Newsletter February 09

MONTE CARLO’S N E W S L E T T E R
Issue 3 February 2009
HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE MANDATORY

According to Florida Statute 718.111 (11) (g) (3), every Condo owner in Florida is required to purchase Home-
owners Insurance. Even though, until now, the buildings were required to be insured, your apartment was not. In
order to help Montecarlo Homeowners comply with this Statute and purchase their Insurance, Montecarlo’s Insur-
ance agent will be providing information and price estimates at the Clubhouse on Saturday, February 7, 2009 from
11 am to 1 pm. Please make sure to take advantage of this opportunity and purchase insurance for your home. Not
only will you comply with the law, but you will also be covered in case of flood and fire damages in your property.
Failure to purchase insurance will entitle the Association to purchase insurance on your behalf and subsequently
assess your unit to cover the cost. Please contact the PMO for further information.
ARE YOU HAVING FINANCIAL TROUBLES WITH YOUR

IMPORTANT PHONE
NUMBERS
MORTGAGE? ARE YOU IN FORECLOSURE? MONTECARLO
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION CAN AND WILL HELP!
Emergency:
911 With the economic downturn affecting the nation and increasing adjustable inter-
*********** est loan rates, many of our homeowners are facing financial difficulty and the
Police Non-Emergencies: menace of foreclosure. To help remedy this situation and assist those in need, a
305-4POLICE nonprofit association, Keep Your Property, in conjunction with your PMO, will
305-476-5423 provide you with useful tools to help you stay in your home. There will be a
********* seminar held at the Clubhouse on Saturday, February 7, 2009 from 11 am to 1 pm.
************
Many of the proposed workshops will assist you in learning how to modify your
Property Management existing mortgage, lower your monthly payment, and work towards financial sta-
Office bility. Please contact the PMO at 305-940-2588 for more information.
305-949-2588
************
FPL
IMPROVING YOUR HOME? PLEASE LET THE PMO
305-442-8770 KNOW…
********
Any owner looking to make improvements to their Unit must ensure that the
A T & T:
PMO is notified of their intent, in accordance with the Condominium documents.
866-620-6000
To avoid hazards and/or property damages, and ensure full liability, contractors
************ who are going to perform improvements on your property must be licensed and
Direcpath/Direct TV
insured. Furthermore, the contractor must register with the PMO prior to start
866-430-7284
performing improvements on your property. You will be personally responsible
*********** for any damages to the condominium’s common areas, such as elevators and other
Post Office owners’ units. Contractors are not allowed to dump remodel construction debris in
the trash chutes and building dumpsters and you may be fined if they are caught.
800-275-877
Please help the Board and Association keep our property clean and safe. Any
18640 NW 2 Ave & questions that you might have, please contact the PMO at 305-940-2588.
16750 NE 4 Ct.
TRASH IT, DON’T DUMP IT!!!
NEW OFFICE Our property grounds and building hallways are routinely disfigured by illegal
HOURS dumping of bulk objects, such as furniture, mirrors, TV and sound systems, etc.
(Effective Please keep in mind that the dumpsters and hallways of our property are not loca-
January tions to discard bulk objects, such as the ones above mentioned. Furthermore, the
26, 2009) garbage trucks will not pick up any object outside of the Dumpster, nor any bulk
furniture or large items that extend above the dumpster top. Any large bulky ob-
Monday through
Friday jects must be discarded at the Miami-Dade County landfill or neighborhood collec-
9 am -5 pm. tion site intended for that purpose. The discarding of such objects is your responsi-
~ bility, not the PMO’s. Also, any and all other garbage must be discarded either in
Closed for lunch. the dumpsters intended for that purpose or in the garbage chutes located on every
floor. Do not place garbage bags next to the garbage chute. If the chute is full take
12 pm - 2 pm the garbage to the dumpster or wait until the chute is cleared the next day. Please
remember to breakdown cardboard boxes to maximize the dumpster. Please be
responsible and show that you care about your community by having the right re-
flex and keeping our community clean. If you have any questions, please contact
the PMO at 305-940-2588.
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HELP THE PMO BE PREPARED FOR THE FIRE INSPECTION
In order to assess the property’s will fine the Association or the Unit owner for
safety, the fire inspector will be per- this oversight. In the event that the Association
forming his yearly property inspec- receives a fine, it will be assessed to your unit
tion. One of the aspects of the inspec- as the law allows. The deadline to provide a
tion will be to ensure that the PMO copy of your keys to the PMO is February 20,
has a valid key to access each and 2009. Please contact the PMO for further infor-
every unit in the property grounds. mation.
The keys are needed to enter the unit
in case of an emergency, such as
flooding or fire. Please ensure that the
PMO has a working copy of your
keys. If the PMO does not have the
keys as required, the fire inspector
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HOMESTEAD

PEST CONTROL EXEMPTION
SCHEDULED VISIT
If your unit is your primary residence, you may be entitled to receive
the Homestead Tax Exemption, which subtracts $ 50, 000 out of your
assessed property value. This could reduce your tax payment as well
The Pest control specialist will be coming
as the escrow that you pay for your mortgage (if applicable) resulting
to the property for fumigation on February in lower mortgage payments. Other exemptions are available such as
14, 2009, starting at 9 am. He will fumi- military disability of 10% or permanent civilian disability. The dead-
gate the kitchen and bathrooms on each line to apply for the Homestead Exemption and other exemptions is
unit. If March 1, 2009. Applications are available online at
you have www.miamidade.gov. You can also check to see if you already have
any ants the exemption at this site. Once completed, you may mail the applica-
tion with all pertinent documents to the following address:
or other
insects in Property Appraiser
some PO BOX 013140
other ar- Miami FL 33101
eas of your house, let him or the PMO
know, so he may fumigate them as well. Or you may also go in person at the following locations:
Also, please ensure that you are home or Stephen P. Clark Government Center
111 NW First Street
that the PMO has the keys to access your Miami, FL 33128
unit. If you are going to be away, please
disable your alarm so the fumigation can South Dade Government Center
take place. 10710 SW 211th Street, Room 207
Cutler Bay, FL 33189
Do not wait! Take advantage of this exemption to save some money

DOG POOP! on your tax payments.
All residents are reminded to

pick up their dog’s poop. All you YOUR AD HERE YOUR AD HERE
need to do is take two plastic
grocery bags with you when you
walk your dog. One to pick up $ 25.00 $ 25.00
the poop, and the other bag to put
it in, then all you have to do is
put it in a trash dumpster. No one
wants to step in this mess and it
does create a health and odor
problem. Anyone resident caught
not picking up after their dog
will fined. Renters can and will
be forced to move if caught
twice. Report anyone not picking
up their dog’s poop to the PMO.

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MONTE CARLO’S N E W S L E T T E R

Issue 3 February 2009

HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE MANDATORY

ARE YOU HAVING FINANCIAL TROUBLES WITH YOUR

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HOMESTEAD

Do not wait! Take advantage of this exemption to save some money

All residents are reminded to

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