General Information
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Office Hours
8:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M. OPEN Monday - Friday
Board President & Bookkeeper available
“by appointment”
Air Shuttle
A Private Car Service
Toll Free # 1-888-801-3056 Phone # 954-351-1083
Fax: 954-351-1028
E-mail: airshuttleone@aol.com
Address: 4337 Ocean Drive, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL 33308
Inexpensive Bus Service
The City of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County Transit provide inexpensive bus service from the Galt Mile to the Coral Ridge Mall Monday-Friday from 8:30am - 4:30pm. A product of the Downtown Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association (TMA), the service formerly operated by City Cruiser is now called Sun Trolley. Their mission is to allow the continued growth and economic development of downtown Fort Lauderdale while avoiding traffic congestion. It was incorporated in 1992 to marshal business resources and expertise and to combine them with government efforts to solve local transportation problems. TMA funding comes from the public and private sectors, including grants from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Broward County, the City of Fort Lauderdale and the Downtown Development Authority, as well as dues and in-kind contributions from the private sector.
This Sun Trolley provides transportation to and from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center, along the North Beach and the Galt Mile neighborhood. It connects to Las Olas and the beaches, Lauderdale Manors, Tri-Rail, Downtown / Courthouse, Broward East-West Express and the NW Circulator route. All Sun Trolleys are air-conditioned, wheelchair accessible, have double doors for easy access, and bike racks. The trolleys use bio-diesel fuel. However, the bus will not operate when a hurricane warning has been issued. One of their lines services Galt Ocean Drive, the Coral Ridge Towers complex and North Beach to the Palms. For the 25˘ fare (exact change), it will zip you over to the Fort Lauderdale Beach Community Center or the Coral Ridge Mall - and back! The Galt Ocean Mile Sun Trolley operates from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM. While there is no regular service on Saturday, Sunday or the 6 holidays observed by the City, the Sun Trolley runs a Tri-Rail Weekend Connector service from the Galt Mile to the beaches, Las Olas Boulevard and the Tri-Rail. Click Here to get the Sun Trolley routes and timetables for Galt Ocean Drive.
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Of Broward’s more than 1,200 square miles, Broward County Transit buses provide service to 410 square miles. The service area becomes even greater with Route 18, BCT’s first bus route to service the tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. To get a view of BCT’s fixed route bus service area, Click Here. Broward County Transit’s total active fleet of 284 fixed route buses and 75 community buses travel 13.4 million annual service miles. Four extensive County bus routes connect with the Galt Sun Trolley (Route 11, Route 36, Route 62 and Route 72), giving Galt Mile residents access to the entire County, with connections to Miami and Palm Beach. These BCT buses connect to downtown Fort Lauderdale, Las Olas Boulevard, Coral Ridge Mall, Sawgrass Mills, Lauderhill Mall, Pompano City Center, Galleria Mall, Coral Square Mall and hundreds of other popular locations. Click Here to go to the Broward County Transit web page to get routes and timetables.
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Association Services
The Association offers monthly
Air conditioning Maintenance service at $20 per quarter or $6.66 per month). Should you have a leak while on our service, you will not be charged for the repair and clean-up of the floors below. The following air conditioning maintenance procedures are included in the service:- Blow out hoses and notify owners if replacement is required.
- Check drain pan to ascertain if there is water from A/C unit or hot water heater.
- Replace filter each month.
- Check grill and replace as needed.
- Pour in formula 7961 to keep lines clean.
There is no charge to you if the hose
bursts and you are on A/C Maintenance!
We also offer Apartment Surveillance for absentee owners on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis at a cost of $12 per visit. This includes checking toilets, faucets, smoke detectors, A/C and 8 other items. The full complement of services is as follows:
- Flush and Clean Toilets
- Open all faucets
- Run garbage disposal
- Check air conditioning
- Check apartment for water leaks
- Check refrigerator
- Check general appearance of apartment
- Replace smoke detector battery as needed (charge for battery only)
- Inspect balcony and electrical outlets
- Check to see if shutters have been installed
- Visual inspection of Air Conditioning closet
- Check windows
Air Conditioning/Water Heater Closet
While the equipment within the closet is the property of the resident, the
It is 
illegal to keep any flammable materials within the closet. On a recent visit to Regency Tower, a Fire Code Compliance Officer from the Fire Prevention Bureau confirmed that dryer hoses located within the A/C - Water Heater Closet are also illegal. The City can issue violations to the “owner of the dryer hose or any flammable materials placing the closet at risk.”
A subsequent inspection conducted by the Building Department confirmed that because A/C Closets are rated as mechanical rooms, they can not be used for storage. Every unit owner has a designated secure storage area in their hallway storage room for personal belongings. 
