Monday, December 29, 2008
Top 10 Stories for 2008 - NCC is #4
Top Stories for 2008 on PCBDAILY.COM
Jason Koertge has an interesting blog site (http://pcbdaily.com/) which has news and comments titled, Panama City Beach News and Information.
He recently named the top 10 stories for 2008 on his blog.
Nautilus Cove is one of the 3 articles dealing with problems at local condos and the condo market as a whole.
We are #4 on the list of ten, with Koertge's initial input on the situation and 30 'comments' from readers.
The direct click on link to the NCC story is: http://pcbdaily.com/?p=3151
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
If you are one of the hundreds of owners, realtors or members of the media who recently received a post card from me, I want to thank you for taking the time to look at this blog.
These sites were established to let owners and realtors know just how irresponsible Waterstone is in the rental of their owned or managed condos. You will read about how they rented out their owned condos at Nautilus Cove Condos in PCB to tenants who used at least 3 of the 4 units to house up to 7 overseas workers in each unit. Making a dormotory out of what are residential usage condos.
When it was repeatedly pointed out to them that this was in violation of at least 3 sections of our condo documents they simply ignored me and months later also ignored my attorney. This matter is now in court in the Circuit Court in Bay County (Case: 08-2529-CA).
see: http://nautiluscovesuit2008.blogspot.com/
If you are an owner using Waterstone to rent out your condos or if you are unlucky enough to live under or next to one of their units, you should be very concerned about who is living in the units and you should be put on notice that if the renters cause damage to your condo that Waterstone has a track record of ignoring complaints and that they are not interested in fixing damages. Deal with Waterstone at your own risk!!!
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Man challenges Destin’s Waterstone with lawsuit over foreign workers
August 13, 2008 by: Fraser Sherman
Bill Harris says he’d have been much happier if he could have avoided a lawsuit over alleged illegal rentals in Panama City Beach’s Nautilus Cove Condominiums."I’m 62 years old and I’ve never sued anyone in my life," Harris, who filed suit last month, told The Log. "It was only after nine to 10 months of complaints that I hired an attorney — at that time I thought that just paying $300 for attorney letters to the board of directors and Waterstone (Resorts) would finally do the trick."
Harris, who hired Destin attorney R. Scott Whitehead http://www.whiteheadpa.com/index.jsp to represent him, said he’s still hoping to settle out of court, but although he’s been told the problems are resolved, he’s not yet convinced.Harris said that after moving into Nautilus Cove in May 2007, he noticed that the condo unit directly above his, owned by Waterstone Resorts Realty in Destin, held seven Asians working at a local resort.
Harris said he complained to Waterstone Resorts, which told him the condo had been rented to one individual and the problem would be dealt with. After leaving for a medical treatment, Harris said, "When I came back, three apartments were involved." After repeated complaints to the board of directors that this violated the condo association rules, Waterstone and the management company — none of whom returned The Log’s calls — Harris hired the Destin attorney to write to them as a "shot across the bows." When nothing changed, he filed in court.
The lawsuit names Waterstone, Nautilus Cove and two Waterstone employees as defendants. Since filing, Harris said, he’s been told "the situation is corrected, now they’re renting out more appropriately," but having been out of the area, he doesn’t know if it’s true. Harris said he’s willing to settle, but only if everyone on the other side agrees to the terms: "I want assurances that this is going to stop and enforce the documents as written. Plus I want my expenses to date paid."
Harris said he’s generally disappointed with Nautilus Cove because only half of the 168 units have sold and the rest are now being rented out so "I live in an apartment complex."Harris has also taken his fight to the Web, posting reports on the lawsuit and relevant documents to nautiluscovesuit2008.blogspot.com.
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This story is available at:http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/lawsuit_5907___article.html/bill_says.html
Also take a look at:http://nautiluscondosrules.blogspot.com
These sites were established to let owners and realtors know just how irresponsible Waterstone is in the rental of their owned or managed condos. You will read about how they rented out their owned condos at Nautilus Cove Condos in PCB to tenants who used at least 3 of the 4 units to house up to 7 overseas workers in each unit. Making a dormotory out of what are residential usage condos.
