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A lot of people don’t like to touch things or put their fingers or hands where other people have been. These reasons could be personal, such as the dislike of germs, or even religion. There are industries that require a sterilized work environment, and again touching a keypad or putting your eye in an iris reader it’s not convenient. But what if you could present your hand to a sensor and without touching it, your biometric palm vein map could be read?
This is a biometric technology that authenticates you on the basis of vein pattern recognition, rather than iris scans or fingerprint. The world’s first “contactless vein authentication” technology offers even more security and ease of use and overcomes previous problems related to security concerns.
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PalmSecure emits near-infrared rays that are absorbed by deoxidized hemoglobin present in blood flowing through a user’s palm veins. This causes an image of the palm to be captured as a vein pattern, which is then verified against the user’s pre-registered pattern to grant (or deny) access to a physical location or computer network.
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The algorithm creates several tens of thousands of Minutia points, encrypting each image before converting it into a template allowing for unique encryption keys for specific solutions.
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Once a water-related emergency occurs, it’s critical to act quickly. Water moves fast and does incredible damage and remember water will flow until something stops it. Once it hits a surface like a wall, molding, or the foundation, it starts to fill up, and it can wick up into drywall, wood, and plaster in a matter of hours. That’s why it is critical to contact the professionals at Flash Restore as soon as possible. They are always available, even in the middle of the night. Remember, the more time that passes, the more damage that can occur.
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Q: What happens is I refuse to pay a fine for violating the association’s governing documents? (R.N., via e-mail)
A: A duly levied fine is due after a board appointed fining committee confirms, at a properly noticed fining hearing at which the accused can state his or her case, a fine proposed by the board. Pursuant to amendments to the statute enacted in 2021, the fine is due 5 days after notice is sent to the person who owes the fine.
Assuming the procedures outlined under statute and the association’s governing documents are followed, the association may take action to collect the fine. The condominium and cooperative statutes prohibit unpaid fines from becoming a lien against a unit. The statute for homeowners’ associations, by comparison, provides that no fine of less than $1,000.00 can be secured by a lien against a parcel, presumably meaning that fines of $1,000.00 or more may become a lien against parcel, if authorized by the governing documents.
In most cases, a lawsuit in small claims court is the proper venue to collect an unpaid fine. The statute for homeowners’ associations provides that in any legal action to collect a fine, the prevailing party is entitled to recovery of their attorneys’ fees from the non-prevailing party, as determined by the court. While the statutes for condominiums and cooperatives do not contain the same language, it is generally believed that the generic provisions of those statutes allow for the recovery of attorneys’ fees for legal actions brought under the statute.
Fines are “monetary obligations” and, if left unpaid, can also result in the suspension of voting and common area use rights, and disqualification from board service. Unpaid fines can also be disclosed on the “estoppel certificate” that the association provides in connection with the sale of the unit, a process which is primarily aimed at ensuring that assessments and other charges applicable to the unit are properly calculated, accrued, and prorated between a buyer and seller, so that a “clean” and insurable title can be issued.
Q: Can an association charge late fees on past due assessments? (B.K., via e-mail)
A: Yes, if late fees are authorized by the documents governing your community.
The respective laws governing Florida condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations allow for an administrative late fee of up to the greater of $25 or five percent of each late assessment installment, if authorized by the declaration or the bylaws. Assessments and installments on assessments that are not timely paid also bear interest as provided in the declaration or bylaws. If the community documents do not provide an interest rate, interest accrues at the rate of 18 percent per annum.
Payments on delinquent accounts received by the association must first be applied to any interest accrued, then to any administrative late fees, then to any costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in collection, and then to the delinquent assessment.
Q: Our homeowners’ association board says that we cannot have an ice cream truck in the community because our governing documents prohibit solicitation in the community. Is that true? (K.S., via e-mail)
A: It sounds like your board could use some good humor.
“No solicitation” clauses are generally aimed at prohibiting door-to-door types of activities. The legally correct answer will depend on several factors, including whether your roads are private or public, whether the community is gated, and the easement language in your declaration of covenants.
In the board’s defense, there is certainly reasonable cause for concern with children running up to the truck, potential accidents, and the like. If the association owns the roads, it would be a party to get sued in the event of a mishap or tragedy.
Perhaps a reasonable compromise would be to permit the truck to park in a certain common area for a stated period of time, and allow the patrons to come and get their ice cream from the truck only while safely parked and the motor turned off.
Joseph Adams is a Board Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law, and an Office Managing Shareholder with Becker & Poliakoff. Please send your community association legal questions to jadams@beckerlawyers.com. Past editions of the Q&A may be viewed at floridacondohoalawblog.com.
Community Associations are the perfect place to build community spirit— especially during the holidays. Here are a few suggestions on how to get your residents connecting, collaborating, and spreading holiday cheer with our Resident Experience Management platform.
