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July 2019 is our 5th Year Publishing the FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE

July 2019 is our 5th Year Publishing the FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE

July 2019 is our 5th Year Publishing the FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE.

Over the years each edition has brought important issues to Florida’s Property Managmement, Condo and HOA Communities.
We wish to thank our industry and everyone involved over the years with their support.

It is our honor to meet so many great people and companies working in our industry and look forward to another 5 years.

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Hurricane Preparedness

Hurricane Preparedness

Hurricane Preparedness

 Steps that should be taken for hurricane preparedness?

Keep informed – Read the Hurricane Help page

SFPMA.COM / State of Florida Property Management Association, Be Safe.

Most things are usually on hand but should be stocked up and easily accessible. If it turns out the hurricane has changed its path, at least you will have known you were ready.
If your city or town is in imminent danger of a hurricane, most likely evacuation announcements have been made, and should be taken seriously. Here is a checklist to consider before you leave: 

 

  1. First, get important papers and special photos in order and secured in plastic. Identification is difficult and time-consuming to replace: so be sure to include social security cards, birth certificates, high school diplomas or GED certificates, titles or deeds to property, as well as your hurricane insurance policy. Photos of special occasions or loved ones cannot be replaced, so including these is important as well.

 

  1. Think ahead and take video or photos of your property before you leave. This will help later on with any insurance checklist claims for damage that may need to be filed.

  2. If staying with relatives is not an option, consider booking a room in a hotel or motel in another nearby town or state. Make sure to get directions and put them in the car ahead of time. It is easy to forget that piece of paper in the rush out the door. A cheaper route might be to find temporary hurricane shelters. Usually nearby towns not in the direct path of the hurricane will provide these for people in need.

  3. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that your pet will have a place in a motel or hotel. Keep this in mind, and try to find alternate housing like pet-friendly hotels and motels or dog boarding kennels in areas out of the path of the storm until it is safe to return home.

 

 

  1. Designate a spot, in the hall closet, to keep a bag of clothes for each person in the household. Make sure to include sleeping gear if you plan on going to a temporary shelter.

  2. Along with overnight clothes, consider stocking your Hurricane Kit with the following: extra cash, generator, batteries, flash lights, battery operated radio/television, bottled water, toilet paper, non-perishable foods such as cereal or crackers, canned goods, a can opener, a small cooler, candles, prescription medicines and any over-the-counter remedies you use regularly; and if you have small children – diapers, baby wipes, formula, baby food.

7. Count on the power being out for at least a day or two. Remember that ATM’s will benon-operating, so have at least some hard cash in your Hurricane Kit (see no. 6, above) to see you through the storm.

When TV and computer games no longer operate, board games or a deck of cards come in handy! Arts and crafts, crayons and downloadable coloring pages are always great distractions for the kids – so make sure you’ve stored some of these supplies in a tote bag or in the car trunk.

8. If you decide to tough out the storm, stay downwind in your home. This means if the wind is hitting the living room windows, go to the room opposite the living room.

9. Plywood is a ‘hot’ commodity for those of who decide to stay. Boarding up windows that will take the brunt of the wind and rain is a wise decision. If board is not available, protect your windows from the wind by criss-crossing them with layers of duct or packing tape. This will be enough protection for light-to-medium winds, but learning how to build and install plywood hurricane shutters is your safest bet. If you can afford it, have them installed by a professional.

10. Finally, STAY INSIDE. However tempting it may be to videotape or take photos of the storm, be sure to shoot from indoors – where it’s safe, and dry!

Hurricanes are serious business. Weather forecasters can only predict so much. Educate yourself and stay on top of hurricane updates in your area. There is no harm in being overly cautious. In most cases where a hurricane is concerned, it truly is better to be safe than sorry.

