Upcoming Programs
Time: Meetings are from 9 to approximately 11:30 a.m. on the Saturday identified in the announcement for each meeting. The annual Trade Show is from 9 a.m. to noon.
Meeting Locations: The place of meeting is noted in the entry for each meeting. "Comfort Inn" means the Comfort Inn & Suites, 3901 North Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Check Back For Changes: Sometimes program details change due to unexpected circumstances or because programs -- especially those announced far in advance -- get refined over time. We will attempt to post any changes as quickly as they become available, so check back here often for the latest information about programs that interest you and for any new programs that may get added to the calendar as the program season advances.
2010/2011 Season
September 18, 2010
Speaker: Peter M. Dunbar, Esq.; Partner, Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell and Dunbar; Adjunct Professor, Condominium and Community Housing Law, College of Law, Florida State University. Author of "The Condominium Concept," sometimes referred to as the condominium association board of directors' and property managers' bible. Mr. Dunbar is also very active in advocacy on common interest ownership housing matters before the Florida Legislature.
Subject: New Legislation.
Location: Comfort Inn
NOTE: We are arranging to have the JUST RELEASED 12th edition of "The Condominium Concept" available for purchase at the meeting for $20 per copy. Mr. Dunbar will sign your purchased copy upon request.
Click HERE for the meeting program flyer.
September 25, 2010
Speaker: Jonathan M. Peet; Chief of Compliance; Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes; Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Subject: Cash verses Accrual Accounting & Pooled Reserves
Location: Comfort Inn
October 23, 2010
Subject: Greener Community Living 101; Hands on learning about what is available for saving associations money by becoming "greener."
Location: Comfort Inn
November 20, 2010
Speaker: Speakers from Becker & Poliakoff, Attorneys-at-Law
Subject: What You and Your Association Should Know About Construction Law. Subtopics will include key clauses in construction contracts, the impact of administrative building codes, construction liens, and damage claims.
Location: Comfort Inn
December 2010
SCCA does not usually hold a December meeting, but that is subject to change if future developments should warrant. Watch this space.
January 22, 2011
Speaker: To be announced.
Subject: To be announced.
Location: Comfort Inn
February 19, 2011
Speaker: Speakers from Taylor & Carls, Attorneys-at-Law; additional participants to be announced.
Subject: So Your Association Is Going to Trial? How it is Done and What to Expect.
Location: Comfort Inn
Note: Among other things, this program will include a mock trial and should be both fun and educational.
March 19, 2011
Subject: Annual SCCA Trade Show
Location: Crown Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront, 2605 N. A1A, Melbourne
April 16, 2011
Speaker: Kenneth S. Direktor, Esq., from the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff.
Subject: Board Member Certification Class
Location: Comfort Inn
Note: New Florida Statutes subsection 718.112(2)(d)3b, which became effective July 1, 2010, requires that new condominium board members complete a certification within 90 days of their election or appointment that they have read the association's documents and written policies and will work to uphold them to the best of their ability and will faithfully discharge their fiduciary responsibility to association members. But when you have read them, what does all of this mean and what are your real responsibilities as a new board member? What in the world is a "fiduciary responsibility"?
Fortunately you need not be left dangling in the wind. The new law also provides an alternative. That is, instead of the certification, a new board member may submit a certificate that he or she has satisfactorily completed an educational course administered by the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes. This is such a course.
May 21, 2011
Speaker: To be announced.
Subject: To be announced.
Location: Comfort Inn
June 25, 2011
Speaker: Gary Poliakoff, Esq., Founding Shareholder, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. In addition to his practice of law, book authorship, and many other activities, Mr. Poliakoff writes a weekly column appearing in a number of Florida newspapers, including Florida Today, about common interest ownership residential property legal issues.
Subject: To be announced.
Location: Comfort Inn