718.117 Termination of condominium.— (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—The Legislature finds that: (a) Condominiums are created as authorized by statute and are subject to covenants that encumber the land and restrict the use of real property. (b) In some circumstances, the continued enforcement of those covenants may create economic waste and areas of disrepair which threaten the safety and welfare of […]
718.118 Equitable relief.—In the event of substantial damage to or destruction of all or a substantial part of the condominium property, and if the property is not repaired, reconstructed, or rebuilt within a reasonable period of time, any unit owner may petition a court for equitable relief, which may include a termination of the condominium and […]
718.119 Limitation of liability.— (1) The liability of the owner of a unit for common expenses is limited to the amounts for which he or she is assessed for common expenses from time to time in accordance with this chapter, the declaration, and bylaws. (2) The owner of a unit may be personally liable for the acts or […]
718.120 Separate taxation of condominium parcels; survival of declaration after tax sale; assessment of timeshare estates.— (1) Ad valorem taxes, benefit taxes, and special assessments by taxing authorities shall be assessed against the condominium parcels and not upon the condominium property as a whole. No ad valorem tax, benefit tax, or special assessment, including those made by […]
718.121 Liens.— (1) Subsequent to recording the declaration and while the property remains subject to the declaration, no liens of any nature are valid against the condominium property as a whole except with the unanimous consent of the unit owners. During this period, liens may arise or be created only against individual condominium parcels. (2) Labor performed on […]
718.122 Unconscionability of certain leases; rebuttable presumption.— (1) A lease pertaining to use by condominium unit owners of recreational or other common facilities, irrespective of the date on which such lease was entered into, is presumptively unconscionable if all of the following elements exist: (a) The lease was executed by persons none of whom at the time of […]
718.1224 Prohibition against SLAPP suits.— (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect the right of condominium unit owners to exercise their rights to instruct their representatives and petition for redress of grievances before the various governmental entities of this state as protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and s. 5, […]
718.1225 Federal Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980; applicability.—It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of Title VI of Pub. L. No. 96-399, other than the exceptions stated in s. 611 of that act, shall not apply in this state. History.—s. 6, ch. 82-199.
718.123 Right of owners to peaceably assemble.— (1) All common elements, common areas, and recreational facilities serving any condominium shall be available to unit owners in the condominium or condominiums served thereby and their invited guests for the use intended for such common elements, common areas, and recreational facilities, subject to the provisions of s. 718.106(4). The […]
718.1232 Cable television service; resident’s right to access without extra charge.—No resident of any condominium dwelling unit, whether tenant or owner, shall be denied access to any available franchised or licensed cable television service, nor shall such resident or cable television service be required to pay anything of value in order to obtain or provide such […]
718.124 Limitation on actions by association.—The statute of limitations for any actions in law or equity which a condominium association or a cooperative association may have shall not begin to run until the unit owners have elected a majority of the members of the board of administration. History.—s. 9, ch. 77-222; s. 263, ch. 79-400.
718.125 Attorney’s fees.—If a contract or lease between a condominium unit owner or association and a developer contains a provision allowing attorney’s fees to the developer, should any litigation arise under the provisions of the contract or lease, the court shall also allow reasonable attorney’s fees to the unit owner or association when the unit owner […]
718.1255 Alternative dispute resolution; mediation; nonbinding arbitration; applicability.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term “dispute” means any disagreement between two or more parties that involves: (a) The authority of the board of directors, under this chapter or association document, to: 1. Require any owner to take any action, or not to take any action, involving that owner’s […]
718.1256 Condominiums as residential property.—For the purpose of property and casualty insurance risk classification, condominiums shall be classed as residential property. History.—s. 23, ch. 94-350.
718.1265 Association emergency powers.— (1) To the extent allowed by law, unless specifically prohibited by the declaration of condominium, the articles, or the bylaws of an association, and consistent with s. 617.0830, the board of administration, in response to damage or injury caused by or anticipated in connection with an emergency, as defined in s. 252.34(4), for […]
718.127 Receivership notification.—Upon the appointment of a receiver by a court for any reason relating to a condominium association, the court shall direct the receiver to provide to all unit owners written notice of his or her appointment as receiver. Such notice shall be mailed or delivered within 10 days after the appointment. Notice by mail […]
718.128 Electronic voting.—The association may conduct elections and other unit owner votes through an Internet-based online voting system if a unit owner consents, in writing, to online voting and if the following requirements are met: (1) The association provides each unit owner with: (a) A method to authenticate the unit owner’s identity to the online voting system. (b) For […]
718.129 Law enforcement vehicles.—An association may not prohibit a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), who is a unit owner, or who is a tenant, guest, or invitee of a unit owner, from parking his or her assigned law enforcement vehicle in an area where the unit owner, or the tenant, guest, or invitee […]