According to the Fort Lauderdale Building Code, anything in the A/C Closet functionally unrelated to the air conditioner or the water heater “interferes with unobstructed access to the equipment,” irrespective of the size of the item. In the official “Report on Mechanical Inspection for Regency Tower", it states, "There are a lot of mechanical rooms for the apartments that have been used for storage. The mechanical plans state that the mechanical rooms can’t be used for storage. Shelves, mops, brooms, any combustible material or anything stored inside the mechanical rooms should be removed.” Before departing, the inspector admonished “I’ll Be Back!” A word to the wise.
The Bottom Line: No storage is permitted in the A/C - water heater closets... PERIOD!
Director’s Box
There is a locked
“Director’s Box” located in the mail room lobby for those owners in residence who wish to write suggestions/comments/complaints. It is on the left wall when you enter the mailroom in the far corner.
No Smoking!
This is a smoke-free building under the Florida Clean Air Act,
which means NO SMOKING INSIDE the building by any residents, employees, visitors etc..
Exercise Room
ALL OWNERS, LESSEES AND THEIR GUESTS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A WAIVER BEFORE USING THE EQUIPMENT.
Persons need only sign one waiver. This will be placed in your file in the office.
EACH PERSON MUST SIGN THEIR OWN WAIVER AND ONLY ONE NAME PER WAIVER. PLEASE SIGN COMPLETE (1st & 2nd) NAME AND MAKE NAME LEGIBLE SO THAT WE MAY ENTER YOUR NAME CORRECTLY ON OUR LIST.
You may also print your name under your written signature. A key will be required to enter the room and will be issued to owners once a waiver form has
been signed. Waivers may be obtained at the Security Desk in the Lobby.
ONE KEY is issued per apartment. It is the responsibility of the owners to provide key to lessees or
guests. If owners are not in attendance and would like lessees or guests to have a key, THE OWNER MUST SEND A FAX (954-566-0048) to the office requesting this. It is the
responsibility of the owner to retrieve the key from lessees or guests. Key shall also be transferred to new owner in case of sale. An additional charge of $5.00 will be
applied for a second (2nd) key. No minors are allowed unless accompanied by an adult.
Holidays
Regency Tower Employees are granted the following eight (8) paid holidays each year. The Association follows the same schedule as the U.S. government in determining the specific dates of a given holiday. Those hoildays are:
New Years Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Presidents Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day (4th of July)
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
In order to be paid for holidays, the employees must work their regularly schedules before and/or after the holiday. If required to work on a holiday, employees will receive an additional day’s pay, provided they worked their regularly scheduled days before/after the holiday.
Employees of the Jewish Faith may exchange the Christmas and New Year’s holidays for Rosh Hashannah and/or Yom Kippur. In order to receive pay, they must agree to work Christmas and/or New Year’s Day on a regular basis.
Work Orders
All maintenance work orders must be placed through the Regency Tower office. Requests made directly to maintenance personnel are private arrangements, whether or not remuneration is involved. 
The Association carries no responsibility for the work and the employee is not protected by the Association's insurance coverage under these private agreements. Work done without the benefit of an official work order is the responsibility of the unit owner. Such work is only permitted during the employee's free time, NOT while the employee is working for the Association. Protect yourself, take a moment to arrange maintenance work orders through the office.
Pursuant to our Rules and Regulations - Section III, page 6, Maintenance Service Requests, please be guided as follows:
- Do not call employees into your unit during working hours. This is theft of YOUR Association Funds.
- Do not ask Security to call maintenance employees during working hours.
- All work requests for your unit must come through the office.
Our insurance does not cover private work of employees. This has cost The Regency Tower Association in the past.
Rules Regarding Children
The Regency Tower Condominium is a child friendly residence. We have many permanent residents with children and we enjoy their presence.
However, it is the responsibility of the Association and its Board of Directors to protect all children. To this end, we remind all residents and visitors with children that we have to strictly enforce our “Rules and Regulations,” which clearly states as follows:
Page 3 – Rules and Regulations – August 2005
F - “Patio, Beach, Cabanas, BBQ Area, Pool and Accessories”- .... “Children under twelve years of age must be supervised and accompanied by an adult or they will not be permitted to use the pool. Children up to 5 years of age are not permitted in the pool without an adult guardian in the pool with the child/children.
Page 4 – Rules and Regulations – August 2005
- “Pool Attendant or any other building employee has the authorization to ask rule violators to leave the area”
Also it is necessary that an adult accompany children under 12 years of age throughout the association property (elevators, hallways, stairwells, garage, outside area etc.)
We kindly request your cooperation and compliance with the above.
Unit Renovations
XVIII. "Renovating Apartments:" A. Owners planning to make architectural changes in an apartment must submit plans to the Architectural Review Committee for approval before work begins. Licensed contractors and proper building permits should be obtained. 
Owner is responsible for disposal of all items resulting from renovation, and any damage to common areas by their contractors. For contractors to commence work in your unit you must have on file in The Regency Tower office, an “Authorization to Provide Access to Contractors and Release by Owner” form, which indemnifies and holds harmless The Regency Tower Association, Inc. from any claims that may arise in connection with any work. These forms are available in the Receiving Room as well as a form to be completed by contractors/workmen regarding building rules by which to abide. As noise reverberates throughout the building, workmen and/or residents are not permitted to do noise producing work (hammering, sawing, drilling, scraping, etc.) before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, and no work on Sunday.
