Red Light Cameras

The following was cut and pasted from a Sun-Sentinel website
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Sunrise to fine red-light runners at 10 intersections

By Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel
4:07 PM EST, March 4, 2011
SUNRISE

Drivers blowing through red lights at 10 intersections in Sunrise after April 10 will risk a $158 fine if they are caught on camera.

The fines begin April 11, Police Lt. Brian Gerity said.

Under Florida law, cities with red-light cameras are required to notify the public at least 30 days before they begin fining drivers.

The intersections are:

• Northbound on University Drive at Northwest 25th Court; 
• westbound on Oakland Park Boulevard at University Drive; 
• northbound on Flamingo Road at Oakland Park Boulevard; 
• southbound on Flamingo Road at Northwest 136th Avenue; 
• northbound on Flamingo Road at Blue Dolphin Boulevard; 
• southbound on Flamingo Road at Sunrise Boulevard; 
• northbound on Nob Hill Road at Sunset Strip; 
• northbound on Nob Hill Road at Oakland Park Boulevard; 
• southbound on University Drive at Oakland Park Boulevard; and 
• eastbound on Sunrise Boulevard at Sunset Strip.

Critics say the cameras are a money grab by the cities. Advocates say they make the streets safer by preventing accidents.

Sunrise will collect $75 for each violation and share the rest of the $158 fine with the state. If the fine is not paid within 30 days, it turns into a $277 traffic citation

Did You Know? (Sun-Sentinel's Bogen Answers Questions)

The following article is taken from the Sun-Sentinel's internet publication, authorship as attributed:

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Unit owner liable for unpaid assessments from previous owners
by Mark Bogen | South Florida Sun-Sentinel | December 23, 2007

Q: I purchased a condominium in Fort Lauderdale earlier this year. I purchased the unit directly from the owner and took title at the time of purchase. The previous owner owed money to the association for an unpaid assessment. The board now wants me to pay what the previous owner failed to pay. The association attorney claims that I am responsible for any unpaid amount that the previous owner owed to the association. Is this true?

A: According to Chapter 718.116, Florida Statutes, a unit owner is liable for all assessments which come due while he or she is the unit owner. Additionally, a unit owner is jointly and severally liable with the previous owner for all unpaid assessments that came due up to the time of transfer of title. You may have a right to take action against the previous owner for the money owed to the association during the time he or she lived at the association.
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I found this article to be useful and informative. I know there is at least one case of a TAJ unit owners who has moved into the neighborhood and received an unexpected Special Assessment and then refused to pay. He has retained an attorney to try to help him avoid paying. In the meantime, TAJ has had to pay the construction bills for his building without collecting his payments. That leaves the co-owners of his condominium (his building neighbors) in a deficit situation. In the end I expect that a judge will order him to pay his share. If he wins his legal battle and is not compelled to pay his share, then my understanding is that the difference will have to be passed on to his neighbors within his building, the people with whom he shares ownership of a condominium.


El artículo siguiente se toma de la publicación del Internet de los Sun-Centinelas, profesión de escritor según lo atribuido:

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Dueño de la unidad obligado para los gravámenes sin pagar de dueños anteriores
por Mark Bogen | Sun-Centinela del sur de la Florida | el 23 de diciembre de 2007

Q: Compré un condominio en Fort Lauderdale a principios de este año. Compré la unidad directo del dueño y tomé título a la hora de compra. El dueño anterior debió el dinero a la asociación para un gravamen sin pagar. El tablero ahora quisiera que pagara lo que no pudo el dueño anterior pagar. El abogado de la asociación demanda que soy responsable de cualquier cantidad sin pagar esa el dueño anterior debido a la asociación. ¿Es este verdad?

A: Según el capítulo 718.116, los estatutos de la Florida, un dueño de la unidad son obligados para todos los gravámenes que vengan deuda mientras que él o ella es el dueño de la unidad. Además, un dueño de la unidad es en común y separadamente obligado con el dueño anterior para todos los gravámenes sin pagar que llegaron deuda a la época de la transferencia del título. Puedes tener una derecha de tomar medidas contra el dueño anterior para el dinero debido a la asociación durante el tiempo él o ella vivió en la asociación.
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Encontré este artículo para ser útil e informativo. Sé que hay por lo menos un caso de los dueños de una unidad de TAJ que se ha trasladado a la vecindad y ha recibido un gravamen especial inesperado y después ha rechazado pagar. Él ha conservado a abogado para intentar ayudarte a evitar pagar. Mientras tanto, TAJ ha tenido que pagar las cuentas de la construcción su edificio sin la recogida de sus pagos. Ese deja a co-owners de su condominio (sus vecinos del edificio) en una situación del déficit. En el extremo cuento con que un juez lo ordene pagar su parte. Si a te gana su batalla judicial y no obligan que pague su parte, después mi comprensión es que la diferencia tendrá que ser pasada encendido a sus vecinos dentro de su edificio, la gente con quien él comparte propiedad de un condominio.