Just a quick note to let all our owners know that the annual meeting will be held at 1pm on February 26th at 1pm with lunch being served at noon. There will be a formal notification along with an agenda sent out prior to the meeting in accordance with the condo docs.

Construction is underway with the new addition of Outcast Charters located between Caribe Resort and Cobalt Restaurant. Pilings have been set and we anticipate the building will be in operation by Spring Break. Outcast Charters will have boat rentals, jet skis, parasails and charter fishing.

Lastly, we are in the process of conducting a deep cleaning on the parking garages and have leased a commercial street and parking lot cleaner to scrub these areas. We hope to put a little shine on these areas and reduce the amount of dirt and dust that is tracked into the buildings. There may be a need to restrict parking in certain areas to accomplish this so please be aware this for the next few weeks.

We are having a great start to the new year and many of our Winter guests have arrived and are enjoying Caribe Resort. The Caribe Owners Association would like to remind you that the owner parking passes that were issued at the end of November need to be affixed to your lower driver’s side windshield. If you recieved your statement for November there were two stickers and a letter instructing you what to do. Over the past month there were several cars towed due to improper parking. Please ensure your family and guests are also aware of this.

Have a safe and Happy New Year!

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/11/feinberg_fewer_large_claims_pa.html

Dear Caribe Owner,

We know that most of you have already moved your email account from the Caribe Resort service. However, for the few remaining users we would like to inform you that the free service will be ending on Friday November 19th.. It has been a pleasure providing you this service over the years but our network is going through some security upgrades and we will no longer be able to provide email to anyone other than staff accounts.

So that you will have plenty of time to make your changes we have provided the following information:

• Our IT staff suggests creating a FREE Google email account. This is easily done by typing Google.com or gmail.com into your browser You will notice a “sign In” area on the top right. If you click on that section you will see a “Create Account” button. The remaining steps are self explanatory.

• Once you have created your Google email account, go back into your Caribe email and use the “select all” feature. Once the emails are highlighted, forward them all to your new Google email account.

• Please keep in mind that emails remaining on the system on Friday the 19th will be lost.

We apologize for any inconvenience. The FREE Google service will actually allow you greater email storage and can be accessed more easily from your smart phones.

Thank you for your continued support and we wish you a Happy Holiday Season!

If you have any questions please call 923-2228

Yesterday BP officials set forth a plan to continue beach cleaning proceedures. Begining Monday October 18th, 6am to 6pm daily, heavy equipment will resume cleaning operations on the beach. The SCAT Team (Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Team), will remove tar balls and oil patches that are up to 18 inches below the sand surface. They will be sifting sand and removing particals larger than 3mm in diameter. Once the SCAT team identifies an area considered to be clean, a NRDA Team (Natural Resource Damage Assessment) will inspect the area to insure this area is acceptable. The process will continue until all reasonable particles are removed. It is the goal of these groups to have the beach 100% filtered by January 1, 2011. Mayor Tony Kennon will not be satisfied untill a longterm plan of both ongoing oil recovery and beach renourishment is agreed by our city and the BP officials.

There is a lot happening at Caribe Resort! Just finishing up from a successful Shrimp Festival weekend and starting another active weekend today.

Caribe Resort is the site of the Wet Docks for Thunder on the Gulf. The parking lot has be completed for the Outcast Charter business and currently the crane is putting the race boats in the water. In accordance with the developer we have installed a new fence that will stretch from the tennis courts on the west side of the B tower to the boat docks. We will be dismantling the wood gate and fence in the coming days. Races are on Friday and Sunday so don’t miss the action.

In Gulf Shores this weekend there will be a Bon Jovi concert on Friday, October 15th and Brad Paisley on Sunday, October 17th.

On Novermber 4th Cobalt will be the site of the IFA National Redfish Championship fishing tournament. The following weekend Cobalt will be the site of the IFA National Kayak Redfish Tournament.

On the East side of the property, two of the last three houses are being removed. The developer is making plans for this area and as soon as these are complete we will let you know.

Have a great weekend!

