The December Update Includes:
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Florida Community Association Journal’s Reader’s Choice Awards
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C&M Celebrates Christmas
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We Heard You - The 2020 Mobile Home Park Board Certification Class
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Have You Registered for Our Seminars?
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Castle Group Four Course Dinner - 2020 Joint Board Certification Class
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Georgia Beach Inn Wins Best Beach Award
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Thank You Summerfield Farms!
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Ask C&M – You Asked – We Answered!
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Please Vote for Clayton & McCulloh
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The Florida Community Association Journal’s Reader’s Choice Awards
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Wow! Are we ever honored! For the fifth year in a row, we’ve been nominated for Florida Community Association Journal’s Readers’ Choice Awards! Your vote has kept us in the top two categories every year since 2014. We would be so honored if you would take a few moments out of your busy schedule to vote for us.
If you feel that we are deserving of your vote, simply click on the button and follow the instructions on the page.
Voting is over December 31st or whenever FLCAJ ends the program during the month of December. If you REALLY like us (and we hope that you do), you can vote more than once for the little firm that Embraces Community.
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C&M Celebrates the Holidays
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We closed our offices on December 18
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to celebrate the Christmas Holiday at The Country Club of Orlando. A mouth-watering buffet was served over lots of laughs and memories as our fearless leader, Ken Clayton, addressed our team! Check out the photos below and if you have never met our staff, well – here’s a way to place the voice on the phone with the name. Our staff members are identified from left to right in the captions of each picture.
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Senior/Founding Partner, Ken Clayton addressing the staff at this years’ Christmas Luncheon held at the Country Club of Orlando
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David Thierer, PR Representative; Ken Clayton, Senior/Founding Partner; Michelle Tylutki, Collections Manager; JP Miller, PR Assistant and Arlene Ring, Director of Public Relations.
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David Batan, Coordinator of Client Services; Javier Oyola, Office Assistant and Ken Holmes, Accounting and Billing Manager.
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Robin Wood, Assistant to Senior Partner Neal McCulloh; Sue Roe, Paralegal; Greg Neuberger, Paralegal; Crystal Morales, Special Events Assistant and Amanda Voss, Accounting Assistant.
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Senior Collections Attorney, Alan,Schwartzseid with members of The Collections Team.
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Michelle Tylutki, Collections Manager and Amanda Voss, Accounting Assistant.
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Racquel Williams and Tiffany Kellom, Collections Team.
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Alan,Schwartzseid, Senior Collections Attorney; Brian Hess, Partner; Russ Klemm, Partner; Ken Clayton, Senior/Founding Partner and (not pictured) Senior Partner Neal McCulloh.
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Russ Klemm, Partner; Brian Goodwin, IT Manager and Renee Johnson, Maritza Gonzalez, Brittany Smith and Dave Canada, with the Collections Team.
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The Public Relations Team. Crystal Morales, Special Events Assistant; Arlene Ring, Director of Public Relations; Gina Befera, Mass Media Assistant; JP Miller, PR Assistant and David Thierer, PR Representative.
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Sue Roe, Paralegal; Greg Neuberger, Paralegal; Robin Wood, Assistant to Senior Partner Neal McCulloh and Donella Donahey, Paralegal.
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Amy Long, Receptionist and Michelle Cloutier, File Clerk.
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MHP Board Members! We Heard You!
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This seminar will also feature:
- A delectable dessert buffet with ice tea and soft drinks for your dining pleasure
- A 50-50 raffle with half the proceeds going to one lucky winner and the other half to a non-profit organization.
- Two prestigious vendors
Dress in 1950’s attire to match our theme and receive an additional ticket for the door prize drawing
Bring a cash donation for a non-profit 501(c) pet rescue’s veterinarian expense and receive an additional ticket for the door prize drawing. A Certificate of Attendance suitable for framing will be available for each attendee successfully completing the class.
The illustrious
Russ Klemm
, one of our Partners and our
Litigation Department
Head, will be the featured speaker in this 3 hour program. Russ has been representing mobile home parks’ board of director for over twenty years and has been a frequent speaker for FMO. This January class will be the only live presentation for this class in 2020. It is also being offered as a webinar where you can participate in the Q&A in the comfort of your own home.
The seminar times are as follows:
Registration: 12:30 p.m.
Welcome: 12:50 p.m.
Class: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Please feel free to bring other Board Members from other Associations. We do request that attendees either be currently sitting on the Board or will be a candidate for the Board within the next year.
Join us for an afternoon of 50’s music, fun, legal information, and so much more! Be there or be square! Who knows? Maybe Elvis will entertain us!
To register for the complimentary live presentation, please select this
link
. To register for the complimentary webinar presentation, please select this
link.
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Have you Registered Yet for our January Seminars? Don’t Dawdle!
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Three new seminars are making their debut just around the corner!
First up is our
“Let the Good Times Roll: The 2020 Mobile Home Park Board Certification Class.”
This seminar will be offered only once this year on Thursday, January 16
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at Keiser University in Lakeland – just off I-4! You may attend the live presentation or via webinar. Our Partner, Russ KIemm, the “resident guru” (or so we like to call him internally) of Mobile Home Parks will be the featured speaker. This three hour program features all the tools you need to serve on the Board of a Chapter 723 Mobile Home Park Association, plenty of time for questions and answers, and a delectable dessert buffet! Sign up here for the
live presentation
and here for the
webinar
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Special Note: Questions have arisen as to what type of Association you may be. The law can be confusing in determining if your Association is a true Chapter 723. The following questions might be helpful in assisting you in determining if this the correct class for you to take:
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Is your Lot a rental? (or) Do you pay rent for your lot to the Park Owner? (If yes, almost always a MHP, subject to Chapter 723).
