New Quarterly Condo Association Meetings for Florida DVC Properties

[pkrieger2287]

Disney Vacation Club (DVC) is shifting to quarterly condo meetings in Florida, offering Members more opportunities to engage with leadership.

https://dvcfan.com/dvc-resorts/new-quarterly-condo-association-meetings-for-florida-dvc-properties/

 

[JGINPL]

This is very interesting. Thanks for the article. Hopefully we will get more information being these meetings will take place 4 times a year. I think this is very Consumer/Customer orientated, and hopefully DVC will offer more customer questions and give answers at these meetings going forward.

 

[erionm]

The member website has the following footnote:
These Florida legislative changes do not impact Members of The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort or resorts outside of Florida.

Under the FAQs, there is also this regarding the individual association meetings:
Q2: Which board and Member meetings can Members attend?
A: Members can only attend board and Member meetings for the resorts in which they own.

 

[drusba]

The quarterly meetings are going to be done because Florida condominium law has been changed, effective July 1,2024, to require four quarterly meetings a year rather than only one annual meeting. Since CFW is not a condominium resort, the change in the law is inapplicable to it and thus it can continue doing only one such meeting a year. The new law is also inapplicable to any condominium resorts outside of Florida. Note that the new law also requires that owners who attend be allowed time to ask questions and have them answered

 

[Patsaizan]

The quarterly meetings are going to be done because Florida comdominium law has been changed, effective July 1,2024, to require four quarterly meetings a year rather than only one annual meeting. Since CFW is not a condominium resort, the change in the law is inapplicable to it and thus it can continue doing only one such meeting a year. The new law is also inapplicable to any condominium resorts outside of Florida. Note that the new law also requires that owners who attend be allowed time to ask questions and have them answered

CFW is not a condo resort that has to comply with the new Florida law, is that because it is individual structures or under a trust? If DVC actually builds Reflections and puts it under the trust, would it also be exempt from condo meetings?
From what I can gather, a trust model is not a condo association. Anyone know if this is true?

 

[drusba]

CFW is not a condo resort that has to comply with the new Florida law, is that because it is individual structures or under a trust? If DVC actually builds Reflections and puts it under the trust, would it also be exempt from condo meetings?
From what I can gather, a trust model is not a condo association. Anyone know if this is true?

Timeshares that can be considered actual real property subject to a deed are those defined as a "Timeshare Estate" under Florida law, Fl Stat. §721.05(34). That statute allows for condominiums (like all existing DVC Resorts except CFW), cooperatives, or separately trusts (like CFW) to qualify as a Timesahre Estate. If DVC adopts that trust structure again for any new resort, it will also not be subject to the new quarterly meeting requirement of the condominium law.

That each cabin at CFW is separated from every other cabin is not a trust requirement but just the happenstance of what exists at CFW. DVD could create an apartment-like building like all the other DVC resorts but avoid making it a condominium resort and instead adopting the trust structure allowed by the Florida timeshare statute. Most of the Marriot timeshares consisting of apartment-like buildings have that trust structure (in fact, DVD retained the same trust company, First American Trust, that is used by Marriot to be the CFW trustee). Moreover, as long as the cabins at CFW are not mobile homes. like the cabins that existed before (and DVC has informed me the new cabins are not, but instead are prefab homes), DVD could have made CFW a condominium resort.

 

[Sandisw]

I hope we get the times soon! I will be there the 26th of September and for the Dec dates!

 

[hhisc16]

Disney Vacation Club (DVC) is shifting to quarterly condo meetings in Florida, offering Members more opportunities to engage with leadership.

https://dvcfan.com/dvc-resorts/new-quarterly-condo-association-meetings-for-florida-dvc-properties/

Any ideas when Hilton Head Island meeting will be?
I think I read it will still be yearly since based in SC.

 

[Patsaizan]

We will be at Vero on Sept. 26. I wonder if they will have a quarterly meeting at the resort itself.

 

[J-Dog]

Under the FAQs, there is also this regarding the individual association meetings:
Q2: Which board and Member meetings can Members attend?
A: Members can only attend board and Member meetings for the resorts in which they own.

What does that mean, exactly? I'm sure that they don't plan to have individual meetings for each resort, so how is this relevant?

 

[tjkraz]

What does that mean, exactly? I'm sure that they don't plan to have individual meetings for each resort, so how is this relevant?

I believe they are now required to hold separate meetings for every condo association in the state of Florida.

 

[DebbieB]

I’m there Sept 27-Oct 2 and Dec 3 to 9. Ugh! Missed both.

 

[hhisc16]

I believe they are now required to hold separate meetings for every condo association in the state of Florida.

Any ideas when Hilton Head Island meeting will be?
I think I read it will still be yearly since based in SC.

 

[erionm]

Any ideas when Hilton Head Island meeting will be?
I think I read it will still be yearly since based in SC.

Yes, it will still be yearly (unless SC ever enacts similar legislation).

They are holding a series of association meetings on the 10th and 11th of December. One of those will likely be a combined meeting for the associations that there is not a legal requirement to have a separate one.

The actual date/time of all the meetings and registration information will be made available eventually.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Any ideas when Hilton Head Island meeting will be?
I think I read it will still be yearly since based in SC.

I was wondering that also. We've been to HHI many times at the very beginning of December (when DVC annual meetings have been traditionally held in Florida) and never remember any mention of a meeting being held at Hilton Head. I'd like to know when the meetings are usually held at Hilton Head-as owners there, we should be getting notices. But maybe we are and I just haven't paid attention.

 

[tjkraz]

I was wondering that also. We've been to HHI many times at the very beginning of December (when DVC annual meetings have been traditionally held in Florida) and never remember any mention of a meeting being held at Hilton Head. I'd like to know when the meetings are usually held at Hilton Head-as owners there, we should be getting notices. But maybe we are and I just haven't paid attention.

DVC does not host meetings in South Carolina and I suspect that will not change.

In the past, DVC held one consolidated annual meeting for all resorts including those in SC, CA and HI. The meeting was hosted at Walt Disney World each December.

To oversimplify, this new Florida legislation stipulates separate quarterly meetings for any condo associations located in Florida. It doesn't impact resorts in SC, CA and HI. For convenience sake, I'd expect them to continue holding one meeting at WDW which encompasses Hilton Head, Disneyland Hotel, Grand Californian and Aulani. (There may actually be some additional requirements for Hawaii. But if so, it would only be communicated to Aulani owners and hosted at the resort itself.)

 

[Simba's Mom]

DVC does not host meetings in South Carolina and I suspect that will not change.

Thanks for the answer. When people started talking about the WDW meetings this time, I was feeling guilty because we'd never noticed one at Hilton Head. I feel better now that we weren't ignoring anything. But in a way, it reinforces the idea some of us have of Hilton Head being the ignored step-child by the DVC system.

 

[SpaceMountain77]

I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in association-specific meetings and it is my sincere hope that fellow owners center on association-specific concerns during the Q&A sessions. The Animal Kingdom Villas renovation is long overdue and plaster is crumbling off the overlook columns at Kidani Village.

 

[Chuck S]

I hope that someone from OKW will just mention that we'd like the resort to be better themed to Key West and less generic in future refurbishments.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Yes, Chuck and as I remember, your picture of a possible theming of the Old Key West rooms was beautiful-if they're looking for any specific ideas, I recommend they contact you.