Community guidelines and rules help lay the foundation for a successful community. Your community may choose to develop a holiday and religious display rule that is easy for residents to follow and simple to enforce.
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Events and activities can be a great opportunity for your residents to get to know one another. Residents can avoid multiple bookings of a party room with our Amenity Bookings feature, which lets them see availability at their convenience.
Many residents in community associations have been frequent targets of package theft during the holiday season. We recommend using our efficient package delivery system to deter thieves and ensure packages are kept safe:
During the holidays, residents are often visited by friends and relatives who make an extended stay.
Using our Entry Instructions feature, residents can manage instructions on a per suite/unit basis and add friends or relatives that need access to their suite. Residents can also add specific instructions to make sure specific individuals are not allowed access.
More guests also mean extra cars will need to be parked and residents hosting guests should check the rules on visitor parking.
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17 So.3d 839 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009)
The ability for condominium associations to terminate certain contracts using a statutory procedure is at the heart of THIS CASE. In 2002, Comcast of Florida, L.P. (“Comcast”) entered into an agreement with the condominium developer (on behalf of the Association) that granted Comcast an easement to install cables and offer cable television services to residents at a bulk-discount rate. Every unit owner received and paid for the cable service as part of a monthly maintenance fee. The termination provision in the agreement stated it would be subject to the conditions and regulations required under Chapter 718, Florida Statutes. Following turnover from the developer to the unit owners, the Association voted to terminate the agreement and sent written notice to Comcast in accordance with F.S. 718.302.
Section 718.302, Fla. Stat. (2002), provided in part:
(1) Any grant or reservation made by a declaration, lease, or other document, and any contract made by an association prior to assumption of control of the association by unit owners other than the developer, that provides for operation, maintenance, or management of a condominium association or property serving the unit owners of a condominium shall be fair and reasonable, and such grant, reservation, or contract may be canceled by unit owners other than the developer:
(a) … the cancellation shall be by concurrence of the owners of not less than 75 percent of the voting interests other than the voting interests owned by the developer….
After receiving notice of the termination, Comcast refused to open the distribution lock boxes. Ultimately, Comcast sued for declaratory and injunctive relief for breach of contract and trespass. Before a hearing was held, the Association hired another provider to rewire the building and provide services to all residential units. The trial court ruled in favor of the Association. On appeal, Comcast argued that F.S. 718.302 did not apply to Comcast’s services, because the contract was not one for operation, maintenance, or management of the condominium as required under the statutory language.
On appeal the Fourth District Court of Appeal found that the agreement explicitly required Comcast to operate and maintain the wires and lock boxes it had installed. The Court also noted that under F.S. 718.115(1)(d), the cost of cable television service obtained pursuant to a bulk rate contract is deemed a common expense. In light of the fact that the agreement provided for a cable television service, and that the cost was part of a monthly maintenance fee, and that Comcast was required to service and maintain the cable television, the Court concluded that the agreement was one for “operation, maintenance, or management” subject to F.S. 718.302 (NOTE: the 2021 version of this statute is substantially the same as the 2002 version).
So why does THIS CASE matter? The Florida Condominium Act provides various rights to condominium associations which become effective upon turnover of the association from developer-controlled to unit owner-controlled, including, but not limited to, the ability to terminate certain contracts. It is vital for associations which recently have undergone turnover to discuss the various rights which accrued on the date turnover with the association’s legal counsel.
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These recent days, we are going through some real problems such as an increase in energy usage. Also, when it comes to solving these problems, people cannot really think of the solutions. Hence, we are here to provide the solutions on How to Reduce Commercial Energy Usage.
Thus, here are some tips to reduce energy usage:
The equipment functioning should be regularly checked now and then. There should be a proper check of the equipment, and even it should be double-checked. This can also lead to the improvement of the equipment in commercial settings.
Air compressors are one of the best solutions to reduce energy reduction. The drive motor is the main element of the air compressor. And, the latest systems allow for these drives to use a change in frequency that reduces the power that the drive is requesting (depending on load).
Plants and trees must be planted on the south and east sides of your commercial building. These plants and trees will provide proper shade in the summer, which leads to a reduction in the cooling load, and will allow sunlight to enter your building in the winter, reducing the heating load as well.
If you have old and outdated lighting LED lighting can make a quick, moving impact on your energy consumption. Converting your old lighting to LED lighting may result in a decrease of up to 60% of the electrical costs of your daily lighting energy consumption. LED lighting also has some additional benefits such as less heat generation that results in reducing your air conditioning load as well as reducing your maintenance costs as well.
Getting your employees to participate in energy-saving rituals is an effective way to help decrease energy expenses. You can also create incentives or competitions to check how low a commercial property can get their average energy to spend per month is quite an innovative way to boost employees toward saving energy.
Hence, these were some of the tips on How to Reduce Commercial Energy Usage and specifically when you can just change certain lifestyle habits. Thus, you can just introduce these tips as rituals in your commercial property to reduce energy usages very effectively.
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