Upon a unit owners written request, the association must provide the unit owner with a username and password and access to the protected sections of the associations website or application which contain any notices, records, or documents that must be electronically provided. The records must be audited for the period from the incorporation of the association or from the period covered by the last audit, if an audit has been performed for each fiscal year since incorporation, by an independent certified public accountant. A member of the board of administration or a committee may submit in writing his or her agreement or disagreement with any action taken at a meeting that the member did not attend. Fax: (239) 332-2243, 4632 Vincennes Blvd., Suite 101 Such notification shall not preclude the determination of reservation filing deficiencies at a later date, nor shall it relieve the developer of any responsibility under the law. 2021-99; s. 21, ch. 90-132; s. 4, ch. 94-350; s. 37, ch. 2, 3, ch. Stat., provides very little guidance with respect to special assessments (assessments that are outside of the ordinary budgeted assessments). If the declaration is not recorded within 1 year after the date of the original report, the developer shall update the report annually prior to recording the declaration of condominium. The provisions of this subsection are intended to clarify existing law, and shall not be available in any case where the unpaid assessments sought to be recovered by the association are secured by a lien recorded prior to the recording of the mortgage. The remaining association assets shall be distributed pursuant to paragraph (c). All unit owners, the association, and the mortgagees of a first mortgage of record must be joined as parties to the action. The secondary condominium association shall designate a representative who shall cast the vote of the subdivided parcel in the primary condominium association and, if no person is designated by the secondary condominium association to cast such vote, the vote shall be cast by the president of the secondary condominium association or the designee of the president. Declaration or declaration of condominium means the instrument or instruments by which a condominium is created, as they are from time to time amended. Statutes, Video Broadcast
No foreclosure judgment may be entered until at least 45 days after the association gives written notice to the unit owner of its intention to foreclose its lien to collect the unpaid assessments. No fee may be charged for this information. 77-222; s. 3, ch. The ombudsman or any employee of his or her office may not become a candidate for election to public office unless he or she first resigns from his or her office or employment. Such relief would benefit existing unit owners and condominium associations. Any house rules and regulations that have been promulgated. However, if so defined in the declaration, the term land may mean all or any portion of the airspace or subterranean space between two legally identifiable elevations and may exclude the surface of a parcel of real property and may mean any combination of the foregoing, whether or not contiguous, or may mean a condominium unit. 2015-2; s. 9, ch. The lien is not effective 1 year after the claim of lien was recorded unless, within that time, an action to enforce the lien is commenced. Shields has been a Partner with Pavese Law Firm for over thirty years and is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in both Real Estate Law and Condominium and Planned Development Law. 2000-302; s. 1, ch. 79-314; s. 7, ch. Financial information required by s. 718.111. In a partial termination, title to the surviving units and common elements that remain part of the condominium property specified in the plan of termination remain vested in the ownership shown in the public records and do not vest in the termination trustee. Land means the surface of a legally described parcel of real property and includes, unless otherwise specified in the declaration and whether separate from or including such surface, airspace lying above and subterranean space lying below such surface. Section 718.112 (2) (c)1, Florida Statutes, provides (in material part) Unless otherwise provided in the primary condominium declaration, the board of administration of the primary condominium association may adopt hurricane shutter or hurricane protection specifications for each building within which subdivided parcels are located and govern any subdivided parcels in the primary condominium. An officer or manager of the association, or other person providing notice of such meeting shall execute an affidavit evidencing compliance with this notice requirement, and such affidavit shall be filed among the official records of the association. 2015-175; s. 1, ch. Timeshare estates; limitation on creation. THE UNIT OWNERS FAILURE TO MAKE THESE PAYMENTS MAY RESULT IN FORECLOSURE OF THE LIEN; or. Immediately following this statement, the location in the disclosure materials where such reserved rights are described shall be stated. If the developer is required by state or local authorities to obtain acceptance or approval of any dock or marina facilities intended to serve the condominium, a copy of any such acceptance or approval acquired by the time of filing with the division under s. 718.502(1), or a statement that such acceptance or approval has not been acquired or received. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to bestow upon any lien, mortgage, or certified judgment of record on April 1, 1992, including the lien for unpaid assessments created herein, a priority which, by law, the lien, mortgage, or judgment did not have before that date. A condominium is created by recording a declaration in the public records of the county where the land is located, executed and acknowledged with the requirements for a deed. The association has the power to purchase the condominium parcel at the foreclosure sale and to hold, lease, mortgage, or convey it. b. The notice of any unit owner meeting and the agenda for the meeting, as required by s. 718.112(2)(d)3., no later than 14 days before the meeting. This paragraph is intended to clarify existing law and applies to associations existing on the effective date of this act. The association is entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys fees incurred in either a lien foreclosure action or an action to recover a money judgment for unpaid assessments. The unit owner or the association shall notify the lessor of any deposits. 2010-174; s. 6, ch. If the mediator declares an impasse after a mediation conference has been held, the arbitration proceeding terminates, unless all parties agree in writing to continue the arbitration proceeding, in which case the arbitrators decision shall be binding or nonbinding, as agreed upon by the parties; in the arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator shall not consider any evidence relating to the unsuccessful mediation except in a proceeding to impose sanctions for failure to appear at the mediation conference. The division shall provide for the proportionate allocation among the accounts of expenses incurred by the division in the performance of its duties with respect to each of these businesses. Completion of a building or improvement means issuance of a certificate of occupancy, whether temporary or otherwise, that allows for occupancy or use of the entire building or improvement, or an equivalent authorization issued by the governmental body having jurisdiction. Each unit owner, tenant and other invitee, and association is governed by, and must comply with the provisions of, this chapter, the declaration, the documents creating the association, and the association bylaws which are expressly incorporated into any lease of a unit. If a declaration recorded on or after July 1, 2000, for a condominium operated by a multicondominium association as originally recorded fails to so provide, the share of liability for the common expenses of the association and of ownership of the common surplus of the association allocated to each unit in each condominium operated by the association shall be a fraction of the whole, the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the total number of units in all condominiums operated by the association. 98-195; s. 49, ch. BUYERS RIGHT TO VOID THIS AGREEMENT SHALL TERMINATE AT CLOSING. Additional facilities, as to the number of each facility, its approximate location, approximate size, and approximate capacity. To monitor and review procedures and disputes concerning condominium elections or meetings, including, but not limited to, recommending that the division pursue enforcement action in any manner where there is reasonable cause to believe that election misconduct has occurred and reviewing secret ballots cast at a vote of the association. A developer of a residential condominium must also comply with part VI of this chapter, but the failure to comply will not affect the validity of the condominium. The association shall, upon request, provide the tenant with written receipts for payments made. 2011-196; s. 4, ch. Within 30 days after a plan of termination has been recorded, the termination trustee shall deliver by certified mail, return receipt requested, notice to all unit owners, lienors of the condominium property, and lienors of all units at their last known addresses that a plan of termination has been recorded. An association that meets the criteria of this paragraph shall prepare a complete set of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. If the bylaws fail to provide a method of amendment, the bylaws may be amended if the amendment is approved by the owners of not less than two-thirds of the voting interests. Residential condominiums may be covered by an insured warranty program underwritten by a licensed insurance company registered in this state, provided that such warranty program meets the minimum requirements of this chapter; to the degree that such warranty program does not meet the minimum requirements of this chapter, such requirements shall apply. Failure to obtain and maintain adequate property insurance during any period of developer control constitutes a breach of fiduciary responsibility by the developer-appointed members of the board of directors of the association, unless the members can show that despite such failure, they have made their best efforts to maintain the required coverage. If rent under the lease is payable by the association or by the unit owners, the lease shall include the following requirements: The leased land must be identified by a description that is sufficient to pass title, and the leased personal property must be identified by a general description of the items of personal property and the approximate number of each item of personal property that the developer is committing to furnish for each room or other facility. Such covenant shall be entered into with the governing body of the municipality in which the land is located or, if the land is not located in a municipality, with the governing body of the county in which the land is located. 