Florida Statutes 719.1124 – Failure to fill vacancies on board of administration sufficient to constitute a quorum; appointment of receiver upon petition of unit owner
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 719.1124
- Association: means the corporation for profit or not for profit that owns the record interest in the cooperative property or a leasehold of the property of a cooperative and that is responsible for the operation of the cooperative. See Florida Statutes 719.103
- Board of administration: means the board of directors or other representative body responsible for administration of the association. See Florida Statutes 719.103
- Bylaws: means the bylaws of the association existing from time to time. See Florida Statutes 719.103
- Cooperative: means that form of ownership of real property wherein legal title is vested in a corporation or other entity and the beneficial use is evidenced by an ownership interest in the association and a lease or other muniment of title or possession granted by the association as the owner of all the cooperative property. See Florida Statutes 719.103
- Cooperative property: means the lands, leaseholds, and personal property owned by a cooperative association. See Florida Statutes 719.103
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- owner of a unit: means the person holding a share in the cooperative association and a lease or other muniment of title or possession of a unit that is granted by the association as the owner of the cooperative property. See Florida Statutes 719.103
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Unit: means a part of the cooperative property which is subject to exclusive use and possession. See Florida Statutes 719.103
NOTICE OF INTENT TO
APPLY FOR RECEIVERSHIP
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the undersigned owner of a unit in   (name of cooperative)   intends to file a petition in the circuit court for appointment of a receiver to manage the affairs of the association on the grounds that the association has failed to fill vacancies on the board of administration sufficient to constitute a quorum. This petition will not be filed if the vacancies are filled within 30 days after the date on which this notice was sent or posted, whichever is later. If a receiver is appointed, the receiver shall have all of the powers of the board and shall be entitled to receive a salary and reimbursement of all costs and attorney’s fees payable from association funds.
  (name and address of petitioning unit owner)