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HUD to Strengthen Landlords’ Rights in Service Animal

HUD to Strengthen Landlords’ Rights in Service Animal

  • Posted: Jun 15, 2019
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HUD to Strengthen Landlords’ Rights with Service Animals

Landlords and property managers are entitled to “reliable verification” of a tenant’s need for a service animal and can require proof beyond an online certification, a Department of Housing and Urban Development official said Tuesday at the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, D.C.

Lynn Grosso, director of HUD’s Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Enforcement Office, told the Land Use, Property Rights & Environment Committee that a predatory cottage industry has developed for assistance animal certifications. Consumers are being misled to believe that an online verification letter—often provided by unlicensed medical professionals at a cost of a few hundred dollars—guarantees them the right to have an animal in multifamily housing regardless of pet policy, she added.

“HUD does not recognize these pay-to-play certifications as reliable,” Grosso said. “You should not feel held hostage by a policy where tenants don’t have to demonstrate in a reliable manner a legitimate need for the assistance of an animal.”

Grosso said HUD is developing new guidance that will address for the first time what “reliable verification” means as it pertains to tenants’ service animal requests. It’s not clear when the guidance, which is currently under federal review, will be released.

But Grosso offered some clarity to the committee Tuesday on the substance of the guidance. While landlords and property managers are legally prohibited from inquiring about the nature or severity of a tenant’s disability, they can express concern about the reliability of a service animal certification letter and provide steps for the tenant to take for further verification. This may include asking the tenant to provide additional documentation from their medical provider. The most reliable form of verification is a letter from a medical provider who has a history of treating the tenant, and the letter should name the tenant’s disability and the animal most qualified to assist him or her, Grosso said. “It’s best to have a policy on this issue rather than doing it on an ad hoc basis,” she added.

However, if you can “readily observe” that a tenant has a disability and an animal that provides a service, it’s wise not to push the issue of additional verification, Grosso said. She added that HUD’s forthcoming guidance also will address exotic animals such as alligators and the number of animals each individual tenant can request in their unit.

It’s important not to trivialize the issue of service animals because of abuses of the law, Grosso said. “Very often, there is some nefarious attribution to people who request assistance animals,” she said. “But many times, there are people with significant disabilities who legitimately need the assistance of a service animal. They bear the burden of the effects of service animal abuses.”

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Tampa Office Is Now Open & Attorney Shawn Brown Joins KBR

Tampa Office Is Now Open & Attorney Shawn Brown Joins KBR

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Tampa Office Is Now Open  & Attorney Shawn Brown Joins KBR

The award-winning service you have to come to expect from Kaye Bender Rembaum now reaches the Tampa area with the opening of our third office location. Shawn Brown, Esq. joins the firm and is named managing attorney for our Tampa location.
Mr. Brown is Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law and is an active member of its Committee, where he serves as Chair of the Safe Harbor Subcommittee. He is also a member of the legislative review group, and is tasked with reviewing and providing comments and edits to the legislation affecting community associations each legislative session. Mr. Brown also served with the Auxiliary Committee, reviewing and editing various chapters in the 4th Edition of the Florida Condominium and Community Association Law, published by the Florida Bar. Mr. Brown also sits on the Real Property Litigation Committee, where he chairs the Judicial Litigation Support and Education Subcommittee, and the Problem Studies Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. In addition, Brown was recently appointed by the President of The Florida Bar to the Condominium and Planned Development Law Certification Committee where he will now review and approve applications of attorneys seeking to become board certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law.
Mr. Brown’s focus has been exclusively on the practice of all aspects of community association law, representing condominium and homeowner associations and handling issues ranging from collection of assessments and foreclosures to covenant enforcement and litigation. He is routinely invited to provide both association boards of directors and community association managers with regular legislative and case law updates.
We are very excited about our new Tampa location and having Mr. Brown join Kaye Bender Rembaum’s award-winning team.
Our new office is located at 1211 N. Westshore Boulevard in Tampa, and can be reached at 813-375-0731.

