April 2014

Lake Point
Tower
Monthly Newsletter
Volume 4 Issue 10
A Monthly Newsletter for the Residents of Lake Point Tower Condominium
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President..................... Bob Cantatore
Vice Pres.............. Allan Wolf, Phd.
Treasurer........... Raymond Maffucci
Director.............. Ron Brandenburg
Director.................Dr. Norm Cohen
PROPERTY STAFF
Manager................... Wendy Phillips
954-458-1362
[email protected]
Maint. Sup................ Wilber Torres
Maint. Asst.....................Jorge Pando
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Office....................... 954-458-1362
Guard House........... 954-458-1428
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April 2014
Message from the President
Your Board of Directors wishes each of you and
your families a Happy Passover and a Happy Easter.
Another busy season has come and gone so quickly.
Balcony Line nine (9) has been completed without
a special assessment. Line 11 is being inspected
and we will let you know when it will be done. We
do not have funds to do this line at this time.
The freight elevator has been done but the interior
needs to be redone and this will not be done until
the completion of the elevators.
The fire alarm inspections have been completed. The final payment to our vendor
Premier was submitted to Bank United for payment.
As far as property improvements, the service area by the elevator is being painted
and we are working on a plan that was given to us by Wilber Torres to relocate
recycling. We painted a thin yellow barrier line to help prevent tripping, the pavers
have been completed, and there have been many building pipe repairs that have
been done inside the units that residents cannot see but has also tied up Wilber
Torres.
Please remember that we work hard to protect your property investments and it
is important to watch every inch of the building. We need to make sure that our
elevators are protected. Please let your contractors
know that they should not put anything on the floor
of the elevator. Everything should be on wheels. I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E
Also if you are wearing a wet bathing suit please
From the President......... 1-2
only use the service elevator.
Message du Président....... 3
Lake Point Tower
Condominium Association, Inc.
100 Golden Isles Drive
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
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We got an email from the production company that
they will be coming back for a new few days of
filming the pilot episode.
I would like to give a special thank you to your
Continued on page 2
Pool Area........................... 4
Zone De Piscine................ 4
Consultant Corner............. 5
Thank You......................... 6
Car Insurance Mistakes..... 7
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April 2014
President (cont. from page 1)
Board of Directors; Allan Wolf Vice President, Raymond
Maffucci Treasurer, Dr. Norm Cohen Director and Ron
Brandenburg Director for volunteering so much of their
time to help make the community a nice place to live.
every year. Many of you have enjoyed the NC seafood boil.
I would like to thank all of the residents that volunteer their
time to help make your community a better place;
Thank you to Allan Wolf for the “Six by Sondheim” series
that was enjoyed by several residents.
Irene Waller : Irene took an hour out of her busy schedule
every week to teach a Zumba class on Thursday mornings
and many residents not only had a great time but got some
great exercise and burned calories.
Jan Cohen, Ancel Gordon, Karen Lopez, Margaret
Flores, and Manny Cantatore for being such a great crew
and making every single party and event such a great time
for everyone!
Adrian Waller: Adrian is an opera singer and many of you
have heard his amazing voice at parties and events.
Miriam Brandenburg: Miriam is responsible for the beautiful pictures, furniture, laundry room pictures, and decorations that you see throughout the building.
Sandy Ruttenberg: Sandy is a world class pianist and many
of you have heard her piano playing at our parties and events.
Gina and Robert Robinson: Gina and Robert sponsor the
yearly “Shrimp a Roo” which is attended by over 100 people
Pete Ross: Pete is our dock master and does a great job
being over the boats at the dock and painting the tables at
the picnic area.
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Message du Président
Votre
conseil
d'administration
souhaite à chacun de vous et à vos
familles une Pâque heureuse et une
Joyeuses Pâques.
Une autre saison de pointe est venu et
reparti aussi vite. Balcon Ligne neuf
(9) a été achevée sans une évaluation
spéciale. Ligne 11 est inspecté et nous
vous le ferons savoir quand ce sera
fait. Nous n'avons pas de fonds pour
faire cette ligne à ce moment.
Le monte-charge a été fait, mais
l'intérieur a besoin d'être refaite à
neuf et ce ne sera pas fait jusqu'à la
fin des ascenseurs.
Les inspections d'alarme incendie ont
été achevés. Le paiement final à notre
fournisseur Premier a été soumis à la
Banque Unies pour le paiement.
