PUBLIC RECORDS, LAW , STATUTES AND CODE RESEARCH

Determine who actually owns a Property

Property Appraiser Public Access; Palm Beach county

http://www.pbcgov.com/papa/aspx/GeneralSearch/GeneralSearch.aspx
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Determine if a person has paid their property taxes:

Tax Collector, Palm Beach County
http://www.pbcgov.com/eTax/eTax/property/re_search.aspx
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Check the Sheriff’s Booking Blotter for the past year, in Palm Beach County.http://www.pbso.org/corrections/index.cfm?fa=blotter
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Research the State of Florida, all Counties for a wide array of Documents.https://www.myfloridacounty.com/serv/MyFloridaCounty/ORI/Order?thisPage=MyFloridaCounty.ORI.Order.state.Start
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Research the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes and Videos.http://www.pbcgov.com/countycommissioners/bcc_meeting_videos.htm
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Research the Code Enforcement Division of Palm Beach County.http://www.pbcgov.com/PZB/CodeEnforcement/
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Research the Federal Courts via the PACER site (Public Access Court Electronic Records) ; an account is required.
The PACER service provides on-line access to U.S. Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy court records and documents nationwide. The PACER Service Center is the Federal Judiciary's centralized registration, billing, and technical support center for PACER.http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/
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Florida Condominium Ombudsman.http://www.myflorida.com/condos/index.shtml
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Case Party search of the 15th. Judicial Court of Palm Beach County.http://courtcon.co.palm-beach.fl.us/pls/jiwp/ck_public_qry_cpty.cp_personcase_setup_idx
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Uniform Land Development Code, Palm Beach County.http://www.pbcgov.com/PZB/uldc/content/index.htm
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/content/getdoc/2952da22-ba08-4dfc-9e45-2d7932a803ea/Obtaining-Criminal-History-Information.aspx
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Minutes of the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court, various venues.http://candcminutes.mypalmbeachclerk.com/PPPortal/agenda/webcast.aspx
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Licensing Portal: Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp
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Clerk and Comptroller Online: Palm Beach County:http://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/
Look up your Documents:
http://oris.co.palm-beach.fl.us/or_web1/or_sch_1.asp
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Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. (Sunbiz)http://www.sunbiz.org/index.html
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United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/
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Florida Statutes.http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Index&Title_Request=XXXVI#TitleXXXVI

The Condominium Act – Chapter 718, Florida Statutes
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Current Elevator Renewal status, State of Florida Dept. of Business & Professional Regulation:http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/elevators/documents/elrenew.pdf
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Palm Beach County; Permit Tracking:http://www.pbcgov.com/prstatusandinspections/frames.aspx
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"Florida Not For Profit Corporation Act" (617 Florida Statutes) Applies to UCO & all CV Condo's.

http://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0617/titl0617.htm&StatuteYear=2005&Title=%2D%3E2005%2D%3EChapter%20617
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Florida Commission on Human Relations (Lists all 55+ Communities) - Each Association is considered a community. All age restricted Associations are required under law to be listed.

http://fchr.state.fl.us/
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Arbitration Decisions - Table of Contents lists subject matter alphabetically- See how the 'Division' has previously ruled on condo matters which may be of interest to you.

Jan 1992-Aug 1997 Final Order Subject Matter Index
Sep 1997-Aug 2001 Final Order Subject Matter Index
Sep 2001-Jun 2005 Final Order Subject Matter Index
Jul 2005-Dec 2005 Final Order Subject Matter Index
Jan 2006-Jun 2006 Final Order Subject Matter Index
Jul 2006-Sep 2007 Final Order Subject Matter Index
Oct 2007-Sep 2008 Final Order Subject Matter Index
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Budgets & Reserve Schedules - A comprehensive "How To" manual Published by the 'Division'. All Association Treasurers should read this manual!

http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/lsc/documents/budgets_and_reserves.pdf
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Cyber Citizens for Justice, Inc. - A website with great links, commentaries, and condo related articles.

http://www.ccfj.net/
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Division of Corporations - Look up your condominium's NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT which lists all officers and board members. (Click "Search our Records"; "Inquire By Name"; type in the Corporate Name of your Association.)

http://www.sunbiz.org/

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Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes

Division Home Download Files FAQs Forms Publications Statutes and Rules
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Florida Building Code:

http://www.floridabuilding.org/BCISold/bc/default.asp

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Social Security Death Index  Interactive Search:

http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi


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