State Senator Ted Deutch, State Representative Kelly Skidmore and other Officials from Miami, Broward County and Parkland Call upon Gov. Crist to form Task Force to repeal his veto of Condo Reform Bill Senate Bill 714

State Senator Ted Deutch and

State Representative Kelly Skidmore organized a press conference to urge Gov. Crist to form a task force to undo his recent veto of Senate Bill 714. They were followed to the podium by the following elected officials and community leaders:
State Senator Jeremy Ring (D-Parkland); State Representative Mark Pafford, West Palm Beach; Miami Beach City Commissioner Jerry Libbin and local community associations presidents Sheri Scarborough, President of West Boca Community Council;

Robert Schulbaum, President Alliance of Delray Residential Associations; Ken Lassister, President Coalition of Boynton West Residential Associations (COBWRA); and Charlotte Greenbarg, President Broward Coalition of Condominium, Homeowners and Community Organizations.

Commissioner Libbin urged a bus caravan to Tallahassee to protest the lack of protection coming from the state government to residents who have been forced into foreclosure by banks. Bank officials have refused to sit down to discuss how to cope with the massive foreclosure failures. He wants to publish a list of banks that have most foreclosures on their books so customers can pull their money out of these banks as a form of protest. He stated that some condos in Miami have 50% of their residents unable to pay their monthly dues and assessments.
All the speakers urged the public to become more involved and let their voices be heard in Tallahassee. “You must make more noise. There are 6 to 7 million Floridians and over 10,000 associations. The Governor and legislature have to enact laws that are important to citizens--not the lobbyists and the companies they represent.”

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