Guest Card Data 

Unit owners, many of whom utilize three property management companies (Be My Guest, Live Miami and Juventino Santillan), have filed for legal arbitration against our Roney Association (meaning they are suing the owners of the Roney) to contest guest card fees. They allege that guest cards should be free. 

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The papers filed in this matter identify the units that are owned by the people/entities bringing the claims against the Roney. We believe that a review of the data clearly shows that a majority of these units have high guest card issuances, which are typically associated with illegal overnight rental activity. But again, review the data for yourself and draw your own conclusions.

487 units (of 564) so not exceed their 20 free guests card allotment. This represents the majority of unit owners whose interests are being ignored by the Board. 

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Of note are the extremely high guest card users - high guest card use is a red flag for illegal overnight rentals. These numbers are consistent through 2024 as well - which again speaks to a pattern. If these high users are your neighbors and you see revolving guests and cleaning crews report the unit to Code Compliance with each new 'occupant'.

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Note that reporting to Marquis at present is not worthwhile. They do not investigate or ask questions of suspicious guests as doing so would constitute harassment. While management is always within their rights to inquire about a guests' status or to request they sign affidavits attesting they are not renting for less than 30 days this Board has directed management not to institute any such measures to safeguard our community. ​

We also believe that a review of the data shows that units that are affiliated with our current Board Members show high guest card usage.  

 

The current board members are affiliated with the following Units:​

 

• Lynn Nunes: 327, 422, 435, 743, 812, 905, 1043

• Daniel K: PH16, PH17​

• Andres Lizerralde: 1525 

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Board members chose to change the guest card fees rather than adhere to the tiered billing system. This undermines our 30 day minimum rental policy and removes a financial deterrent for illegal overnight rentals. The data shows that had the Board applied the longstanding rules, collectively they would owe the association over $100,000 per year. Review the data and draw your own conclusions.

In March 2024, it was revealed that our rules and regulations regarding the issuance and billing of guest cards were not being followed. The billing "error" for guest cards resulted in a loss of in excess of $1,000,000 for 2023.  We believe that lack of enforcement of the guest card rules significantly contributes to illegal overnight rentals. 

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Data shows that the revenue would come from the highest guest card users. Patterns of high guest card use are indicative of illegal overnight rentals.  We invite you to review the data yourself and draw your own conclusions!

The calculable losses in 2023 data were repeated in 2024 to the financial detriment of the entire community. Again, data suggests that the bulk of the revenue would come from highest guest card users.

 

While there are many ways illegal overnight rentals are carried out, patterns of high guest card use ​is just one indicator for illegal overnight rental activity. 

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The Board declined to seize the opportunity in March of 2024 to correct the billing errors and realize a revenue of $1,000,000 for the Roney moving forward. Guest card data for the Board reveals a history of high card counts and personal financial benefit for themselves and a minority of unit owners with similar guest card usage.

 

While the Board benefiting from their actions is not a problem in and of itself, it becomes problematic when a majority of unit owners do not receive that same benefit - and instead incur a financial downside.

 

We invite you to review the data yourself and draw your own conclusions!