Florida A to Z

by Susan Ryan Judson, Carol Tornatore (Illustrator)

Overview

This Florida alphabet book is packed with almost 200 facts about Florida personalities, history, geography, nature, and culture. Hundreds of photos and drawings illustrate the text written at grade levels 4 through 6. In H, you will learn about the Horse Conch, a marine mollusk whose pink and orange shell was named the state seashell in 1969. In L, read about Love Bugs that appear in Florida spring and fall and bump into cars, leaving a sticky mess. In V, learn about Vizcaya a villa built in 1916 in Miami and Valencia Oranges, which make up about half the Florida orange crop.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561647163
Publisher:	Pineapple Press, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	14 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Susan Jane (Ryan) Judson has been a Florida elementary school teacher for more than thirty years, as well as a consultant on several award-winning activity guides for Florida State University's Energy and Environmental Alliance. She has also written several environmental books for children.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1 The Condominium and the Condominium Documents
• 1.1 History
• 1.2 Condominium Concept
• 1.3 Understanding the Parts
• 1.4 Compromise and the Common Scheme
• 1.5 Unit and the Unit Owner
• 1.6 Common Elements
• 1.7 Association
• 1.8 Association Property
• 1.9 Assessmens
• 1.10 Unity of the Parts
• 1.11 Democratic Sub-Society
• 1.12 Covenants Running with the Land
• 1.13 Prospectus
• 1.14 Declaration of Condominium
• 1.15 Plot Plan and Survey
• 1.16 Articles of Incorporation
• 1.17 Bylaws
• 1.18 Rules and Regulations
• 1.19 Policy Statements and Resolutions of Procedure
• 1.20 Priority and Consistency of Documents
• 2 The Condominium Act and the Law Governing Condominiums
• 2.1 General
• 2.2 Condominium Act—Part I
• 2.3 Condominium Act—Part II
• 2.4 Condominium Act—Part III
• 2.5 Condominium Act—Part IV
• 2.6 Condominium Act—Part V
• 2.7 Condominium Act—Part VI and Part VII
• 2.8 Chapter 617, F.S.—Florida Not for Profit Corporation Act
• 2.9 Chapter 607, F.S.—Florida General Corporation Act
• 2.10 Florida Administrative Code
• 2.11 Chapter 120, F.S.—Administrative Procedure Act
• 2.12 Chapter 119, F.S.—Public Records
• 2.13 Chapter 721, F.S.—Florida Vacation Plan and Timesharing Act
• 2.14 Residential Manager’s Law
• 2.15 Resort Condominiums, Fire Sprinklers and Swimming Pools
• 2.16 Penny-ante Gambling and Bingo
• 2.17 Constitutional Provisions
• 2.18 County and Municipal Ordinances
• 2.19 Administrative Decisions
• 2.20 Judicial Decisions and Precedents
• 2.21 Priority of the Law
• 2.22 Application and Interpretation of the Law
• 2.23 The Legal Advisor
• 3 Membership Meetings: Practice and Procedures
• 3.1 General
• 3.2 Annual and Regular Meetings
• 3.3 Special Meetings
• 3.4 Proof of Notice
• 3.5 Posting of Notice
• 3.6 Content of Meeting Notice
• 3.7 Time of Notice
• 3.8 Notices for Board Elections
• 3.9 Agenda
• 3.10 Proxies
• 3.11 Voting Certificate
• 3.12 Check-In Procedures
• 3.13 Presiding Officer Selection
• 3.14 Pre-Meeting Preparations
• 3.15 Ballot Preparations
• 3.16 Ballots for Board Elections
• 3.17 Voting
• 3.18 Vote Tabulations
• 3.19 Conducting the Meeting
• 3.20 Reports
• 3.21 Unfinished Business
• 3.22 New Business and General Discussion
• 3.23 Adjournment
• 3.24 Minutes
• 3.25 Election Records
• 4 The Board of Administration and Meetings of the Board
• 4.1 General
• 4.2 Developer Board Members