September 15, 2010

To all: Caribe Resort Condominium Owners “PLEASE VOTE”
From: Caribe Resort Homeowners Association Board of Directors
Re: Proposed Amendment to Caribe Condominium Homeowner’s Association Documents (HIGH IMPORTANCE TO CARIBE RESORT PROJECT)
The Board of Directors is recommending a proposed amendment to the Caribe Condominium Association Documents that would restate the minimum length of a rental guest stay from (1) day to a minimum stay of (3) days. This proposal is to assist Caribe Owners in getting refinancing and helping new buyers with initial financing. It will lift some of the restrictions the lending institutions have on financing for Caribe Condominiums. This information is located in the condo docs under the following:
Offering Statement for Caribe Resort, A Condominium,
Orange Beach, Alabama
According to Section 35-8A-403 of the Code of Alabama. See page 14 of 17 paragraph (15.)
Reads as follows:
(… A minimum rental or leasing period is (1) day.)
Proposed Change:
(… A minimum rental or leasing period is (3) days.)
To make an amendment to the condominium documents can be found under the following:

Offering Statement for Caribe Resort, A Condominium
Orange Beach, Alabama
According to Section 35-8A-403 of the Code of Alabama
(15) Units may be leased or rented by the Unit Owners; and the rights of any tenant is hereby made subject to the power of the Association to prescribe reasonable rules and regulations relating to the leasing or rental of a Unit and to enforce the same directly against a tenant or other occupant by the exercise of such remedies as the Board of Directors deems appropriate, including eviction. Each Unit Owner who shall lease or rent his Unit irrevocable empowers the Association or its managing agent to enforce the rules and regulations and to terminate the lease and evict any tenant or occupant who fails to comply with the rules and regulations. The Association, the Board of Directors, or any agent thereof, shall not become liable to any Unit Owner or any person who sublets a Unit, or other party for any loss of rents or other damages resulting from the reasonable exercise of the provisions of this paragraph. Nothing to the contrary withstanding, a Unit owner is primarily responsible for the acts or omissions of its family, tenants, guests, invitees, or occupants. Individual rooms located within a Unit shall not be leased or rented. The minimum rental or leasing period is one (1) day.

___I agree with changing the minimum rental guest stay from (1) day to (3) days
___ I do not agree with changing the minimum rental guest stay from (1) day to (3) days.

Owner Signature ________________________Date_____________________
Caribe Unit(s) ____________________________________________________
Please fax back ASAP to Caribe Owners Association at 251.980.9035

If you signed up for Grant, Sanders and Taylor Accountants to submit your loss of rental income for your BP claim this program is now over. Mr. Feinberg has taken over the program effective August 23rd and will no longer allow the claims for a rental company to be bundle. You should have recieved a letter stating this and what you need to do to continue the claim process. Caribe Realty will continue to supply the necessary information to assist you as the claim process develops. Specifically you do need to submit a new claim sheet and all historical documantation will transfer. This can be done on line at www.gulfcoastclaimsfacility.com.

Secondly, many of you have recieved a check in the mail for loss of rental income. This is considered emergency money but does not seem to follow any statisical basis on which BP came up with the amount each rental unit has recieved. By cashing the check this does not limit your claim in any way if you may choose to pursue litigation against BP and or anyone else associatied with this disaster.

For assistance with Caribe Realty Rental Claims please contact Angie Wyckoff at awyckoff@cariberesort.com.

Back by popular demand we have customized our reservations system to offer “single unit look up”. Now as an owner or guest you can query the data base to look up a specific unit for a specific time of occupancy. This is a great tool to help market your specific property.

After installation of this property management software we continue to improve with customizing to Caribe Realty Owners needs. Please notify Angie Wyckoff, Rental Director for specific needs you may have. She can be reached at awyckoff@cariberesort.com.

The summer is winding down and most kids are back in school. Now is a great time to plan a weekend get away here at the coast. We have several events planned along the Gulf Coast for the fall and specifically here at Caribe and hope you, your family and friends can make it down.

September 6th – Labor Day Weekend – John Mayer concert at the Wharf. Caribe Realty will be offering free tickets for guests if they stay over Monday night September 6th for the concert.

September 25th – Hank Williams will also be at the Wharf with the Rowdy Friends concert. Ticket packages are avalable thru Caribe Realty.

October 7th – 10th – Shrimp Festival – This is a perfect time to enjoy the gulf coast.

October 12th – 17th – Thunder on the Gulf returns! Caribe will be the site of the wet slips and alot of free action right here at Caribe Resort.