When it was repeatedly pointed out to them that this was in violation of at least 3 sections of our condo documents they simply ignored me and months later also ignored my attorney. This matter is now in court in the Circuit Court in Bay County (Case: 08-2529-CA).
see: http://nautiluscovesuit2008.blogspot.com/
If you are an owner using Waterstone to rent out your condos or if you are unlucky enough to live under or next to one of their units, you should be very concerned about who is living in the units and you should be put on notice that if the renters cause damage to your condo that Waterstone has a track record of ignoring complaints and that they are not interested in fixing damages. Deal with Waterstone at your own risk!!!
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Man challenges Destin’s Waterstone with lawsuit over foreign workers
August 13, 2008 by: Fraser Sherman
Bill Harris says he’d have been much happier if he could have avoided a lawsuit over alleged illegal rentals in Panama City Beach’s Nautilus Cove Condominiums."I’m 62 years old and I’ve never sued anyone in my life," Harris, who filed suit last month, told The Log. "It was only after nine to 10 months of complaints that I hired an attorney — at that time I thought that just paying $300 for attorney letters to the board of directors and Waterstone (Resorts) would finally do the trick."
Harris, who hired Destin attorney R. Scott Whitehead http://www.whiteheadpa.com/index.jsp to represent him, said he’s still hoping to settle out of court, but although he’s been told the problems are resolved, he’s not yet convinced.Harris said that after moving into Nautilus Cove in May 2007, he noticed that the condo unit directly above his, owned by Waterstone Resorts Realty in Destin, held seven Asians working at a local resort.
Harris said he complained to Waterstone Resorts, which told him the condo had been rented to one individual and the problem would be dealt with. After leaving for a medical treatment, Harris said, "When I came back, three apartments were involved." After repeated complaints to the board of directors that this violated the condo association rules, Waterstone and the management company — none of whom returned The Log’s calls — Harris hired the Destin attorney to write to them as a "shot across the bows." When nothing changed, he filed in court.
The lawsuit names Waterstone, Nautilus Cove and two Waterstone employees as defendants. Since filing, Harris said, he’s been told "the situation is corrected, now they’re renting out more appropriately," but having been out of the area, he doesn’t know if it’s true. Harris said he’s willing to settle, but only if everyone on the other side agrees to the terms: "I want assurances that this is going to stop and enforce the documents as written. Plus I want my expenses to date paid."
Harris said he’s generally disappointed with Nautilus Cove because only half of the 168 units have sold and the rest are now being rented out so "I live in an apartment complex."Harris has also taken his fight to the Web, posting reports on the lawsuit and relevant documents to nautiluscovesuit2008.blogspot.com.
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This story is available at:http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/lawsuit_5907___article.html/bill_says.html
Also take a look at:http://nautiluscondosrules.blogspot.com
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Just in Bay County court I see suits by:
Panama Beach Services Case #08005450CA, filed 12/19/08 (boat sales/rentals)
Boyd Brothers Inc Case #08004334CC, filed 12/08/08 (a printing firm)
William Harris, Case #081565CA, 6/10/08 (condo owner)
The State of Florida has 4 active Warrants for delinquent sales and use taxes all filed 10/03/08:
$82,168.90
$5,302.17
$24,040.76
$6,665.17
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Total due is $118,175.
Panama Beach Services Case #08005450CA, filed 12/19/08 (boat sales/rentals)
Boyd Brothers Inc Case #08004334CC, filed 12/08/08 (a printing firm)
William Harris, Case #081565CA, 6/10/08 (condo owner)
The State of Florida has 4 active Warrants for delinquent sales and use taxes all filed 10/03/08:
$82,168.90
$5,302.17
$24,040.76
$6,665.17
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Total due is $118,175.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Waterstone owes $118,175 for 4 liens to the State of Florida
These 4 liens are in the form of issued 'Warrants' for the collection of delinquent sales and use taxes in Bay County. Here is the largest of the 4:
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