Letter to the Board of Directors of Aquarius by Z. and Z. Bluband September 22, 2015

Posted on September 28, 2015 by ClubVino

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Letter to the Board of Directors of Aquarius by Z. and Z. Bluband     September 22, 2015

September 22nd, 2015

 

To:      Board of Directors (BOD)

          Aquarius Condominium Association

From: Zakhary and Zinaida Bluband, owners unit 902N

 

On September 21st, 2015, we received a delinquency letter from the Association Accounting.  Since the nature of delinquency was not explained, we figured the amount represented the monthly maintenance fee plus the monthly installment fee for the 1st special assessment that is not due until the 15 of each month.

Together with the many other owners, we received this type of the letter in June.  These letters were sent to the wrong people.

This time, the letter dated September 17, is not only annoying, but removes any faith in the reliability of the services provided by the accounting firm and the BOD role in the process of collecting actual delinquencies.

Our monthly maintenance fee is automatically paid by the Bank to the Aquarius account on the 5th of each month and we have a bank transaction records to prove it. Our monthly installment of the 1st assessment (due date on 15th), was paid on September 14th and we have copy of the check with the office stamp dated September 14.

Sharma & Associates, Inc.  contract requires the firm to issue monthly late letters in accordance with the Association Policy.  What kind of policy did the BOD provided to this firm?   Why do they send late letter dated September 17th (obviously prepared few days before September 17) for the payment that is not due till September 15th?  Does anybody know what is going on?  The section 5 e) of the Aquarius by-laws states that ” the treasurer shall have custody of all of the property of the Association, including funds, securities, and evidence of indebtedness .”  We expect the association Treasurer to perform this obligation and to insure that the evidence of indebtedness  is  applied to the correct indebtedness and the accounting firm follows the Association policy in this regard.  The fact that the late letters have been sent to the wrong people for the payments that have been timely paid, makes us question the trustworthiness of the collection process used by the BOD.

We already know that the late letters have been sent to the wrong parties, we do not know if they have been sent to the real delinquent owners.  The Memo posted by the BOD states that as of September 1st, 2015 there are 25 delinquent units.

Considering that there are delinquencies for the  maintenance fee,  1st special assessment and by now 3 payments for the 2nd special assessment, it is not clear what 25 units  delinquencies mean. Is it for the 2nd, assessment?  If yes, is it for June, July or September? Is it for all assessments and maintenance fees.  This number is absolutely meaningless, unless the details are explained.

We request the BOD to investigate the current policies and procedures used by Sharma & Associates, Inc., and to address in writing all current problems with the collection process and the late letters addressed to the wrong owners.

We also request this letter to be placed on the Aquarius Website.

 

Zakhary and Zina Bluband (signatures)

 

 

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Glazer & Associates – Aquarius Condo. Ass. Law Counsel 2015

Posted on September 27, 2015 by ClubVino

Aquarius logoGlazer & Associates  – Aquarius Condo. Ass. Law Counsel  2015

Documents, Contract, Invoices

 

Invoice September 21, 2015    2015 09 21 Invoice Glazer Law     (pdf)

Invoice August 25, 2015       2015 08 25 Invoice Glazer Law         (pdf)

Initial Agreement July 31, 2015    2015 07 31 GlazerLaw and AquariusCondo Agreement      (pdf)

Initial Agreement July 31, 2015   (html)

Aquarius Delinquency   Collection Procedures as established by the Board of Directors in August 2015   These procedures were target of 2 letters by A.J. Mitchel. To date the BOD failed to respond. The letters are attached to the post.

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Patio Furniture Discount – good until October 9, 2015

Posted on September 26, 2015 by ClubVino

aquarius51Patio Furniture

Offer from the Board of Directors

Aquarius is purchasing new chairs and chaise lounges from
Tropic Patio in Miami. The cost for a Delta chair is $89.00  (regular price at the store $ 99 plus delivery)   and the Omega  Lounge is $160.00  (regular price at the store $ 199 and delivery charge). If you are interested in purchasing either one for your balcony,
you can for a limited time up to October 9, 2015. To purchase the furniture
please make a check for the quantity times the cost of each of each and make
the check out to Tropic Patio. You must also include 6% sales tax; delivery is
included at no extra cost.

