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LindaN3 (Florida)
Posts: 23
Posted:
Our condo has a secretary who is responsible for the taking of all Board Meetings. Is there a Florida Statute that requires that they be taped recorded. We had a board meeting in which board members requested that no paid employees be at the meeting. Minutes were taken and taped, but upon the transcribing of those minutes, the tape was erased. Minutes were looked at by the President before erasing the tape, even though minutes were handwritten as well. Is there any law against having the tape erased? Our bylaws say the minutes need to be made available to owners for 7 years, but not the tape recording. Why say you all?
DonnaS (Tennessee)
Posts: 5,671
Posted:

Linda,

The Statutes do not require taping of any HOA meetings. Meetings MAY be taped if the members in attendence are told prior to the start of the meeting that they are being taped.

Tapes are not official documents of the meetings, the minutes are so no, tapes are not part of any request for official documents. No laws seem broken from what you have posted.
FelixR
Posts: 18
Posted:
I'm the secretary of my board and tape the meetings every month to help me write the minutes - I find it hard to take notes and participate in the meeting and it helps tremendously. Here's the applicable statute, part of FL 720.

(8) RECORDING.--Any parcel owner may tape record or videotape meetings of the board of directors and meetings of the members. The board of directors of the association may adopt reasonable rules governing the taping of meetings of the board and the membership.

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