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June Edition of the FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE

June Edition of the FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE

  • Posted: May 31, 2019
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June Edition of the

FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE

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Read the Florida Rising Magazine each month.

If you looking to Advertise in our Editions Sent to the Property Management, Condo and HOA Decision Makers

Published by: Effency Publishing for the State of Florida Property Management Association

 

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The Florida Rising Magazine for May is Published.

The Florida Rising Magazine for May is Published.

  • Posted: May 02, 2019
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The Florida Rising Magazine for May is Published.

For Florida’s Property Management Industry. Keep up to date with what is new, Events, Members of SFPMA

Managers in June we have a new redesigned Directory > Clients can find Property Managers in Florida with ease.

Get your company listed! find out more inthe May Edition.

Share this with your Friends: Direct Link  https://joom.ag/dxAa

 

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Special Magazine Directory Advertising

Special Magazine Directory Advertising

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In every edition of the FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE We have a Directory

We are adding a Directory for Property Managers and Management Companies! – Get your company listed on the Magazine Directory.

Contact us today, This Directory is for All Florida Companies – Get listed,  this is linked to your website and to a Page on our Website. Let Clients find you.

 

 

Your company can get listed in our publication that is sent out to the Property Management Industry in Florida!  Get your Company listed today!

A great way for you to be seen by readers each month. Our Publication is sent throughout Florida’s Management Industry, Management Companies, Board Members for the Condo and HOA Industry read the Florida Rising Magazine each month. This digital magazine is Interactive, What this means for you and your companies is:  All ads and Company Listings are linked to either your website or the membership page on our Website Directory.  We know readers want to learn more about companies or need to contact you they will be able by clicking on your listing ads.

We publish the Magazine each month with a Management Magazine Directory and have been asked can our company get listed on This? the answer is YES, Many Management Companies and Professionals want to let the industry know who they are and what company they are working for in the hopes when their services are needed you can contact them. With over 100,000 Eyes reading the publication monthly for a small yearly fee your company can get listed and sent out to readers.

 

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PRICING – GET YOUR COMPANY LISTED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTORY

 

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Subscribe to the: FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE

Subscribe to the: FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE

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Subscribe to the:  FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE

The FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE by SFPMA We publish this monthly and send to our subscribers, members and clients all over Florida. Utilizing social media we post many featured pages and highlighted articles giving our advertisers a larger audience reading the magazine.  It is important to us to inform our industry and the decision makers of companies being used in the management industry today. Published for the State of Florida’s Condo HOA & Property Management Industry.

Help us with bringing you content you can trust while keeping you up to date with our industry.

 

Subscribe Now get the Full Magazine sent to you each month

 

One of the Best Industry Magazine’s:

  • Keep up to date with the CONDO, HOA AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
  • Read top stories and information written by top industry professionals
  • Learn more through ads placed throughout the pages, Find Management Companies, Business and Service Vendors ready to help you with your properties.
  • Find companies fast on our directory these companies work with the management industry and have been screened so you get Trusted Member Companies.

 

ADVERTISE IN OUR NEXT EDITION:  We offer the best pricing, YOU GET MORE MONTHS TO BE INFRONT OF THE DECISION MAKERS.

 

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We publish information daily to all of our Social Media Pages; Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn …..

We publish information daily to all of our Social Media Pages; Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn …..

We publish information daily to all of our Social Media Pages; Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest,  LinkedIn …..

Along with the pages that SFPMA uses to inform our members and our Followers, we have Groups that are open to everyone. This way we can send out and promote the information about us and member companies that work together in the Property Management Industry. One of our goals is not letting our members just sit on a directory. Supporting each member company and information; getting this information out to readers new members and our industry is important to us!

When most companies do not realize how important it is to let others know what you do on a daily basis. We watch, we visit many of the social media pages for our members. What we see is alarming!. Far to many companies do not utilize what Social Media has to offer them. This is why we are always looking for posts that we can reshare we realize you are not!