The order will not be placed until the check is received in
the Aquarius Office.

Samples of the Tropic Patio furniture are in the
Restaurant.

2015 Delta Armchair Blue White

Delta Chair

2015 omega-blue LOUNGE

Omega Lounge

2015 omega-blue LOUNGE Garden

Omega Lounge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional details may be found  at website of the vendor:

Delta Chair click here               Omega Lounge click here

The plan is to deploy these new chairs on the East Pool. The existing brown furniture is supposed to be transferred to the newly refurbished West Pool Deck – information deem to be true by not guaranteed.

 

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ACG Update on Projects in Progress at Aquarius Condo. Ass. 9-25-2015

Posted on September 25, 2015 by ClubVino

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ACG Update on Projects in Progress at Aquarius Condominium Association

 

2015 ACG LogoACG – Engineering Services Inc.

September 25, 2015.

To: Board of Directors Aquarius Condominium Association, Inc. 2751 South Ocean Drive Hollywood, FL 33019
Re: Project up date

ABSTRACT:

As per the Board’s request, we have prepared a project update on the different phases and projects in progress at the Aquarius Condominium. The following are the updates until September 25, 2015:

West Pool Upper Deck:

The contractor has finished all the interior finishes. They have called for final inspection on electrical and plumbing today. The roof has not been finished due to rain, but should take no more than two days to be finalized. Hollywood stone has been contacted to be on site as soon as possible to call for final inspection early next week.
The pool company has finished all the interior work. They were going to start filling the pool yesterday and they had called for final inspection on plumbing and electrical. Once all the pavers are set by Hollywood Stone they will call for final inspection.

The contractor has finished all the interior finishes. They have called for final inspection on electrical and plumbing today. The roof has not been finished due to rain, but should take no more than two days to be finalized. Hollywood stone has been contacted to be on site as soon as possible to call for final inspection early next week.
The pool company has finished all the interior work. They were going to start filling the pool yesterday and they had called for final inspection on plumbing and electrical. Once all the pavers are set by Hollywood Stone they will call for final inspection.

Lobby Deck (Valet Deck)

Phase I : No work has been done on this area last week.

Phases: II, III, and IV:

The contractor has applied the waterproofing membrane and will water test the area on Friday September 25, 2015. The water test will last 24 hours. Next week all the curbs will be formed and placed. The contractor has scheduled paver installation to start October 7, 2015. The manager will be notified today that the stone and the soil for the two front planters should be delivered in the next two weeks.
After meeting and agreeing with the contractor these are the phase percentages of completion:

  • Phase I        98%
  • Phase II       85%
  • Phase III     85%
  • Phase IV     85%
  • Bathroom and Shower      98%

Please call me should you have any questions or require further clarification.
Respectfully,
Andres Caicedo,  President

ACG   1335 St. Tropez Circle Unit 107, Weston, Florida 33328 –

Ph: 954.778,5211 – Fax: 754.816.5664 – http://www.acg-eng.com – COA#29940

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Valet Deck Progress – September 22 Pictures

Posted on September 23, 2015 by ClubVino

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Valet Deck  Progress  –  September 22 Pictures

 

The Valet Deck work advances. Now Phases 2, 3, 4 and 5 get waterproof protection.

2015 09 22 Valet Deck WaterProof

Phase Two of Valet Deck waterproof work.

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Waterproofing in progress.

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Phase 3 getting ready to be waterproofed.

 

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West Deck and Pool Renovation Progress September 22, 2015 PICTURES

Posted on September 23, 2015 by ClubVino

aquarius51 West Deck and Pool Renovation Progress September 22, 2015

 

The West Deck and Pool renovation advances. Check out the latest snapshots of the progress:

2015 09 22 West Pool and Plants

Pool has tiles and other details ready.  The decorative vegetation is being installed.

2015 09 22 West Pool Plants

Bathroom and shower are getting ready as well West Poll and decorative planters in progress.

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Bathroom tiles installed. Now it is time to get the toilet and sink in both Ladies and Gentleman bathrooms by the West Pool.

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The presence of green makes a beautiful complement to the West Deck.

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Planters all over break the monotony of concrete.

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Water depth of West Poll indicators are in place.