77-174; s. 12, ch. 2019-3; s. 3, ch. An association may not refuse the request of a unit owner for a reasonable accommodation for the attachment on the mantel or frame of the door of the unit owner of a religious object not to exceed 3 inches wide, 6 inches high, and 1.5 inches deep. The descriptions shall include metes and bounds or other legal descriptions of the land for each phase, plot plans, and surveys. 2018-96; s. 102, ch. Unit owners other than the developer are entitled to elect at least a majority of the members of the board of administration of an association, upon the first to occur of any of the following events: Three years after 50 percent of the units that will be operated ultimately by the association have been conveyed to purchasers; Three months after 90 percent of the units that will be operated ultimately by the association have been conveyed to purchasers; When all the units that will be operated ultimately by the association have been completed, some of them have been conveyed to purchasers, and none of the others are being offered for sale by the developer in the ordinary course of business; When some of the units have been conveyed to purchasers and none of the others are being constructed or offered for sale by the developer in the ordinary course of business; When the developer files a petition seeking protection in bankruptcy; When a receiver for the developer is appointed by a circuit court and is not discharged within 30 days after such appointment, unless the court determines within 30 days after appointment of the receiver that transfer of control would be detrimental to the association or its members; or. If the addition or enlargement of facilities will result in a material increase of a unit owners maintenance expense or rental expense, if any, the maximum increase and limitations thereon shall be stated. 78-328; s. 15, ch. 91-103; s. 5, ch. This subsection does not restrict the powers of the association to otherwise amend the declaration, or other documentation, but authorizes a simple process of amendment requiring a lesser vote for the purpose of curing defects, errors, or omissions when the property rights of unit owners are not materially or adversely affected. The number of such buildings on each associations property. The notice must be in substantially the following form: (insert name, addresses, and telephone numbers of association representative). s. 1, ch. The executed escrow agreement signed by the developer and the escrow agent shall contain the following information: A statement that the escrow agent will grant a prospective purchaser an immediate, unqualified refund of the reservation deposit moneys upon written request either directly to the escrow agent or to the developer. Every condominium created and existing in this state shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. Each swimming pool, as to its general location, approximate size and depths, approximate deck size and capacity, and whether heated. Ryan Poliakoff and Gary Poliakoff are co-authors of New NeighborhoodsThe Consumers Guide to Condominium, Co-Op and HOA Living. If the buyer defaults in the performance of his or her obligations under the contract of purchase and sale, the funds shall be paid to the developer together with any interest earned. 76-222; s. 1, ch. 78-340; s. 32, ch. 92-49; s. 861, ch. The unit owner may make the affirmative acknowledgment electronically or in writing. Such meeting and approval must occur before the end of the fiscal year and is effective only for the fiscal year in which the vote is taken, except that the approval may also be effective for the following fiscal year. If a receiver is appointed, the receiver shall have all of the powers of the board and shall be entitled to receive a salary and reimbursement of all costs and attorneys fees payable from association funds. If estoppel certificates for multiple units owned by the same owner are simultaneously requested from the same association and there are no past due monetary obligations owed to the association, the statement of moneys due for those units may be delivered in one or more estoppel certificates, and, even though the fee for each unit shall be computed as set forth in paragraph (f), the total fee that the association may charge for the preparation and delivery of the estoppel certificates may not exceed, in the aggregate: The authority to charge a fee for the preparation and delivery of the estoppel certificate must be established by a written resolution adopted by the board or provided by a written management, bookkeeping, or maintenance contract and is payable upon the preparation of the certificate. Rent payable by the unit owner directly to the lessor or agent under any recreational lease or lease for the use of commonly used facilities, which use and payment is a mandatory condition of ownership and is not included in the common expense or assessments for common maintenance paid by the unit owners to the association. If the declaration requires the developer to convey any additional lands or facilities to the condominium after the completion of the first phase and he or she fails to do so within the time specified, or within a reasonable time if none is specified, then any owner of a unit or the association may enforce such obligations against the developer or bring an action against the developer for damages caused by the developers failure to convey to the association such additional lands or facilities. This section does not prevent or restrict a multicondominium association from adopting a consolidated or combined declaration of condominium if such declaration complies with s. 718.104 and does not serve to merge the condominiums or change the legal descriptions of the condominium parcels as set forth in s. 718.109, unless accomplished in accordance with law. 2022-269. 