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We morn the loss of our past
President and visionary,
Harry C. Powell, Jr. . He
passed in 2021 at the age of 92,
and remained active in the business
he began in Real Estate in the
1960’s. He was President of the
largest community development in
Southwest Florida, known as Lehigh
Corporation. As a community developer,
Mr. Powell was responsible for
multi-millions in land and home sales
and is well-known by all for his tutelage
and involvement in many varied
projects. His personal mission
and vision statement is to create or
manage a project to the satisfaction
of the owners and customers.
Ruth Anglickis, PD background
came from being employed by Lehigh
Corporation with Mr. Powell as
his Administrative Assistant where
she helped form 125 Clubs and Organizations,
along with 12+ communities.
Many of the Associations she
helped to develop while working for
Lehigh Corp, Landex Resorts still
manages today.
Robyn Rocco, VP has an Associate
degree in Business with a minor
in Mass Communication, as well
as a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts.
Robyn qualifies the CAM firm by
holding both a Florida CAM & Real
Estate License. She is the corporate
manager overseeing all day to day
operations.
Landex currently has 18 employees,
including the incredible 6 women
team who run the corporate office.
They manage a total of 15 Associations
(HOA, POA, Commercial and
Residential Condos) and 2 Vacation
Properties / Timeshares that comprise
$96,200,000.00 in property
values with aggregate annual budgets
of $4,718,000.00. In addition,
their sister company, Landex Realty,
produces another $1,200,000.00 in
rental revenue for the vacation properties
and timeshare owners in associations
they manage. Landex’s
services go beyond asset protection
and association / business management.
We have all been involved in
helping with personal property loss,
insurance, welfare, and well-being
of our customers over the years. We
also give back to the community over
$20,000.00 a year through monetary
donations and auction items.
Landex provides full services as
a Certified Association Management
Firm taking care of over 4,000
customers. We handle all the day
to day operations, including, but
not limited to: creating budgets, full
accounting, property management,
billing, collection, financial reporting,
legal proceedings, governmental
liaisons, Board and Membership
meetings, capital improvements,
and routine maintenance. We are
celebrating 57 years in the business
industry.
HOW FEMA IS HELPING FLORIDIANS:
FEMA has made individual assistance
available to 26 counties in Florida.
Residents in Brevard, Charlotte, Collier,
DeSoto, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry,
Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee,
Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola,
Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk,
Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns
and Volusia counties are eligible to apply
for Individual Assistance. Deadline for applications
is Jan. 12, 2023.
FEMA is meeting survivors where they
are to help jumpstart their recoveries.
Disaster Survivor Assistance specialists
are going door-to-door in Florida neighborhoods
to help individuals register for
assistance. These teams have visited
225,000 homes and interacted with more
than 118,000 survivors in counties designated
for Individual Assistance.
34 Disaster Recovery Centers are operating
in impacted areas, with more than
70,000 visits by survivors.
FEMA is providing Transitional Sheltering
Assistance in 26 counties to survivors
eligible for temporary hotel stays. As of today,
the program is providing housing for
1,687 households with 4,192 members.
Hundreds of FEMA inspectors have
performed over 225,000 home inspections
for survivors who applied for federal
disaster assistance.
FEMA is providing temporary housing
to eligible Hurricane Ian survivors in
Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee
and Sarasota counties. FEMA approved
Direct Temporary Housing Assistance to
provide options for those whose homes
are uninhabitable because of the hurricane.
FEMA determined that rental assistance
is insufficient to meet the housing
need in those counties because of a lack
of available housing resources. FEMA will
notify applicants who are eligible for direct
housing. It will take time to transport,
permit, install and inspect these units before
they are available. Direct Temporary
Housing Assistance may be provided for
up to 18 months from Sept. 29, 2022, the
date of the federal disaster declaration, to
March 28, 2024
The U.S. Small Business Administration
has approved $962 million in
low-interest disaster loans to homeowners,
renters and business owners.
Business Recovery Centers are
located in Collier, Hillsborough, Lee,
Manatee and Seminole counties.
As of Nov. 13, FEMA’s National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
has received more than 44,400 flood
insurance claims and paid more than
$652 million to policyholders.
NFIP policyholders may receive up
to $1,000 to reimburse the purchase of
supplies like sandbags, plastic sheeting
and lumber. They may also receive
up to $1,000 in storage expenses if
they moved insured property. Policyholders
should file a claim for flood
loss avoidance reimbursement, regardless
of whether it was successful
in preventing flood damage.
FEMA is conducting local hiring for
more than 300 jobs in Brandon, Fort
Myers, Kissimmee, Orlando and Sarasota.
These positions are full-time, 120-
day appointments that may be extended
depending on operational needs. Interested
candidates are encouraged to apply
online through USAJobs.gov.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance is
available to eligible survivors. Floridians
can file a claim for loss of income caused
by Hurricane Ian by going to Disaster Unemployment
Assistance – FloridaJobs.
org and selecting “Apply for Hurricane
Ian DUA,” visiting a local CareerSource
Career Center, or calling 800-385-3920.
Customer service representatives are
available Monday through Friday from
7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET.
Low-income Florida residents recovering
from Hurricane Ian may be eligible
for assistance from the Department of
Agriculture’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
Survivors can find more information on
Florida’s D-SNAP program by visiting the
Florida Department of Children and Families’
Hurricane Ian Response & Recovery
website.
Operation Blue Roof installed 20,119
roofs in Charlotte, Collier, Desoto, Lee and
Sarasota counties. (Mission completed.)
National Flood Insurance Program
Florida policyholders who had flood damage
from the hurricane have a 90-day
window to renew their policies. The extension
applies to policies with renewal dates
beginning Aug. 25, 2022 through Oct. 23,
2022. Policyholders whose renewal date
is in this range should contact their agent
or insurance company. FEMA also extended
the proof of loss requirement for
flood insurance policyholders in Florida
who experienced flood damage from Hurricane
Ian from 60 to 365 days. For more
information on how to file a flood insurance
claim, visit How to Start Your Flood
Insurance Claim.
If you or a member of your household
uses adaptive or accessibility items that
were damaged by Hurricane Ian, you may
be eligible for FEMA assistance for those
items. For homeowners, items can include
an exterior ramp, grab bars and a paved
pathway to the home’s entrance from a
vehicle. Awards do not count toward your
Housing Assistance or Personal Property
maximum awards. For more information
for homeowners and renters, visit Update
to FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program
and Policy Guide.