By utilizing Social Media Clients get to know and trust that your company is here to stay! These visitors and past clients we will reshare details you post about workmanship, advances or just new work you have performed.

 

Find many of our pages we share daily to; Changes are being made to these pages, we are removing old posts for companies that are no longer with us, and updating information about SFPMA – Thanks

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State of Florida Property Management Association: Keep up to date with information through Facebook.  LIKE AND JOIN WITH OTHERS

Find-A-Service: This is one of our pages we use to promote our Directory and the members that are listed.  DIRECTORY MEMBERS 

Find-A-Service Group on Facebook: Members can join and post up to date company information. FIND-A-SERVICE; SOUTH FLORIDA GROUP

Property Management Group on Facebook: Many company’s post and interact with members through the group. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT – SOUTH FLORIDA

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SFPMA – Our Twitter account: As we publish blog articles the get posted on all of our pages including twitter. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

Find-A-Service Florida is our page we we have, Its a hold page for the Member Companies  FOLLOW FIND-A-SERVICE ON TWITTER

 

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SFPMA-State of Florida Property Management Association: Follow us on LinkedIn.  SFPMA ON LINKEDIN FOLLOW US

Find-A-Service.com (Showcase Page): Used to promote Directory Members & Companies about Services they provide. FOLLOW FIND-A-SERVICE.COM

Florida Rising Magazine (Showcase Page): Page show’s articles in that months edition, Members, Advertisers and Sponsors  FLORIDA RISING MAGAZINE

SFPMA Group on LinkedIn: Great mix of Articles, Events, Information by Group Members for our industry. SFPMA GROUP ON LINKEDIN

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SFPMA Association page on google+ : We share about members on these pages, https://plus.google.com/+Sfpma

SFPMA COMMUNITIES: We have a sfpma community page where we have different information for each area  https://plus.google.com/communities/106182643873612560662

Our Brand Acct State of Florida Property Management Association  https://plus.google.com/b/116736294765654037812/+Sfpma

Google+ page for our Magazine – Florida rising Magazine   https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/112330967542949978915/+FloridaRisingMagazine

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Find us, Like Us, Keep up to date with the Association.

We have been keeping our Clients in the Property Management Industry up to date with Changes, Management, Business and Services in the State of Florida.

 

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“We give investors and clients the information to make an informed decision about which property management company to use”

“We give investors and clients the information to make an informed decision about which property management company to use”

  • They learn about how hiring a professional management company helps them.
  • They find out what fees are associated with management.
  • They read and learn about maintenance issues and repairs for their property.
  • Other information including what questions to ask potential management companies. We know that with real estate comes non paying tenants, evictions fees, collecting rents, vacant units, inspections, contracts and leases, payment matters from tenants and your monthly money.

Addressing these questions with owners and board members helps them to understand what a manager does, and how important it is to take the time to find the right company that will care for the properties like they would.

 

LOOKING FOR A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY OR A CAM MANAGER TO MANAGE YOUR INVESTMENT PROPERTY, CONDO, OR HOA.

 

learn what to look for in a Property Management company, the benefits, the services they provide, how they collect fees, how repairs are addressed, laws & licensing.

Read and learn what our members can do to help you with the management of your buildings. Managing properties can become quickly overwhelming, even for experienced investors. There is always something going on that requires attention and it takes very little time for things to get out of hand. Hiring a Property Manager can provide an opportunity to regain control and restore stability to both your properties and possibly life in general.

We understand the importance having income real estate to you and your family. We are here to help you with the selection process for hiring the right company for the management of your buildings. Your Property Manager will make critical decisions on your behalf making it extremely important that you do your homework during the hiring process.

Ultimately, your decision to hire or not hire a property management company should hinge on whether or not it is a good fit with your lifestyle, and makes sense financially.  Individual investors will have to assess the opportunity cost of both options based on their unique circumstances.

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