A Newsletter for the Residents of the Carriage Club North Condominium Volume 7 Issue 9

February 2014

Project Overview

Carriage Club North

Condominium Association, Inc. 5005 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 33140 [email protected]

ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

President................... Frank Natoli Vice President...... Tony Fernandez Treasurer................. Gigi Taljebini Secretary.................. Mirtha Davis Director.................. Marvin Kantor

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KW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING, LLC Manager..... Adrian Paredes, L.C.A.M.

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Project Overview......................... 1-2 Don’t Forget -- Spring Forward.......3 Daylight Savings Time....................3 Consultant Corner........................ 4-5

Dear Residents, My name is Brownie P. Taurinski. I have been a structural engineer for some 41 years, of which more than 35 of those years have been spent developing a successful company here in South Florida. As a structural engineer, my knowledge has been focused in the areas of the growth and development of many of the high­rise buildings in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

integrity of the structures is compromised. Areas of concrete where this condition has surfaced must be cut out, reinforcing steel cleaned of all corrosion, coated with an anti-corrosive agent and patched with a high bonding cementitious patching material. This restores the structural integrity of the building structures.

As you are aware we have inspected the unit balconies through-out the building structure. We found that the existing condition is extremely poor Because of the environment in at the railing walls over all. This is an South Florida; mainly salt, wa- issue as this now becomes a life safeter and the corrosive air, these ty issue. Therefore, we have specified same towering buildings (built that the railings must be replaced for in the 70 ‘s) now require face­ life safety and the 50 year re­ certifilifts. For the past 15 years, my cation. This railing replacement will company has been actively in- happen at every balcony through-out volved in inspecting, maintain- the building. ing, monitoring and engineering the renovations of these stately The choice to go with a glass railing buildings. system, in our opinion is an excellent choice for many reasons (property Your building structures are made value, modernizing the look of the up of reinforcing steel and con- building, etc.). crete. When moisture and oxygen, along with the salts that are present During the inspection we found in the air, are allowed to penetrate that the existing windows and doors the concrete and reach the reinforc- through-out the building have out ing steel, the corrosion process be- lived their useful life. The existing gins. Once the corrosion of the re- windows do not function as they inforcing steel begins the structural Continued on page 2

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Project Overview (cont. from page 1)

are intended, rusted, oxidized and do not close completely. Single hung windows, such as your building’s windows for example, are windows that lift upward to provide the user with fresh air; they may also provide several areas for water intrusion. When rubber gaskets and felt guides deteriorate, they become brittle. Cracking or delamination occurs, leaving no defense from high winds and rain. Sometimes the windows’ weep-hole system is blocked by accumulated debris or from careless caulking at the window frames. This, then forces trapped water to back into the window assembly, searching for another exit. Thus the heavy concrete deterioration due to this water intrusion. Replacing the faulty existing window and door system with a new hurricane impact window system is the only solution to guarantee the leaks will not further penetrate through the aged windows. The new window frames will be caulked to prevent water intrusion and the glass will withstand large and small missile objects. Sincerely, B. P. Taurinski Structural Engineers Brownie P. Taurinski, P. E. # 33255

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Who cares? When autumn birds in flocks Fly southward, back we turn the clocks, And so regain a lovely thing. That missing hour we lost in spring.

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February 2014

Consultant Corner

Dear Rich, I am the Treasurer of a 342 unit condominium. The amount of paperwork that comes into the management office each month is tremendous. What I’m talking about is the amount of payments received. We have unit owners leaving checks for their maintenance and extra parking in the mailbox, under the door, at our security desk, even with our pool attendant. It is getting ridiculous. I feel like I’m working at a full time job trying to help our bookkeeper post all the checks in our system each month. It is so tedious. And checks get lost or misplaced! In this age of technology, isn’t there a better way? Signed, Exhausted Treasurer Dear E.T., I feel bad that you’re going through this type of pain ET, but it is totally

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unnecessary. After all, it is the year 2014. The first thing you need to do is find a bank that specializes in condominium and HOA financial services. Those banks can link to most management accounting programs in order to streamline the workload. Many banks offer coupon books to unit owners and lockbox services. I highly recommend that you stop taking checks and most definitely not take cash in your office for maintenance payments. Have unit owners send their payments directly to the banks lockbox. Then you can download the transactions daily into your accounting system and keep all records of payments up to date. Many banks also offer automated payments. This method of payment will have unit owners payments debited

directly from their checking or savings account. The benefit to the Association is tremendous. Imagine getting a huge deposit from automated payments deposited to your operating account once a month. It also eliminates the need for late charges. I recommend that any unit owner that pays after the 10th of the month incur a non-debatable $25.00 late fee. The only way the Association should remove this late fee is if the unit owner signs up for automatic payment. Another method is Online Bill Pay. This is where the unit owner sets up the Association to be paid the same day every month through their bank or bill pay provider. It’s easy, it’s free, and it works. Just make sure the unit owner knows to set this up so that the Association receives the payment a few days prior to the late payment date. Continued on page 5

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Consultant (cont. from page 4)

Some banks also offer credit card payments, which can help the unit owner if they just don’t have the money to pay. Better to have credit card debt than a lien against their unit for not paying maintenance. I also strongly suggest that no money (cash) ever be taken in an office. I’m a believer in anything but cash. Install credit card machines for parking, laundry tokens, faxes, or any other income producer for the Association. As an investigator I will tell you that cash in an office has a habit of disappearing. It’s worth paying the percentage points on a credit card payment or taking a check, than having to fire any employee or remove a Board member that was tempted by cash on hand. Good luck in streamlining your operation.

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