New Resident's Page
This page is designed to provide useful information to new Landings Resident's. It is provided as a service by The Landings Eagle, Your Community Newspaper. It is based on the latest information available to us, but should not be deemed the final word. On legal matters seek your Association's advice or appropriate legal counsel.
Information
The Landings is a community of 700 dwellings. All are governed by The Landings Management Association (LMA). They meet the first Thursday of every month, and encourage attendance and participation. There are opportunities to run for the board as well.
There are 21 additional association governing various condominiums and the freestanding homes. The LMA is the largest, the Landings Homeowners Association the second largest with 218 homes.
The Landings Racquet Club (LRC) is independent of the housing associations and governs those who are members. Some condo associations require membership. With others, including the homeowners, it is optional. If you are not a member and wish to join discuss it with the LRC management.
In addition to the individual boards and officers some associations retain professional management to carry out daily responsibilities. If your association has one, questions should first be directed to the professional manager, then with a board member if you did not get the information you need.
The Landings Eagle provides a reasonably up to date list of all the associations. Officers and professional management change regularly so we cannot promise complete accuracy: Association Data link
All associations are governed by a basic set of covenants placed in the county record as each area of The Landings was developed. They are strict rules regarding everything from architecture to rental rules. You should have obtained a copy of both the LMA covenants and those of your individual association from the previous owner at closing. If you did not they may be obtained from your individual association's professional manager or president. In some cases they are quite thick and there will be a change for them.
For your convenience there are copies of the LMA, LHA and LRC documents on this site. We do not have the 20 additional association documents however. What we have can be found at Landings Legal . We DO NOT Guarantee all additions and amendments are included. You should obtain your own copy.
There are also two sets of State Laws governing Condo and Homeowners Associations. They are primarily to protect individual owners. They can be found at the State of Florida site: Florida Law/Condos and Homeowners.
The previous owners of
your property should also have left you a
pair of "Greenbooks." These are a directory of Landings residents
(updated annually - and sent at no charge to residents) and a Handbook
containing rules, regulations and other important information. It
is updated as needed.
If you do not have the publications you can purchase them from Argus Management 927-6464 for $2.50 each, or wait for the next free update.
The content of the Green Book "Resident's Handbook" is available here on the Landings Eagle site. Resident's Handbook. The Resident's Directory is not available on the site to maintain resident privacy.
To make certain you have your listing as you what it in the next Greenbook publication you will receive - generally in the second quarter of the year an appropriate form. You can also download this form, complete and send as instructed on the form.
Click form to download in .pdf file.
Finally, The Landings
Eagle, sponsor of this site, is sent to your home the first of each
month , except July and September. It is bulk mailed, so it is NOT
delivered if you have your mail forwarded. We offer subscriptions on a
per issue basis - form is in each issue of the paper. It is overpriced
due
to mailing and extra production cost. We urge you to take
advantage of the internet publication. The entire paper, in FULL
COLOR, is available for download at no charge. It requires a PDF
reader - available at no charge. A high speed connection is
recommended due to the large size of the files.
See Past Issues for both the papers and the PDF reader download information.
A small portion of the Eagle is underwritten by LMA to facilitate community communication. It is a 32-36 page document only because of advertiser support. Despite being underwritten by both the LMA an advertisers, The Eagle is editorially independent. We speak our mind editorially on community issues. and encourage your participation, no matter your opinion.
We welcome Landins' (a phrase coined to identify Landings Residents) participation in the paper. We highly favor material specific to The Landings, or creative or researched material written by a Landin, If you can find it in the Sarasota Herald Tribune, you probably wouldn't find it here!
Welcome to the The Landings!