Membership Information

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BECOMING A MEMBER:

Initiation fee: $71,000.00* (Due upon application for membership)

Annual Dues: $8,206.00* (Pro-rated from date membership application is received for fiscal year ending July 31)

* Plus Florida state sales tax

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

(1)        The qualifications for membership and the continuation of membership shall be as provided in the BY-LAWS.

(2)        A surviving spouse of a deceased Member may continue the membership at the pleasure of such spouse if title to the Port Royal property of the deceased Member passes to such spouse. If title passes otherwise, the spouse may enjoy the privileges of Club membership for the next Fiscal Year following the death of such deceased Member.

(3)        Upon payment of separate Annual Dues and other charges as levied by the

Board, unmarried sons and daughters over the age of 23 living permanently in the residence of their parents who are Members of The Port Royal Club may be offered Special membership in the Club. These same regulations apply to parents of Port Royal Club Members, who reside in the Member’s Port Royal home for six months or longer. The Member shall be responsible for all charges.

(4)        Changes in Membership:

(4a) Sell Property Owner property or Associate Member property and buy outside Membership area.

             Provided a Property Owner Member or Associate Member has been a member for at least ten years, membership may be transferred to Non-Resident class within one year from the date of the closing on the sale of the property and providing there is an opening in this class. A member, in good standing, that sells his property prior to their 10^th year anniversary may remain a resident or an associate member until the end of that fiscal year. If a member is a qualified member when their 10^th anniversary occurs, that member may apply for non-resident membership upon the 10^th anniversary of becoming a qualified resident or associate member. If there is no opening, the Member shall be put on a waiting list on a first-come first-served basis. There is no charge for this transfer.

(4b) Sell Property Owner property and buy another Property Owner property. 

            The Member may maintain Property Owner membership, provided title to the second property is taken within one year of the closing date of the sale of the first property. There is no charge for this transfer.

(4c) Sell Property Owner property and buy Associate Member property.

            The Member may transfer membership from Property Owner to Associate Member, provided legal title is taken to the Associate Member property within one year of the closing date of the sale of the Property Owner property and provided there is an opening in the Associate Member class. If there is no opening, the Member shall be put on a waiting list on a first-come first-served basis. There is no charge for this transfer.

OR

The Member may opt to transfer membership from Property Owner to Non-Resident class under the provisions of (4a) above.

(4d) Sell Associate Member property and buy Property Owner property.

            The Member may transfer membership from Associate Member to Property Owner Member, provided title is taken to the Property Owner property within one year of the closing date of the sale of the Associate Member property. There is no charge for this transfer.

(5)        If a Member fails to meet the time requirements of (4a), (4b) or (4c) or should there be a termination of membership, the former Member may apply for membership in the class for which the Member qualifies. The charge is the initiation fee in existence at the time the request for membership is made.

(6)        A Member, who sells his Port Royal property, has no refundable cash equity in the Initiation fee.

DUES AND ACCOUNTS:

            The FIRST YEAR dues and other charges as levied by the Board of Directors, on new Members will be pro-rated on the basis of the number of months remaining in the current Fiscal Year and shall be charged to the Member’s account.

            Dues and other charges as levied by the Board of Directors shall be charged to the account of Members.

            All charges, if requested by the Member, Guest or the Club, shall be signed for by the Member or Guest at the time the charge is made. There shall be no direct payment for any charge or fee except for purchases at the Tennis Pro Shop.

            Statements of charges for each month are due and payable upon receipt. Accounts not paid within thirty (30) days shall be delinquent and delinquent Members may be posted and/or refused further use of the Club at the discretion of the Board in each case. There is a 1% per month Finance Charge for accounts not paid within sixty (60) days.

BY-LAWS:

Section1.

(A) There shall be three classes of membership with the aggregate number of members in all three classes not to exceed 675. Each class of membership shall be entitled to a Certificate of Membership for that class.

(i) Property Owner Membership: also referred to as Resident Membership. Subject always to the conditions and limitations of the Charter of the corporation and of these By-Laws, to qualify a person for Property Owner Membership, or continuation of Property Owner Membership, such person must always be the sole owner, husband or wife of the owner or owner jointly or in common with others, of at least one entire residential building site in one of the several subdivisions now or hereafter in existence in Naples, Florida, collectively known as PORT ROYAL. Provided however, that if common ownership is other than between husband and wife, the Board shall determine if such ownership is a qualification for membership, and who shall be a member.

(ii) Non-Resident Membership: Those persons who have previously met the qualifications set forth in (A) (i) and have previously been a Member for at least ten years, and no longer meet the qualifications for Property Owner Membership. Those persons who have previously met the qualifications set forth in (A) (iii) and have previously been a Member for at least ten years, and no longer meet the qualifications for Associate Membership. The maximum number of Non-Residents is 125.