88-148; s. 2, ch. The funds collected for such special assessment may only be used for the specific purposes set forth in that notice. A unit owners estimated payments for assessments shall also be stated in the estimated amounts for the times when they will be due. The declaration, articles and bylaws are almost always recorded in the public records of the county where the community is located (although I have seen very old communities where the articles and bylaws were not recorded, just the declaration). Notice of the intention to file an arbitration petition or other legal action in the absence of a resolution of the dispute. 2001-64; s. 15, ch. Stat., says that the board has the authority to levy special assessments without a membership vote, regardless of the declaration or other governing documents, if the assessment is in response to damage caused by an event for which a state of emergency is declared (this is clearly intended to relate to hurricane damage, but I can imagine situations where it would be relevant to the COVID emergency, as wellfor example covering a COVID-related shortfall in operating funds, or funding a continuing testing program in a very large HOA with many employees). 2004-353; s. 37, ch. Legal description of condominium parcels. 79-314; s. 11, ch. This paragraph does not apply to timeshare condominium associations, which shall be governed by s. 721.24. An association with total annual revenues of less than $150,000 shall prepare a report of cash receipts and expenditures. If the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws as originally recorded or as amended under the procedures provided therein do not specify the procedure for approving an alteration or addition to association real property, the approval of 75 percent of the total voting interests of the association is required before the material alterations or substantial additions are commenced. The amended provisions of this section do not affect a conversion of existing improvements when a developer has filed a notice of intended conversion and the documents required by s. 718.503 or s. 718.504, as applicable, with the division prior to the effective date of this law, provided: The documents are proper for filing purposes. The total number of units in all such buildings. Resignations of officers and members of the board of administration who are required to resign because the developer is required to relinquish control of the association. A condominium unit owner may petition the court for an order dismissing the action or granting final judgment in favor of that condominium unit owner. An estoppel certificate may be completed by any board member, authorized agent, or authorized representative of the association, including any authorized agent, authorized representative, or employee of a management company authorized to complete this form on behalf of the board or association. The association shall comply with the requirements of s. 617.0832, and the disclosures required by s. 617.0832 shall be entered into the written minutes of the meeting. If the tenant paid rent to the landlord or unit owner for a given rental period before receiving the demand from the association and provides written evidence to the association of having paid the rent within 14 days after receiving the demand, the tenant shall begin making rental payments to the association for the following rental period and shall continue making rental payments to the association to be credited against the monetary obligations of the unit owner until the association releases the tenant or the tenant discontinues tenancy in the unit. 2000-302; s. 13, ch. If a delinquent amount is owed to the association for the applicable unit, an additional fee for the estoppel certificate may not exceed $150. 95-211; s. 856, ch. 94-77; s. 231, ch. 86-175; s. 18, ch. Such relocation payment shall be in addition to the termination proceeds for such owners former unit and shall be paid no later than 10 days after the former unit owner vacates his or her former unit. The 1-year period is automatically extended for any length of time during which the association is prevented from filing a foreclosure action by an automatic stay resulting from a bankruptcy petition filed by the parcel owner or any other person claiming an interest in the parcel. Specific provisions pertaining to offering of units by a bulk assignee or bulk buyer. If the board fails to duly notice and hold the required meeting or at the conclusion of the meeting determines that the recall is not facially valid, the unit owner representative may file a petition or court action under s. 718.1255 challenging the boards failure to act or challenging the boards determination on facial validity. Separate taxation of condominium parcels; survival of declaration after tax sale; assessment of timeshare estates. The association is not responsible for the use or misuse of the information provided to an association member or his or her authorized representative in compliance with this chapter unless the association has an affirmative duty not to disclose such information under this chapter. Plot plans, attached as an exhibit, must show the approximate location of all existing and proposed buildings and improvements that may ultimately be contained within the condominium. The board's response shall either give a substantive response to the inquirer, notify the inquirer that a legal opinion has been requested, or notify the inquirer that . All costs arising from, or related to, any breach of the plan by the owner or the owners family members, guests, tenants, occupants, licensees, invitees, or other persons. 