 

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40 Year Building Safety Inspection Program – Free Class

Posted on September 18, 2015 by ClubVino

Aquarius Lady Logo40 Year Building Safety Inspection Program  –  Free Class

 

Free Class

An informational overview of the 40 year inspection and re-certification program in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, and how it affects your building.

Our 40-Year Building Safety Inspection and Re-certification Program will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 12:00am to 2:00pm at the Hallandale Beach Cultural Community Center located at 410 SE 3rd Street, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009.

Provider: #0004574; 
Course: ##9626548; Credit Information: 2 Hours Manager Continuing Education Elective credits

To register, please click here.

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We look forward to seeing you!

Raphan little backgroundBill and Susan Raphan
Statewide Education Facilitators
Katzman Garfinke
Information provided by Albert Volcheck

Click HERE  for the documentation on the 40 Year Safety Inspection (Re-certification Exercise) of the Boward County

or cut and paste: http://wp.me/p5I1WS-7c

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Letter to the Board of Aquarius from Teresa Marmolino September 2015

Posted on September 11, 2015 by ClubVino

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Letter to the Board of Aquarius from Teresa Marmolino    September 2015

I am contacting you to address some of the concerns that I and my fellow unit owners have regarding the behavior of our current Board members.

First, I thank you and the rest of the Board for supposedly working so hard to save a few dollars. From my perspective, the $200 per month that we are saving from the payroll is a drop in the bucket of what some of “your people” owe to the Association in past-due maintenance and assessment. We have heard that the Vice President and Treasurer owe a lot to “your people”, so they allow “your people” to pay their maintenance late without any penalties.

Second, the security employees have no problem being paid every two weeks. What they object to is that they were given no advance notice of this change. Some of them live paycheck to paycheck and need advance notice in order to properly budget their personal finances. This Board treats the employees of this Association with hostility and constant threats of being fired. For example, the Treasurer’s husband, with an ironic smile, tells everyone that by December you will get rid of Andy. How could you expect someone to perform well under those conditions?

Third, please stop scrutinizing every contract. Thanks to “your people”, we have the worst reputation and it appears that no contractor would want to come in and finish or start a job here. If we could find some new contractor, it would cost us probably three times more than our current contracts.

Finally, you accepted the job as President, so please behave as one. This is America. Everyone should be treated equally. Don’t act high and mighty like the Vice President and Treasurer and speak Russian when there are non-Russians present.

You say that these are all rumors and not to pay attention to them. However, I believe that where there is smoke there is fire. You and the rest of the Board are acting worse to the unit owners than the previous Boards of 2014, 2013, and 2012. It is your way or the highway. I am bring this to your attention in the hope that you and the other Board members will change your behavior.

Teresa Marmolino, unit 1505-N

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Aquarius Declaration of Condominium for Lease and Sale

Posted on September 10, 2015 by ClubVino

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Aquarius Declaration of Condominium for Lease and Sale

1. These rules require, among other things: 30 days advance written notice to the office, advance review of all sale/lease documents (which must be submitted with the notice), the scheduling and completion of Interviews, and fees. (Full Information is available at the office). Failure to adhere to the Rules can result in a voiding of the sale or lease.

2. An application for resale or lease (forms available at the Condo Office) MUST be completely filled out, signed by the proposed new Owner(s) or new Lessee(s) and delivered by the present Owner(s) to the Association at least 30 days in advance of any scheduled closing.

3. No Unit Owner may lease his/her Unit during the first 12 months of ownership. After a
one-year waiting period only one rental lease is permitted within any twelve-month calendar period, (which cannot be for less than three months).

4. Units may not to be subleased.

5. A Unit may be leased only with the written approval of the Association (which has the right to reject any potential Lessee for any reason) and only to single families. Two-bedroom Units may be leased only to a single family with not more than four occupants; a convertible unit to a single family with not more than four occupants; and a one-bedroom unit only to a single family with not more than two occupants.

6. Unit Owners may not rent or lease to Corporations.

7. All applicants, including Husband and Wife when applicable, must be interviewed personally by the Screening Committee.

