Florida Files

Officeholders

Clara Pease

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-10 · 10 pages (text)

Net worth$15,803,621
Income listed$4,306,507
Real estate$2,895,7235 properties
Debts listed$740,000
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 94% $4,048,667 · Hidden Lagoon Partners, LLC, LTW Commercial 2, LLC, LTW Commercial 1, LLC, Maligator, LLC, See Attached
  • Real estate 4% $174,595 · Emerald View Association Management, LLC (W2 Wages), Emerald View Association Management, LLC, Emerald View Realty, LLC
  • Government & public payroll 2% $83,245 · Bay County, Florida (W2 Wages)

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $7,642,266 (2022) to $15,803,621 (2023) — 2.1×

This 2023 filing reports $15,803,621; the same person's 2022 filing reported $7,642,266, a change of $8,161,355 in 1 year. Listed income for 2023 was $4,306,507. Inheritances, home values and markets can move net worth a lot, so compare what's listed in each year to see where the change shows up.

What to check
  • Compare the assets listed in each filing: which items are new or much larger?
  • Does listed income explain the change?

Open the 2022 filing to compare →

Rule: Net worth changed sharply between filings
“Report your net worth as of”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 7

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $15,803,621; listed items add up to $16,253,621

Reported net worth: $15,803,621. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $16,253,621. They roughly agree. 1 listed item(s) have no amount, so the comparison is incomplete.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Missing or incomplete

Assets itemized in an attachment on pages 7–10

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 7–10).

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.
Rule: Itemized in an attachment
“A filer may include and submit attachments or other supporting documentation when filing”2023 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

63% of listed income ($2,694,948) comes from LTW Commercial 2, LLC

Listed income totals $4,306,507 from 9 sources. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

What to check
  • Who is this source, and does it have business before the office sought?
  • If the filer owns it, check the business section and secondary income.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2023 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 9 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $15,803,621 — a multimillionaire on paper

Net worth is the filer's own figure. Being wealthy isn't a problem; it's context for comparing candidates and for reading the rest of the form.

What to check
  • Compare with the other candidates in the race.
  • Check that the large assets below are described and valued clearly.

Rule: Net worth tier
“Report your net worth as of”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $2,895,723 across 5 properties (18% of net worth)

Real estate holdings, as listed.

What to check
  • Look the parcels up with the county property appraiser: land use (vacant or improved), assessed value and when they were bought.
  • Check whether any listed liability is a mortgage on these properties.

Rule: Real estate holdings
“Real property: Identify by providing the street address of the property.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Lists 1 business under “Interests in Specified Businesses” and owns more than 5% of it

Listed under “Interests in Specified Businesses”: Emerald View Association Management, LLC. That section covers banks, insurers, mortgage and small-loan companies, utilities, alcohol licensees, pari-mutuels and holders of city or county franchises — industries where officials' interests are disclosed separately.

What to check
  • Check whether the office sought oversees or contracts with these industries.
  • Look the businesses up on Sunbiz for officers and registered agents.

Rule: Stakes in closely regulated businesses
“The types of businesses covered in this section include: state and federally chartered banks”2023 Form 6 instructions, Interests in Specified Businesses ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

Some of what this filing reports stands out. These links open official public records, built from what the filer disclosed. They're searches you run yourself — results may include other people or companies with similar names.

Their filings

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Clara Pease

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-07-01$14,250,000
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-01$15,635,674
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-30$7,642,266

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $16,843,621 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $740,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $4,306,507 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Interests in specified businesses

#1 Name
Address
Activity
Position
Owns > 5%
Nature of ownership

Companies on the state register

Companies this filing names, as the Division of Corporations lists them. Their role is shown when the filer is an officer or registered agent. A company matched by name only is shown just when it's active. How these are matched

CompanyNamed asState recordTheir role
EMERALD VIEW ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT, LLCIncome sourceActive
formed 2007 · last annual report 2026
MS
HIDDEN LAGOON PARTNERS, LLCIncome sourceActive
formed 2002 · last annual report 2026
Managing member, Registered agent
LTW COMMERCIAL 2, LLCIncome sourceActive
formed 2021 · last annual report 2026
Authorized member
LTW COMMERCIAL 1, LLCIncome sourceActive
formed 2021 · last annual report 2026
Authorized member
EMERALD VIEW REALTY, LLCIncome sourceActive
formed 2016 · last annual report 2026
Manager, Registered agent
MALIGATOR, LLCIncome sourceActive
formed 2020 · last annual report 2026
matched by name
COASTAL LIVING REALTY & ASSOCIATES LLC
2 companies share this name
ClientActive
formed 2023 · last annual report 2026
matched by name
SAIL AWAY VACATION RENTALS, INC.ClientActive
formed 2022 · last annual report 2026
matched by name
GRAND CARIBBEAN EAST OWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.ClientActive
formed 1995 · last annual report 2026
matched by name
THE COMMODORE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.ClientActive
formed 1984 · last annual report 2026
matched by name
A REEL COMMOCEAN CHARTER, INC.AssetActive
formed 2004 · last annual report 2026
D, P, Registered agent
DANCING WATERS L.L.C.AssetActive
formed 2004 · last annual report 2026
Managing member, Registered agent
LTW LOBBY, LLCAssetActive
formed 2021 · last annual report 2026
Authorized member
PEASE & ASSOCIATES, INC.AssetActive
formed 2002 · last annual report 2026
President, Registered agent

Signature

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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 form6 · p7 attachment · p8 attachment · p9 attachment · p10 attachment
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