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Do you own your Mobile Home and Lot, and pay fees or dues to a Park Owner, for use of any Park amenities (club house, pool, etc.,) ? (If yes, you are most likely a MHP, subject to 723).
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Do you live in a “Mobile Home Subdivision” and pay assessments to your Association ? (If so, you are likely a MHP Subdivision, subject to 723, but must clearly be a “Mobile Home Subdivision”).
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Do you pay assessments to your association and are the assessments/charges mandatory and not live in a Co-op? (Then you are not a MHP and not subject to 723).
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The above may not be definitive, but should resolve most questions as to the type of community the prospective seminar attendee lives in. The answers to the above questions are generally in your Association’s Documents. While we wish we could review your Documents to determine what type of Association you are, we are unable to do so. Please consult with your attorney who will be able to advise what type of Association you are – probably off the top of their head.
Next up is the premier Brevard County Event of the Year:
“Happy Days: Groovin’ All Week with You!”
on Saturday, January 25
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in Melbourne. This is our “how to be a director” program for handling such topics as Pets, Enforcing Your Covenants, Bankruptcy for Associations, Rentals, Amendments, Working Effectively with Your Attorney, and Practical Tips for Director. For more information on each topics, please check out our web-site. This three hour Saturday morning seminar is all about having fun, listening to the hits of the 1950’s, visiting specialized vendors for Associations, door prizes, great legal information, and one on one time with the attorneys that Embrace Community. All of our Attorneys and Director of Public Relations are looking forward to meeting you individually and answering any questions you may have – all for free
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The Seminars are Coming...
The Seminars are Coming!
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Featuring four Saturday Seminars in Melbourne, Winter Park, Leesburg, and Celebration and twenty-four weekday classes in the following cities;
Clermont, Davenport, Gainesville, Lakeland, Maitland, Melbourne, New Smyrna Beach, Ocala, Orlando, Port Orange and Winter Park.
Our Embracing Community Gatherings have been scheduled for 2020 and they are going to be the living end! Next year, we will be featuring a 1950’s theme for all of our seminars. Here are the dates and cities our Saturday morning seminars will be held:
You can get extra chances for the numerous door prizes by dressing in 1950’s attire and/or bringing a cash donation for one of the pet rescues featured next year.
We will be hosting our weekday Community Connect Chats in the following cities;
Davenport, Clermont, Lakeland, Maitland, Melbourne, New Smyrna Beach, Ocala, and Port Orange.
We are still searching for additional sites in the Four Corners area and Ocala. If you have a clubhouse that we can rent or know of a venue (no hotels or convention centers, please) give us a jingle.
You dig Daddy-O? Be there or be square! Save the dates and join us for a morning of 1950’s hit music (you can cut a rug if you want) and a brand new topic that every Board Member and Manager will want to attend.
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Wow! Enjoy a 4 Course Meal While Taking the
2020 Board Certification Class!
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Castle Group
is one of the most prestigious management companies in the State of Florida and our hostess is the lovely Gianna Rahmani. Also in attendance will be the management team from
Castle Group. What other management company offers a fabulous four-course dinner featuring
an appetizer, soup or salad, choice of four superb signature entrees, a vegetable, beverage, and dessert on a complimentary basis at one of their events?
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Castle Group
is the premier choice for property management, specializing in serving the finest residential communities. The company’s philosophy is an unwavering focus on the Resident experience; at Castle it is called Royal Service®. Castle is owned by CPAs that oversee a powerful combination of incredible people, streamlined systems, and advanced technology. Since no two properties are identical, Castle has created a menu of services that allows customers to create a solution that fits their needs. Castle does not manage an exceptional number of communities, just a number of exceptional ones.
This class is expected to be a quick sell-out due to the fine dining at a prestigious restaurant. So, please make your reservation quickly. Use this
link
to make your reservation.
The Black Rock Bar & Grill is located at 8965 Conroy Windermere Road in Orlando, Florida 32835.
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Ormond Beach Resort Wins
Best Beach Award!
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Congratulations Georgia Beach Inn
for winning the Best Beach Resort of Ormond Beach. The Committee determining the winner of this category reviewed numerous resorts and their amenities before making their unanimous decision to select Georgian Beach Inn as the Best of the Best! All of us at Clayton & McCulloh are so proud of you and honored to be your legal counsel.
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Wow! Thank You Summerfield Farms!
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A very special thank you to Summerfield Farms Homeowners Association, Inc. who dropped off a simply yummy platter of pastries recently for our Maitland office staff to enjoy. A very unexpected treat, but very much appreciated by all of us. We scarfed down those goodies in no time flat.
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Each month in our second monthly newsletter, “
C&M Update
,” we will take one question from our readers that they would like to pose to an attorney and feature the answer in that newsletter. This is a great way to have answers to questions that you have been trying to understand as you tackle the role of being a Board Member, Committee Member, or Concerned Resident in an Association or you are a manager managing a community association. You do not have to be a client to submit a question. While we cannot answer very specific questions that may require an attorney looking at your Governing Documents, we can answer more broad questions that may come up relating to Community Associations.
If you would like to submit a question, please use this
link
.
We will be in touch with you if we need any additional information. C’mon, you know you have questions. Get the answers here – free! What an offer!
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