Declarant control of the Barefoot Resort Residential Owners Association, Inc. (BRRA) ended December 1, 2011. The declarant at that time was Centex Homes who was assigned declarant rights by the defaulted Silver Carolina developer in 2001.
The termination of declarant control established two villages (Single-Family and Multi-Family) and re-formed the board of directors using only the associations owners/members. The association thus became self-governing heading into 2012.
Let’s face it, the complexity of the BRRA is daunting. I’m sure the board was overwhelmed by the size of the association and management needs. The BRRA then switched to a management company spin-off with ties to the original failed developer. The BRRA also handed over more than $1 Million to the original developer for the Tract 31 swamp. Thus, association leadership and treasure were handed back to a developer with a business model of failure.
The BRRA needs to find it’s own future and terminate the control that it recklessly gave away.
I’m calling on all association owners and members to join together to establish free association governance. Let’s elect directors that aren’t afraid to govern ourselves.