - this Bad Bill is up for debate this Tuesday 4/2/19 in the Senate's Innovation, Industry, and Technology Committee. Board members arrested and criminally prosecuted for not responding in time to a records request. Does that sound reasonable or fair to you???

Vote NO to SB 610
If a Board Member does not respond to a records request within the time provided, the Board Member may be guilty of a 3rd Degree FELONY. Your association will then be hiring and paying for Criminal Defense lawyers. Absurd!!!
This proposed unreasonable Law would expose you, our volunteer board members to criminal prosecution. Perhaps, they ought to make the penalty stoning? This Bad Bill will ultimately lead to frivolous and expensive lawsuits.
Please email the below THIS weekend!
Dear Senator,
I urge you to OPPOSE SB 610. SB 610 mandates felonies to volunteer board members for insignificant mistakes and exposes non-profit community associations to frivolous and expensive lawsuits. Please OPPOSE SB 610 when it comes before the Criminal Justice Committee and protect Florida's community associations.
Lizbeth Benacquisto Benacquisto.Lizbeth@flsenate.gov (850) 487-5027
Randolph Bracy bracy.randolph@flsenate.gov (850) 487-5011
Rob Bradley Bradley.Rob@flsenate.gov (850) 487-5005
Jeff Brandes brandes.jeff@flsenante.gov (850) 487-5024
Oscar Braynon, II Braynon.Oscar@flsenate.gov (850) 487-5035
Gary Farmer Farmer.Gary@flsenate.gov (850) 487-5034
Audrey Gibson Gibson.Audrey@flsenate.gov (850) 487-5006
Travis Hutson Hutson.Travis@flsenate.gov (850) 487-5007
Kathleen Passidomo Passidomo.Kathleen@flsenate.gov (850) 487-5028
Wilton Simpson Simpson.Wilton@flsenate.gov (850) 487-5010
THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS DAY JOKE!
Vote NO to HB 987
Monday, April 1 (No Joke) at Noon, your elected State Representatives on the House Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee will hear House Bill (HB) 987, the companion bill to Senate Bill (SB) 824. This bill Denies communities your right to regulate short-term rentals and nullifies existing, protective state rules related to the registration for illegal hotels.
Please copy and paste and send the following to the below state representatives:
Dear Representative,
I urge you to OPPOSE HB 987. HB 987 denies communities the right to regulate short-term rentals and nullifies the existing, protective state rules related to the registration and data reporting for illegal hotels.
Please OPPOSE HB 987 when it comes before the Business & Professions Subcommittee and protect Florida's residential neighborhoods.
Jayer Williamson jayer.williamson@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5003
Michael Grant Michael.Grant@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5075
John Cortes John.Cortes@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5043
Alex Andrade Alex.Andrade@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5002
Bruce Antone Bruce.Antone@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5046
Melony Bell Melony.Bell@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5056
Kamia Brown Kamia.Brown@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5045
Kimberly Daniels Kimberly.Daniels@myfloridahouse.gov 850) 717-5014
Wyman Duggan Wyman.Duggan@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5015
Jason Fischer Jason.Fischer@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5016
Chip LaMarca Chip.LaMarca@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5093
Anthony Sabatini Anthony.Sabatini@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 717-5032
Thank you again for your continued and overwhelming support. Together, we're making our neighborhoods have a seat at the law making table.
Yours in Community, Alan Garfinkel Community Association Network Chairman of the Board of Directors

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