En ce qui concerne l'amélioration
de la propriété, la zone de service
est peint par l'ascenseur et nous
travaillons sur un plan qui nous
a été donnée par Wilber Torres de
déménager recyclage. Nous avons
peint une ligne de barrière jaune
mince pour aider à prévenir le
déclenchement, les pavés ont été
accomplies, et il ya eu beaucoup
de réparation de la tuyauterie
du bâtiment qui ont été faites
à l'intérieur des unités que les
résidents ne peuvent pas voir mais
a également attachés Wilber Torres.
S'il vous plaît n'oubliez pas que
nous travaillons dur pour protéger
vos investissements immobiliers
et il est important de surveiller
chaque centimètre de l'immeuble.
Nous devons nous assurer que nos
ascenseurs sont protégés. S'il vous
plaît laissez vos entrepreneurs savent
qu'ils ne doivent pas mettre n'importe
quoi sur le plancher de l'ascenseur.
Tout doit être sur roues. Aussi, si
vous portez un maillot de bain mouillé
s'il vous plaît utiliser uniquement
l'ascenseur de service.
habitants non seulement eu un grand
temps, mais a quelque grand exercice
et calories brûlées.
Nous avons eu un mail de la société
de production qu'ils vont revenir pour
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de l'épisode pilote.
Sandy Ruttenberg:
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beaucoup d'entre vous ont entendu
parler de son piano à jouer à nos fêtes
et événements.
Je voudrais donner un merci
tout spécial à votre conseil
d'administration;
Vice-président
Allan Wolf, Raymond Cohen trésorier,
le Dr Norm Cohen Directeur et Ronald
Brandebourg Directeur de volontariat
beaucoup de leur temps pour aider
à faire de la communauté un endroit
agréable à vivre.
Je tiens à remercier tous les habitants
qui donnent de leur temps pour faire
de votre communauté un meilleur
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Irene: Irene Waller a pris une
heure de son horaire chargé chaque
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Pete Ross: Pete est notre maître de
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Pool Area
Effective Sunday, June 1,
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the pool area shall become
a smoke free zone. A
separate smoking area
adjacent to the picnic area
by the barbeque will be
designated for smoking.
Zone De Piscine
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Dear Rich,
I appreciate your column and look
forward to reading it every month. I
find the information so beneficial and
informative. Just wanted to thank you
for that. Anyway, I requested a copy
of our 2013 budget the other day after
there was a rumor circulating that we
spent over $40,000.00 on our attorney
last year in our Association. We had
only budgeted for $14,500.00 for that
year.
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Consultant Corner
But those fees are usually broken up into
minute segments and billed as such. I
usually advise Boards that calling an attorney is a business decision. Are there
attorneys out there that don’t put you on
the “clock”? Yes, and it’s up to you to
go out there and find them. And it’s up
to you to look through the legal contract,
cross out and initial what you don’t like,
and stick to your guns on the changes.
There should always be at least an allowance for 5­10 minutes of conversation
without incurring charges, and you must
get this in writing. Always review your
billing statements from the attorney and
don’t be afraid to question and negotiate
charges that you feel need it. And always
ask the question “Am I being charged for
discussing this with you?”. If the answer
is yes, I’d look for another attorney. Remember, a good attorney is a fair attorney. A good attorney wants to really help
the Association he represents, not bill
them into submission.
can call the attorney and under what
circumstances, and for how long the
conversation can last. Use what I call
a written “attorney contact log”. Have
all conversations with the attorney
logged as to the date, the exact time
the call was placed, what time the attorney got on the line, exactly what
was discussed, and the exact time the
call ended. A Board should be able to
use this log to stay within budget, under normal circumstances. You have
many choices out there when selecting
an attorney. Choosing the right one
for your Association is imperative.
When I asked to see the attorney bill
I noticed that there were minute to
minute charges for the most ridicuRich Parker is an expert condominium
lous things. I even found a charge for
consultant, licensed Florida CAM and
a ten minute phone call from the atPrivate Investigator, and President of
torney to respond to our request for a
The Presidents Club, an organization
bill from his firm. In fact, most of the
that affords Presidents of condos and
charges were from phone calls from
HOA’s the opportunity to network
Board members for items that I feel
with their peers and exchange valuable
could easily have been answered by a
information while gaining educational
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is a business. The attorney for the
condo is in business not only to provide legal advice to the Association,
but to make money doing so. When
you make a phone call to the attorney,
in most cases, a clock gets turned on.
You are being billed for the time you
take from the attorney. The hourly fees
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