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Sustainable Communities:
Community Advocacy Organizations with valuable resources
CALL: The Community Association Leadership Lobby is the leading organization working to enhance the quality of life and protect property values for Florida’s community association residents.
CALL advocates on behalf of more than 4,000 member communities, including condominiums, homeowners’ associations, mobile home communities and cooperatives throughout the state.
CALL monitors and responds to legislation and other public policy emerging from Tallahassee that can significantly impact members and provides educational services that promote better association management. Additionally, CALL conducts research about attitudes, opinions, understandings and perceptions of the general population of community association residents across Florida to better understand the needs and concerns of this important segment of the population.
CALL was created by Florida-based international law firm Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.. CALL is a noted authority on legal issues relating to all areas of common ownership housing communities, including condominiums, cooperatives, timeshares, mobile home communities and homeowners’ associations.
CAN: “An advocacy initiative for those who live, serve and work in common interest ownership communities”.
Whether you seek information about pending bills impacting community associations, wish to modify existing law or introduce new legislation, the Community Advocacy Network (CAN) is available to help. CAN is a statewide not-for-profit advocacy network dedicated to promoting positive community association legislation while advising legislators to resist the urge to micromanage and over-regulate private residential communities. CAN works through its website, email alerts and tools such as the “Capitol Connection” email system to mobilize association leaders and residents with the information and resources needed to play a meaningful part in the legislative process.
Why CAN?
CAN advocates on behalf of all types of common interest ownership communities who wish to ensure that their unique needs are known and understood by public policy makers.
CAN assists its members with intensely targeted advocacy campaigns at all levels of government (city, state and federal) designed to meet and exceed members’ expectations and goals.
CAN’s goals are not limited to the legislative arena.. Throughout the year CAN’s website and email alerts contain information vital to the cost-effective and streamlined operation of communities around the State.
Knowledge and Experience
Attorney Donna Berger, the Executive Director of CAN, has over fifteen (15) years of experience representing community associations and advocating on their behalf. Ms. Berger is a registered lobbyist who has testified before the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate regarding bills that impact members of common interest ownership communities, is a published author on these topics as well as a frequent guest on radio and television interviews devoted to association issues.
CAN members are encouraged to contact Ms. Berger, at no additional charge, throughout the year to discuss legislative proposals and any content found on the CAN website and/or which is the subject of a CAN alert. We welcome the opportunity to organize your community’s collective voice. Please contact Donna Berger at (954) 315-0372 or via email at dberger@canfl.com to learn what CAN can do for you and your community.
What are the Benefits of CAN Membership?
CAN members are entitled to full access of all portions of the CAN Website including Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection tool allows CAN members to quickly and easily e-mail any and all members of the Florida Legislature, Senate and House Committees, local City and County Commissions as well as local editorial boards. CAN members also receive periodic email alerts on breaking news and other points of interest to community associations as well as periodic newsletters. CAN members are eligible to receive special discounts and services from participating vendors and service providers through CAN’s Affinity Program. CAN members are encouraged to contact our Executive Director throughout the year at no additional charge to discuss any community association legislation and/or topics or content found in the email alerts, newsletters or on the CAN website. Each county will have its own local CAN webpage and CAN members will be considered for Advisory Council seats as they become available. CAN will sponsor Roundtable Events and Workshops throughout the year as well as arrange meetings between CAN members and their state representatives throughout the year.
Who Can Join and What are the Costs to Join?
CAN membership is open to any individual community association. Umbrella organizations and master associations are encouraged to join as well but they must join on behalf of their constituent associations. Umbrella organizations with more than 25 associations are entitled to a 10% discount off each association’s membership fee. The annual fee to become a CAN member is $150.00.
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Accessing Miami-Dade Services:
Goverment at your Fingertips
Learn more about Miami-Dade County, take a look at useful information using The Government Web SIte: miamidade.gov
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About Miami-Dade Government:
PROPERTY TAX APPEALS URGENT DEADLINE DATE 09/18/09
It should come as no surprise that many of your members have already received nasty surprises in the mail in the form of TRIM Notices from Miami-Dade County. Despite plummeting market values, counties and cities have raised millage rates across the board and refused to adjust taxable value in accordance with reality.
We are greatly concerned about each individual’s ability to obtain a reduction in their property taxes given local budget shortfalls and given the need to act swiftly to meet the September 18, 2009, appeal deadline. In today’s economic climate, reductions will not be freely given and therefore we believe that expert help is necessary.
CAPS is currently reviewing and processing tax appeals for community associations in the tri-county area as well as in SW Florida. CAPS is geared up and prepared to file appropriate tax appeals for associations and their members by the September 18, 2009 deadline in Miami-Dade County.
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Cable TV, Internet & Telephone:
Important Cable TV Issues & Opportunities for Condos and HOAs:
In support of KFHA, Broadband Agreement Specialists now offers a 2-hour lecture course, “Association Telecom Basics, Video Internet & Voice”, Free of Charge, to member association directors and their community association managers.
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