• 4.3 Transition from Developer Control
• 4.4 Election and Selection
• 4.5 Runoff Election
• 4.6 Alternative Method for Election
• 4.7 Eligibility
• 4.8 Term
• 4.9 Number
• 4.10 Removal and Resignation
• 4.11 Failure to Fill Vacancies
• 4.12 Fiduciary Relationship
• 4.13 Bonding and Insurance
• 4.14 Meetings of the Board
• 4.15 Quorum and Absent Board Members
• 4.16 Notice to Board Members
• 4.17 Notice to Association Members
• 4.18 Agenda for Board Meetings
• 4.19 Meeting Procedures
• 4.20 Membership Participation
• 4.21 Minutes and Records
• 4.22 Unit Owner Directories
• 5 Officers and Committees
• 5.1 General
• 5.2 Election of Officers
• 5.3 President
• 5.4 Secretary
• 5.5 Treasurer
• 5.6 Vice President
• 5.7 Registered Agent and Office
• 5.8 Other Officers
• 5.9 Eligibility and Removal
• 5.10 Fiduciary Relationship, Indemnification and Insurance
• 5.11 Compensation
• 5.12 Committees
• 5.13 Nominating Committee
• 5.14 Committee Appointments
• 5.15 Committee Authority
• 5.16 Committee Meetings and Minutes
• 5.17 Committee Reports
• 5.18 Special Councils
• 5.19 Social Clubs
• 6 Rules of Procedure—A Shorthand Guide
• 6.1 General
• 6.2 Meeting Organization
• 6.3 Order of Business
• 6.4 Motions and Seconds
• 6.5 Subsidiary and Incidental Motions
• 6.6 Privileged and Unclassified Motions
• 6.7 Reconsideration
• 6.8 Priority of Motions
• 6.9 Matters Out of Order
• 6.10 Waiving the Rules
• 6.11 Debate
• 6.12 Speaking at Meetings of the Board
• 6.13 Voting
• 6.14 Decorum
• 7 The Budget and Financial Reports
• 7.1 General
• 7.2 Budget for General Operations
• 7.3 Budget for Capital Expenses and Deferred Maintenance
• 7.4 Formula for Budget Reserves
• 7.5 Budgets for Multicondominiums
• 7.6 Developing the Proposed Budget
• 7.7 Proposed Budget and Mandatory Reserves
• 7.8 Notice and Adoption of the Budget
• 7.9 Reconsideration by the Membership
• 7.10 Waiver of Mandatory Reserves
• 7.11 Use of Reserve Funds
• 7.12 Amending the Budget
• 7.13 Unbudgeted Expenses
• 7.14 Funds in Excess of Budget
• 7.15 Annual Financial Report
• 7.16 Financial Statements and Audit
• 7.17 Governmental Financial Filings
• 8 Assessments—Levy and Collection
• 8.1 General
• 8.2 Funding the Budget
• 8.3 Allocation of Common Expenses
• 8.4 Allocation of Expenses for Association Property
• 8.5 Allocation of Expenses for Communication Services and Cable Television
• 8.6 Allocation of Expenses for Unit Owner
• 8.7 Special Assessments
• 8.8 Time for Payment and Delinquency
• 8.9 Assessment Records and Estoppel Certificate
• 8.10 Assessment Declaration and Satisfaction
• 8.11 Liability for Assessments
• 8.12 Interest, Late Charges, Costs and Penalties
• 8.13 Application of Partial Payment of Delinquent Assessment
• 8.14 Claim of Lien
• 8.15 Withholding Payment and Contesting the Lien
• 8.16 Foreclosing the Lien
• 8.17 Rights of First Mortgage Holder
• 8.18 Developer Obligation for Assessments
• 8.19 Rights of Association to Acquire Unit
• 8.20 Right of Association to Collect Rents
• 8.21 Uncollectible Assessments
• 9 Promulgating Rules, Amending the Documents and Modifying the Condominium Property
• 9.10 General
• 9.2 Authority and Scope of Rules
• 9.3 Review and Analysis of Documents
• 9.4 Adopting and Amending the Rules
• 9.5 Proposing Amendments to the Documents
• 9.6 Format of Proposed Amendments
• 9.7 Notice of Proposed Amendments
• 9.8 Adopting the Amendments
• 9.9 Recording the Amendments and Notice to Members
• 9.10 Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
• 9.11 Priority of Documents
• 9.12 “Grandfather Provisions”
