Director may resign simply by delivering written notice to the board, according to Florida law

Realtor designations: Broker Associate. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Business Administration/Finance and a master’s in Business Administration. Graduated from a Dale Carnegie sales course. How long in real estate? 30 years What made you get into real estate? It’s a field where I’m responsible for my own results. What separates you from other Realtors? Through sales training and negotiation experience, my clients get a better transaction. Are you aware of the new law passed requiring associations to process applications for leasing by a service member within seven days? Yes. An association must provide written notice to the service member within seven days of receiving the application as to whether the association will be approving or denying the service member and provide the reason for denial. Which neighborhoods/areas are your specialties? Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point, Deerfield Beach and East Fort Lauderdale. However, I’ve sold property from Riviera Beach to Hallandale, and from Weston to Parkland. Describe your working style: Persistent, determined, focused What advice do you have for buyers? Have your financing in place FIRST and use vision of what cosmetic changes you can make to a property. Often you need to make a decision and it’ll pay off. You are in compe- fining committee act on recommendations from the board? When an owner violates a rule, the board first should hold a board meeting and vote on fining the owner, state how much the owner will be fined and the reason. A fine may not be more than $100 per occurrence or per day and may not exceed $1,000 in the aggregate, meaning that if the owner violates a rule 10 times at $100 per occurrence, the maximum fine would be $1,000. Then, a hearing of the fining committee (also called “grievance committee”) must be tition with other buyers. What advice do you have for sellers? Be flexible and try to detach yourself from the sale. Look at the big picture of where you’re moving on to. What professional accomplishment makes you the most proud? During one month at the bottom of the real estate recession, I was in the top 10 in closed sales in the entire state of Florida at my former brokerage, a nationwide franchise. What’s one thing people would be surprised to held and a letter must be sent to the owner at least 14 days in advance of the hearing, informing such owner that he or she may make their case to the committee as to why they should not be fined. The committee has the ultimate decision regarding whether the owner will be fined. Recently, a vacancy opened up on our board of directors. The board appointed a new director to fulfill the remaining term of the director who left. Shortly thereafter, the new director said that he does not want to be on the board anymore and know about you? I see the ocean every day! CALL Mark D. Gregory, Campbell & Rosemurgy Real Estate, (954) 695-2629 • EMAIL gregorymark@ bellsouth.net has not spoken to any board members since. Does the board need a resignation in writing prior to appointing a new board member? Under Florida law, a director may resign by delivering written notice to the board. May the board adopt a nosmoking policy at the outdoor pool area without a vote of the owners? GARRETT A. FOSTER DEBORAH DOCHERTY TRACY KOLODY ARIEL GONZALEZ TANYA PLATH MARIA SALES 954-425-1642 954-425-1029 954-425-1695 954-425-1053 954-425-1517 954-425-1640 regulations concerning the operation and use of the common elements. In this regard, the board may make a reasonable no-smoking policy at the outdoor pool area provided that any such rule does not conflict with the association’s governing documents, such as the association’s Declaration or Bylaws.