Floor Coverings
Floor coverings shall be sound resistant. Balcony and bathrooms do not need sound control. No floor covering other than carpet may be used without written approval by the Board of Directors. For ceramic tile, marble, slate, hardwood flooring, etc.. A sound control underlayment with a 60% noise reduction factor (NRF) and a sound transmission coefficient (STC) of .40 MUST be used. The following are acceptable sound reduction underlayments:
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Click on Product to get Product Data Sheet. Click on Manufacturer to go to the Manufacturer’s web site.
PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN BY OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE FLOOR WITH THE SOUND UNDERLAY COMPLETE.
Please contact Security or the Office when you are finished installing the soundproofing and they will inform maintenance who will then take photos BEFORE the flooring is installed. Failure to make appropriate arrangements will require the removal of the flooring to demonstrate compliance with the underlayment regulations.
Service Contracts
All owners should have Service Contracts for maintenance and repair of such items as air conditioning units, toilets, sinks, refrigerators, heating pumps etc.. The Association is not responsible for your property and the maintenance personnel are too busy with maintaining the common-use items and numerous emergency breakdowns thereto. We recommend that you contact a service Contractor such as:
Total Appliance & A/C Repair at 1-800-427-1519 or 954-454-6801
Service America at 1-800-884-3500 or 954-979-1100
Broward Factory Service at 1-888-BFS-6060 (1-888-237-6060)
or any others found in the yellow pages.
Senior Care Services to Consider
MARRINSON SENIOR CARE RESIDENCES - has 5 residences dedicated to Independent and Assisted Living Senior Care throughout the Fort Lauderdale area. The office is located at 1601 NE 26th St.
Call 954–566-1330
REGAL HOME SERVICES - Home Makers, Companions, Home Health Aides & Nurses - Long Term Care, Live in, Weekly, Hourly. We bill long term care insurance. Licensed & inspected by the State of Florida All Associates background checked - Licensed, Insured and Tested before we hire.
Call 954-714-3333
THE SERVICE AGENCY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS - a not-for-profit organization, is offering a service for primary caregivers taking care of
an elderly loved one. R.E.L.I.E.F. (Respite for Elders Living in Everyday Families), a program sponsored by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, is offered (AT NO CHARGE) to people
with limited income who are in need of a few hours of respite from the stress associated with care giving. Assistance is targeted for
evening hours and weekends. For more information, call:
Project Coordinator Laurie Felex-Nicolas at (954) 563-8991.
ARE YOU LIVING ALONE? Elderly persons living alone should consider joining MEDIC ALERT. It would give you and your loved ones peace of mind.
The ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES program, mandated by Chapter 415, Florida Statutes, is a system of specialized social services directed toward protecting vulnerable adults who are unable to manage their own affairs, from further occurences of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. It is part of the Florida Adult Services Program, a division of the Florida Department of Children and Families. They respond within 24 hours and will contact the nearest relative if it becomes necessary.Call the toll-free Florida Abuse Hotline (1-800-962-2873), 24-hours a day, seven days a week. The Unit office will dispatch a Protective Investigator within 24 hours from receipt of report by the Hotline.
(800) 773-5734, ext. 250 - Referral Line (800) 243-3333
2929 East Commercial Blvd., Suite 500
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308
Emergencies 
If you have a non-medical emergency in your unit after hours, please call Security who will contact an Officer of the Board beginning with the President - who will then determine the appropriate action. For medical, police or fire emergencies, CALL 911 - FIRST and ALWAYS.
If the need arises to call 911 for service, please remember the following:
Call 911 first... seconds can save lives
Request emergency vehicle to come to the NORTH door. (If you find it easier, ask the Guard to make the call for you.) All of this information will expedite service so that the Guard can hold the Service Elevator in addition to having the door open and waiting.
Call the Lobby Desk
Let them know if your apartment door is locked or unlocked.
THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN APARTMENT KEYS TO NEIGHBORS SHOULD INFORM SECURITY TO EXPEDITE PREPARATIONS DURING EMERGENCIES.
Remember: Seconds Can Save Lives
Cable Television Channels
Comcast Cable provides Regency Tower with Cable Television services. Our contract provides us with a basic cable lineup, 2 of the HBO family of premium channels and a “house” channel. The “house” channel, found on channel 95, is currently connected to a video camera in the building's lobby, and offers a view of the Lobby Security Desk and the Front Entrance.
Two Cable Channel lineups are depicted below. The Comcast Basic Cable Channel Lineup and, for those of us who opted for any of the new Digital Services, the Comcast Digital Cable Channel Lineup. Click Here to determine your exact channel lineup.
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