• 9.13 Material Modifications and Alterations
• 9.14 Installation of Hurricane Shutters
• 9.15 Amendments to the Unit and the Common Elements
• 9.16 Merger and Consolidation
• 9.17 Correcting a Scrivener’s Error
• 9.18 Corrective Amendments by the Circuit Court
• 10 The Association Authority and Responsibility
• 10.1 General
• 10.2 Management and Maintenance
• 10.3 Contracting for Products and Services
• 10.4 Representation of the Unit Owners
• 10.5 Liabilities of the Association
• 10.6 Owning and Leasing Real Property
• 10.7 Granting and Modifying Easements
• 10.8 Right of Access to Units
• 10.9 Smoking and the “Clean Indoor Air Act”
• 10.10 Keeping the Property Insured
• 10.11 Borrowing Money
• 10.12 Exercising All Necessary and Convenient Powers
• 10.13 Responding to Unit Owner Inquiries
• 10.14 Fire Sprinkler Systems
• 10.15 Emergency Powers
• 10.16 Automated External Defibrillator
• 10.17 Termination of the Condominium
• 11 Rights and Responsibilities of the Unit Owner
• 11.1 Quiet Enjoyment of the Unit
• 11.2 Use of the Common Elements
• 11.3 Appurtenances to Unit Ownership
• 11.4 Access to Communication Services and Cable Television
• 11.5 Membership and Voting Rights in the Association
• 11.6 Participation in Association Affairs
• 11.7 Fundamental Rights and Due Process
• 11.8 Compliance with the Covenants and Restrictions
• 11.9 Financial Obligations
• 11.10 Maintenance and Upkeep of the Property
• 11.11 Alterations to the Condominium Property
• 11.12 Sale and Transfer of the Condominium Parcel
• 11.13 Transfer of Limited Common Element Use Rights
• 11.14 Public Participation and SLAPP Suit Protection
• 12 The Condominium Developer and Transition
• 12.1 General
• 12.2 Association Organization and Operation
• 12.3 Limitations and Obligations of the Developer
• 12.4 Rights and Privileges of the Developer
• 12.5 “Frequently Asked Questions and Answers” and Governance Form
• 12.6 Assessment Responsibilities of the Developer
• 12.7 Transition Members’ Meeting
• 12.8 Delivery of Documents, Building Report and Financial Report
• 12.9 Organization of Owner-Controlled Board
• 12.10 Contracts of the Developer-Controlled Board
• 12.11 Statutory Warranties
• 12.12 Common Law Warranties
• 12.13 Construction Defects—Presuit Procedure
• 13 Enforcing the Documents and Resolving Disputes
• 13.1 General
• 13.2 Association’s Obligation to Enforce
• 13.3 Unit Owner’s Right to Enforce
• 13.4 Knowledge and Clarity of the Documents
• 13.5 Notice of Violation and Uniform, Timely Enforcement
• 13.6 Documenting the Violation
• 13.7 Authority for Fines, Penalties and Suspension
• 13.8 Formal Enforcement Actions
• 13.9 Notice of Intended Arbitration
• 13.10 Arbitration
• 13.11 Voluntary Mediation
• 13.12 Enforcement in Court
• 13.13 Fees and Costs
• 13.14 Upkeep of the Condominium Property
• 13.15 Negligence by the Association
• 13.16 Architectural Standards
• 13.17 Sale and Transfer Approval
• 13.18 Lease and Rental Restrictions
• 13.19 Guest and Occupancy Restrictions
• 13.20 Age Limitations
• 13.21 Parking and Unauthorized Vehicles
• 13.22 Towing of Unauthorized Vehicles
• 13.23 Pet Restrictions
• 13.24 Service Animals
• 13.25 Rules and Restrictions of the Board
• 14 Dispute Resolution and the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes
• 14.1 General
• 14.2 Jurisdiction of the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes
• 14.3 Enforcement Action
• 14.4 Penalty Guidelines
• 14.5 Declaratory Statement
• 14.6 Condominium Ombudsman
• 14.7 Division Educational Programs
• Index