720.317 – Electronic voting.
720.317 Electronic voting.—The association may conduct elections and other membership votes through an Internet-based online voting system if a member consents, in writing, to online voting and if the following requirements are met: (1) The association provides each member with: (a) A method to authenticate the member’s identity to the online voting system. (b) A method to confirm, at […]
720.318 – Law enforcement vehicles.
720.318 Law enforcement vehicles.—An association may not prohibit a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), who is a parcel owner, or who is a tenant, guest, or invitee of a parcel owner, from parking his or her assigned law enforcement vehicle in an area where the parcel owner, or the tenant, guest, or invitee […]
720.307 – Transition of association control in a community.
720.307 Transition of association control in a community.—With respect to homeowners’ associations: (1) Members other than the developer are entitled to elect at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the homeowners’ association when the earlier of the following events occurs: (a) Three months after 90 percent of the parcels in all phases […]
720.3075 – Prohibited clauses in association documents.
720.3075 Prohibited clauses in association documents.— (1) It is declared that the public policy of this state prohibits the inclusion or enforcement of certain types of clauses in homeowners’ association documents, including declaration of covenants, articles of incorporation, bylaws, or any other document of the association which binds members of the association, which either have the effect […]
720.308 – Assessments and charges.
720.308 Assessments and charges.— (1) ASSESSMENTS.—For any community created after October 1, 1995, the governing documents must describe the manner in which expenses are shared and specify the member’s proportional share thereof. (a) Assessments levied pursuant to the annual budget or special assessment must be in the member’s proportional share of expenses as described in the governing document, […]
720.301 – Definitions.
720.301 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Assessment” or “amenity fee” means a sum or sums of money payable to the association, to the developer or other owner of common areas, or to recreational facilities and other properties serving the parcels by the owners of one or more parcels as authorized in the governing documents, […]
720.3015 – Short title.
720.3015 Short title.—This chapter may be cited as the “Homeowners’ Association Act.” History.—s. 16, ch. 2015-97.
720.302 – Purposes, scope, and application.
720.302 Purposes, scope, and application.— (1) The purposes of this chapter are to give statutory recognition to corporations not for profit that operate residential communities in this state, to provide procedures for operating homeowners’ associations, and to protect the rights of association members without unduly impairing the ability of such associations to perform their functions. (2) The Legislature […]
720.303 – Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls.
720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls.— (1) POWERS AND DUTIES.—An association which operates a community as defined in s. 720.301, must be operated by an association that is a Florida corporation. After October 1, 1995, the association must be incorporated and the initial governing documents must be […]
720.3032 – Notice of association information; preservation from Marketable Record Title Act.
720.3032 Notice of association information; preservation from Marketable Record Title Act.— (1) Any property owners’ association desiring to preserve covenants from potential termination after 30 years by operation of chapter 712 may record in the official records of each county in which the community is located a notice specifying: (a) The legal name of the association. (b) The mailing […]