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Seminole Lakes Property Owners Association, Inc.
Board of Directors
Robert Toth, President
Fred Eyrich, Vice President
Linda Huber, Secretary
Al DiSessa, Treasurer
Bill Murphy, Director
July 7, 2010
Dear Resident:
Seminole Lakes was incorporated as a Homeowners Association (HOA) in 1991 and is regulated, not only by our Articles of Incorporation, By Laws, and Governing Documents; but also by the Florida State Statues known as 720. The statutes are updated and changed when the Florida Legislature introduces new House Bills, passes and signs them into law. The purpose of this letter is to advise you about a legislative change effective July 1, 2010 which affects all HOA Associations.
The House Bill is 1196 and is 103 pages long. One of the sections that affect our association relates to owners’ privacy. Before the new bill was passed, the HOA/Management Company was allowed to collect and distribute all personal information on residents. However, effective July 1, 2010 the only information allowed to be collected and distributed is resident name(s), property address, lot number, and mailing address. Other changes also affect us and that information will be given at a board meeting in the fall.
This law now mandates that HOA/Management companies are no longer allowed to collect and distribute email address(s), telephone number(s), emergency contact(s), out of state address(s), or other personal information.
We have met with our attorney, Becker & Poliakoff, to determine what steps Seminole Lakes HOA must take to comply with this new law. Our attorney has provided a Waiver Release form entitled "Authorization and Consent to Disclosure of Limited Contact Information" which is enclosed with this letter.
If you wish to have your email address, telephone number, emergency contact, out of state address or other personal information accessible by the HOA/Management Company, please sign and return the waiver release in the enclosed envelope. IF BOTH YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE ARE LISTED ON THE TITLE OF YOUR HOME, BOTH OF YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE RELEASE FORM.
If you DO NOT wish to have the information listed above made accessible, DO NOT RETURN the form. Please be aware if you do not send in the waiver you will not receive any POA e-mail messages including those from our committees, police department alerts, or CERT notifications.
When the Waiver Release forms are returned, Star Hospitality Management Company and appropriate Seminole Lakes committees will re-establish the telephone directory and the email distribution list.
Remember, if you do not return the waiver, your phone and email information will not be included in the POA telephone directory or email distribution list.If you have any questions at all, please contact Sherry Danko at Star Hospitality Management at 575-6764 or
star@sunletter.comSincerely,
Bob Toth
Bob Toth
President, Seminole Lakes POA
Seminole Lakes Property Owners Association, Inc.
Authorization and Consent to Disclosure of
Limited Contact Information
I (We) are all record owner (s) of a parcel in a Community known as Seminole Lakes operated by the Seminole Lakes Property Owners Association, Inc. ("Association"). Association is a "Homeowners’ Association" and as such is governed by Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes, hereinafter the "Act". Section 720.303(5)( c )5 of the Act states that:
…Notwithstanding this paragraph, the following records are not accessible to members or parcel owners:
Social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, credit card numbers. Electronic mailing addresses, telephone numbers, emergency contact information, any addresses for a parcel owner other than as provided for association notice requirements, and other personal identifying information of any person, excluding the person’s name, parcel designation, mailing address, and property address.
The aforementioned information is hereinafter referred to as "Personal Identifying Information". I (We) understand that the Association publishes various media in connection with the operation of the Association, which might presently, or in the future, include, but shall not be limited to, newsletters, web-sites, and directories (hereinafter "Association-Related Media"). I (We) understand that in order for me (us) to participate in the publication and utilization of Association-Related Media, that it is necessary for the Association to obtain, utilize and publish certain limited Personal Identifying Information, specifically telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and addresses other than my (our) address in the Community (hereinafter "Contact Information"). By signing this document, I (we) hereby authorize and consent to the Association’s use and publication of Contact Information (but not other Personal Identifying Information) in connection with Association-Related Media, further provided that such consent shall specifically not include social security numbers, driver’s license numbers or credit card numbers. I (We) understand that other members of the Association, as well as third parties who may not be members of the Association, may easily and readily obtain access to my (our) Contact Information because of my (our) participation in the Association-Related Media. If (We) hereby consent to the utilization of Contact Information in connection with Association-Related Media and hereby covenant to make no claim against the Association (nor its officers, directors, agents or employees) in connection with the Association’s publication of Contact Information. I (We) understand that but for the execution of this consent form, I (We) would not be entitled to have certain information which we otherwise wish to be made known published in Association-Related Media
ALL record owners sign below.
By: _________________________________________________
Print Name: __________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________________
By: ________________________________________________
Print Name: _________________________________________
Date: ______________________________________________
Seminole Lakes Address/Lot No:___________________________________________________________