8. A transfer/leasing fee must be included with the respective application. The fee will be refunded if the application is not approved.
Aquarius Board of Directors
September 8, 2015

  • Forms required for Sale and Rental may be printed HERE

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Delinquency Collection Procedure and amounts due September 1st. 2015

Posted on August 25, 2015 by ClubVino

 aquarius51Aquarius Condominium Association Delinquency Collection Procedure

This announcement was posted by the Board of Directors August 21, 2015.   At the bottom of this post it is the value of installment due September and destination of this 2015 Special Assessment. Two letters from AJ Mitchell (606 S) follow.                                 Special Assessment of 2013/2014 is still in effect.

  1. Assessments or charges paid on or before ten (10) days after the date due shall not bear interest, but all sums not paid on or before ten (10) days shall bear interest at the highest lawful rate (now 18% per annum) from the date due until paid.
  2. In addition to such interest, after the 10th of the month, the Association shall charge $25.00 an administrative late fee for each installment of the assessment or charges for which payment is late.
  3. After fifteen (15) days from the due date the Association shall send a letter to the unit owner to remind of late payment.
  4. After forty-five (45) days from the due date the Association shall send another letter with the reminder to the unit owner of late payment and the warning to pay before sixty (60) days from the due date, otherwise it will be sent to the Attorneys.
  5. After sixty (60) days from the due date the Association shall send information on a delinquent unit owner to the Attorney.
  6. The Attorney shall send a 30 day demand letter stating that he will file a claim of lien. If no resolution, the Attorney shall send a claim of lien that again gets a 30 day letter. If no resolution after that, the Attorney shall send the Board a request to proceed to file a foreclosure.
  7. All payments upon account shall be first applied to interest, then the late fee, then to any expenses of collection and costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred and then to the assessment or charges first due.

Board of Directors of the Aquarius Condominium Association

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Click here and view the amount due September 1st. 2015

The post also shows what is the assessment for.

2015 Assessment – New Installment Due September 1st. Check your contribution

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First Letter of AJ Mitchel to the Board of Directors of Aquarius

August 21, 2015

Board of Directors [Aquarius Condo. Association]

At this time we have one or more Board members taking it upon themselves to attempt to collect some of the outstanding delinquent amounts from residents that are past due. If they should be successful at this it would save the Association and Building considerable funds. If they make any mistakes in performing this task it would also make the Association and Building liable for their mistakes in doing so.

The Association Board Members have the right to perform the collection of outstanding funds. They must also acquaint themselves with the Federal and Florida rules governing the collection of funds from residents. There are specific practices that must be followed to ensure that all procedures have been addressed properly and any actions taken meet the requirements. Even just one case not handled properly would be more costly with liability issues than we would save.

The Board should also advise our insurance carrier that they may be performing these collection duties to make sure our liability insurance will cover those attempting this.

AJ Mitchell, Apt. 606-S

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Second Letter of AJ Mitchel to the Board of Directors of Aquarius

August 26, 2015

To: Board of Directors

Subject: Aquarius Condominium Association Delinquency Collection Procedure

In reviewing this document outlining the procedures for collecting delinquent funds would like clarification on several issues.

Delinquencies started as of June 10, 2015 for the current assessment. There were several
residents already with delinquent amounts from prior assessments or maintenance. Do the past due dates and penalties on those residents start as of the June 10th date or will they start after the new Procedures are accepted at a Board meeting? Actually this seems like an undue delay as collection procedures and penalties are already outlined in 718 and in our Documents.

In reviewing the dates for sending letters by the Association and or Attorney when you add up all the dates for a payment due on August 1st and considered past due on August 10th will not actually be sent back to the Board for approval to move forward with a lien or foreclosure until December 10th or later. Sounds like an Attorney wrote this Delinquency Procedure without consideration that the Association needs to collect funds in a timely manner and be able to move forward quickly before the debt for the resident concerned is too high for them to pay. Attorney’s are really only interested in their fees and not in moving quickly for the best interests of the Building.

There is one point in this Document under Item 6 that if there is no resolution after all this time  the Attorney will send a request to the Board for permission to move forward in the collection procedure. Why would this be needed, sounds like another delay when the Attorney should be moving forward against any and all that are past due. With this procedure in this new Delinquency Procedure now has the appearance that an amount due on August 1st will not go to lien or foreclosure until after January 1st at the earliest.

[I] Would appreciate a response explaining this Delinquency Procedure and how it came to be.

AJ Mitchell, Apt. 606-S

 

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