2013-122; s. 1, ch. Each holder of a recorded mortgage lien affecting a unit or timeshare estate at the address appearing on the recorded mortgage or any recorded assignment thereof. 98-322; s. 74, ch. These changes make the Condominium Act and the Cooperative Act more consistent with the Homeowners Association Act which already required 45-day notices. However, unless the rental agreement was entered into, extended, or renewed after the effective date of this part, the tenant may not unilaterally terminate the rental agreement but may unilaterally terminate any extension period having an unexpired term of 180 days or less upon 30 days written notice. As to each facility committed to be built, or which will be committed to be built upon the happening of one of the conditions in paragraph (b), a statement of whether it will be owned by the unit owners having the use thereof or by an association or other entity which will be controlled by them, or others, and the location in the exhibits of the lease or other document providing for use of those facilities. After service, the association has 90 days in which to file an action to enforce the lien; and, if the action is not filed within the 90-day period, the lien is void. In addition to subparagraph 6., the division may seek the imposition of a civil penalty through the circuit court for any violation for which the division may issue a notice to show cause under paragraph (r). The association may adjust replacement reserve assessments annually to take into account any changes in estimates or extension of the useful life of a reserve item caused by deferred maintenance. The association is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of the hurricane shutters, impact glass, code-compliant windows or doors, or other types of code-compliant hurricane protection authorized by this subsection if such property is the responsibility of the association pursuant to the declaration of condominium. The contract must be for at least 2 years. With respect to condominiums created on or after October 1, 1994, the bylaws shall include a provision granting the association a limited power to convey a portion of the common elements to a condemning authority for the purpose of providing utility easements, right-of-way expansion, or other public purposes, whether negotiated or as a result of eminent domain proceedings. The associations most recent structural integrity reserve study, if applicable. Generally speaking, an analysis of whether your governing documents or the statute control is a complicated legal question that cant be broadly answered. 95-274; s. 2, ch. Until all of the facilities leased are completed, rent shall be prorated and paid only for the completed facilities in the proportion that the value of the completed facilities bears to the estimated value, when completed, of all of the facilities that are leased. 87-117; s. 6, ch. Within 10 days after the filing of a petition as provided in this paragraph and in lieu of the requirements of paragraph (15)(a), the petitioner shall record the proposed plan of termination and mail a copy of the proposed plan and a copy of the petition to: If the association has not been dissolved as a matter of law, each member of the board of directors of the association identified in the most recent annual report filed with the Department of State and the registered agent of the association; The managing entity as defined in s. 721.05(22); Each unit owner and each timeshare estate owner at the address reflected in the official records of the association, or, if the association records cannot be obtained by the petitioner, each unit owner and each timeshare estate owner at the address listed in the office of the tax collector for tax notices; and. The association may amend the declaration of condominium without regard to any requirement for approval by mortgagees of amendments affecting insurance requirements for the purpose of conforming the declaration of condominium to the coverage requirements of this subsection. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or the governing documents of a condominium or a multicondominium association, the board of administration may, without any requirement for approval of the unit owners, install upon or within the common elements or association property solar collectors, clotheslines, or other energy-efficient devices based on renewable resources for the benefit of the unit owners. Nothing contained herein is intended to limit the ability of an association to obtain needed products and services in an emergency. These fees are the primary source of income for a condo corporation and are used to ensure the corporation can successfully perform the various duties and tasks for which its responsible. 90-151; s. 9, ch. Accordingly, no funds which are receivable from unit purchasers or unit owners and payable to the association, including capital contributions or startup funds collected from unit purchasers at closing, may be used for payment of such common expenses. However, such unit owner remains responsible for the pro rata share of expenses for hurricane shutters, impact glass, code-compliant windows or doors, or other types of code-compliant hurricane protection installed on common elements and association property by the board pursuant to s. 718.113(5) and remains responsible for a pro rata share of the expense of the replacement, operation, repair, and maintenance of such shutters, impact glass, code-compliant windows or doors, or other types of code-compliant hurricane protection. 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