Roberts Rules for election

Robert's Rules isn't required to run a meeting (board or otherwise), unless your documents mandate this. It is recommended that you use them or at least some variation, otherwise you wind up with a free for all and it's hard to determine what actually got done or if it was approved properly (did anyone count the number of people voting for or against something).

Now this board member (not bird) may not want you and your companions to win, but remember he/she is ONE person, and can be outvoted. Take a look at this "process" and review it against your documents, and if it's not lining up with that and there's a board meeting prior to your annual, make sure all of you attend and point out your concerns. Don't get personal - simply state you want to ensure the election is run properly to ensure fairness to everyone. If they blow you off, speak your piece again during the annual meeting before the election (such as it is) takes place and see what happens. In the meantime, encourage all of your neighbors to attend - it's a little more difficult to commit mayhem when people are watching.

See Bridget's other post - http://www.hoatalk.com/Forum/tabid/55/forumid/1/postid/259131/view/topic/Default.aspx

Bridget, can you provide additional information on your CC&Rs and Bylaws? These must be followed, as well, but are secondary to Florida Statute. Do you have copies of both, and the statute?

Are you renting the lot or the mobile home? Are there are least 10 lots being leased? (FS 723)

In order to help, we need the discussion to move into the facts and actual quotes from your documents (if you have docs other than FS 723 which would govern) ... can you provide these?

Here is the intro to FS 723 ...

723.002 Application of chapter.—
(1) The provisions of this chapter apply to any residential tenancy in which a mobile home is placed upon a rented or leased lot in a mobile home park in which 10 or more lots are offered for rent or lease. This chapter shall not be construed to apply to any other tenancy, including a tenancy in which both a mobile home and a mobile home lot are rented or leased by the mobile home resident or a tenancy in which a rental space is offered for occupancy by recreational-vehicle-type units which are primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use and which either have their own motor power or are mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. When both the mobile home and lot are rented or when fewer than 10 lots are available for rent or lease, the tenancy shall be governed by the provisions of part II of chapter 83, the “Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.” However, this chapter shall continue to apply to any tenancy in a park even though the number of lots offered in that park has been reduced to below 10 if that tenancy was subject to the provisions of this chapter prior to the reduction in lots. This subsection is intended to clarify existing law.

Hi I apologize for my late reply. Election was last night and once again we documented conflict of interest. One of the election committee members counted the votes and her husband was was one of the nominees.
On top of that one of their strategies for keeping us from being nominated was distributing a letter to certain residents in our park with a private and confidential petition we had filed to HOA board to please consider removing one of your planning board persons because of destructive behavior, refusing to letting us in clubhouse, and mental instability (which is on record) Also December 15, 2018 a registered letter was sent to the treasurers requesting 7 years of bank statements, minutes, insurance, receipts...ext.. have gotten no response from them so we just made an appointment with our FMO for advice and attorney. Any other feedback would be great.

Federation of mobile home owners Association

I can't follow it very well, either. In Ca, though, Associations do not have to provide 7 years of anything except open board meeting minutes. Everything else is two years plus the current year. What does FL say about this?

My letter requested “please find FS 723.079 enclosed and have 7 years of records and all bank statements.” I asked for copies.

Not sure what that means - usually there is a cost per page ...