(iii) Associate Members: Those persons who have the requisite ownership, as defined in (A) (i) above, of a residential home site, with a minimum area of 15,000 sq. ft., not in PORT ROYAL, and located west of Gordon Drive and south of Palmer Estates to Gordon Pass, or east of Gordon Drive, south of 21^st Avenue South limited to the 32 lots known as Little Harbour, or east of Gordon Drive and south of King’s Town Driveto Gordon Pass. The maximum number of Associate Members is 57.

(iv) Qualifications: To qualify for continuation of membership in any of the three membership classes, a person must be of good moral character, financial integrity and be a congenial person. If joint ownership is by a husband or wife or the sole owner wishes his or her spouse to qualify for membership, they shall both designate in writing by a letter directed to the Club, which of them shall be issued the Certificate of Membership.

(v) The surviving spouse of any Member shall be eligible to become or continue as a member so long as he or she remains eligible for membership under any one of the three membership classes.

(vi) Admission Policy: Eligible applicants for Property/Resident membership shall be admitted upon proper showing of an appropriate recorded deed for such property. The other two classes of membership shall be admitted on a first come first served basis when there is a membership vacancy in the class for which application is made.

(vii) Waiting List: When the number of members in each class equals the maximum number for that class as set forth in this Section 1., or if the total number of all members equals 675, then a Waiting List shall be established. Waiting list priority shall be as follows: First, to Property Owner Membership applicants in the order of their applications; Second, to Non-Resident Membership applicants in the order of their applications; and Third, to Associate Membership applicants in the order of their applications.

(a) After the 2004 annual meeting, the Associate waiting list shall consist of all then current applicants in the order of their application. Thereafter, if an applicant declines to become a member upon reaching the top of the list, that applicant shall be placed at the bottom of the Associate waiting list. If an applicant declines membership on a second occasion, that applicant shall be dropped from the list and foreclosed from future Associate membership.

(viii) If a Resident Member of more than ten years purchases any property outside of Port Royal (including that of an Associate Member), that member may apply for Non-Resident Membership. If a Non-Resident Member purchases an Associate Members property, that Non-Resident Member will remain a Non-Resident Member.

Section 2. Any person otherwise qualified for membership under Section I shall be admitted to membership upon payment of fees or assessments as set forth in Section 3.

Section 3. The Board shall establish an initiation fee for applicants and the payment of this fee shall be a qualification for membership.

A Certificate of Membership in the form prescribed by the Board, shall be issued to each Member at the time of admission to the Club.

Section 4. Members of the immediate family of a Member, residing with such Member, namely his or her spouse and unmarried sons and daughters under the age of twenty-four, shall enjoy the use of the Club facilities in the same manner as the respective Member with whom they reside.

Section 5. No person otherwise qualified for membership shall, as a condition of membership or continued membership in the Club, be required or requested to execute a lease and resale agreement or any other agreement purporting to restrict or limit the Member’s right to lease or sell their property without approval of the Club.

Section 6.

A.  Resignation or Death. The membership of any Member shall be automatically terminated upon his or her resignation by written notice thereof to the Secretary, or by death if there is no living spouse. No such Member shall be entitled to the return of the initiation fee paid by such Member; however any equity assessment paid by the Member will be returned.

B.  Termination or Suspension for Cause. The Board of Directors shall have the right to terminate or suspend for cause the membership of any Member at any time. Definitions of cause include but are not limited to: verbal or physical abuse of the Club staff, destruction of Club property, public intoxication which interferes with the enjoyment of the Club Membership, public verbal abuse of other Club Members and violation of Club By-Laws and/or Rules & Regulations after a Member has been warned of such violation and fails to correct the violation.

C. If such termination is effected, such Member shall not be entitled to the return of the initiation fee paid by such Member; however any equity assessment paid by the Member will be returned.

D. If the Board of Directors proposes to terminate or suspend the membership of any Member pursuant to Section 5, Paragraph B, of this Article VI, such Member shall be given at least (15) days’ written notice thereof, stating what such cause is. The Board shall provide such Member an opportunity to be heard by the Board, orally or in writing, not less than (5) days before the effective date of the proposed termination or suspension. The Board shall cause notice of the proposed termination or suspension to be sent by first class, certified or registered mail to the Member at the Member’s last address shown on the Club records. The decision of the Board following the hearing will be communicated by first class, certified or registered mail.

E. Effect of Termination or Suspension of Membership. The termination or suspension of the membership of any Member shall terminate or suspend all of such Member’s rights and privileges in the Club. Any Member whose membership is terminated or suspended pursuant to Section 5 Paragraph A or B, of this Article VI shall remain liable for payment of all dues and assessments to the effective date of such action and for all other obligations and charges owing by such Member to the Club.

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A limited number of memberships are available to owners of Port Royal property. 
Please contact the Club for additional information, or e-mail Judy Traficanti.