summary
Introduced
03/01/2019
03/01/2019
In Committee
03/08/2019
03/08/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/03/2019
05/03/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Requiring certain condominium or cooperative associations to post certain signs or symbols on buildings; requiring the State Fire Marshal to ensure that such signs or symbols do not diminish the aesthetic value of buildings to which they are affixed and to adopt rules; providing that a certificate of compliance from a licensed professional engineer may be accepted as evidence of compliance with certain codes; providing that the failure to report a membership vote or the recording of a certification to the Division of Corporations of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation does not invalidate an otherwise valid opt-out vote, etc.
AI Summary
This bill makes several key changes:
1. It requires condominium and cooperative associations with buildings of three stories or more that do not have fire sprinkler systems in common areas to post signs or symbols approved by the State Fire Marshal to warn of the lack of fire sprinklers. The State Fire Marshal must ensure the signs do not diminish the building's aesthetic value and adopt rules for the signs.
2. It amends the laws governing condominium and cooperative associations to allow a certificate of compliance from a licensed professional engineer, in addition to an electrical contractor or electrician, to be accepted as evidence of compliance with fire and life safety codes.
3. It provides that condominium and cooperative unit owners are not required to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinkler or other engineered life safety systems if two-thirds of the voting interests in the association opt out of the retrofitting requirement. This opt-out provision has certain notice and voting requirements.
4. It extends the deadline for condominium and cooperative associations to comply with fire sprinkler or other engineered life safety system requirements from the end of 2019 to the end of 2022, with certain application deadlines.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7103 (Ch. 2019-165) (on 05/03/2019)
Official Document
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1732 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1732/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1732/BillText/Filed/PDF |
Loading...