Happy Thanksgiving! / Send in your budget proxy

I’d like to wish everyone a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving. As a community, we have a lot to be thankful for this year – including surviving a close call with Hurricane Matthew, continued progress on our building renovations, and obtaining approval for a two-year refinance of our Hurricane Wilma loan at a lower interest rate thanks to our strengthening financial picture and reduced delinquency rate.  And to top off a fantastic year, International Village unit owners can now look forward to lower maintenance fees for an unprecedented THIRD year in a row!

To those of you who've already sent in your budget proxy, thank you! If you have not completed one yet, please take a moment to do so now. You can download and print a copy HERE. Copies also are available at the office. For detailed instructions on how to complete the proxy, click HERE.

If you want maintenance fees to go down, you must vote YES to waive reserves and return it as soon as you can. Just print and scan it and email it back to me or to manager@intlvillage.com. You can also drop it off at the association office or mail it to 3700 Inverrary Dr., Suite 101, Lauderhill FL 33319.

If we don’t get your proxy back before the Board’s upcoming budget meeting, we will not be able to reduce maintenance fees, so please return back as soon as possible.

Thank you, and happy Thanksgiving!

John Labriola
International Village President

Reduce your maintenance fees: Send in your budget proxy!

As I announced recently, International Village unit owners can look forward to enjoying a modest cut in their maintenance fees in 2017 for an unprecedented THIRD year in a row. But in order for the Board of Directors to be able to approve the maintenance fee reduction, you will have to fill out and sign the proxy, which you can also download HERE.

If you want maintenance fees to go down, you must vote YES to waive reserves and return it as soon as you can. Just print and scan it and email it back to me or to manager@intlvillage.com. You can also drop it off at the association office or mail it to 3700 Inverrary Dr., Suite 101, Lauderhill FL 33319. For detailed instructions on how to complete the proxy, click HERE.

If we don’t get your proxy back before the Board’s upcoming budget meeting, the budget will revert to what the state defines as “fully funded reserves” – which would mean a 36 percent maintenance fee increase! So please get those proxies back as soon as possible so you can keep more money in your pockets!

Thank you,

John Labriola

International Village President

Welcome back, snowbirds! / 2017 budget preview

I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome all the snowbirds back to International Village. It was a pleasure to see some of your faces again at the last Board of Directors meeting and to personally bring you up to date on what’s new in the Village. For those of you who weren’t there, here's a recap:

First of all, we have a new property manager. Dan Syrlik, who started last month, has a strong background in both condo property management and mechanical and electrical design engineering, as well as a strong commitment to cost savings, and he has been hard at work over the last few weeks on a number of fronts. Please help me welcome him to International Village.

As I first announced two months ago, we also recently obtained approval for a two-year refinance of our Hurricane Wilma loan at a lower interest rate, thanks to the association’s strengthening financials and reduced delinquency rate. And as a result of our improved budget picture, I’m very happy to report International Village unit owners can look forward to a modest cut in maintenance fees for an unprecedented THIRD year in a row! Check your mail in the coming days for your 2017 budget and proxy. Be sure to vote "Yes" in favor of waiving reserves and mail back your proxy or drop it off at the association office as soon as possible, because we’ll need it to approve the maintenance fee reduction.

John Labriola
International Village President