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An act relating to community associations; amending s. 514.0115, F.S.; exempting certain property association pools from Department of Health regulations; amending s. 553.77, F.S.; conforming cross references; amending s. 627.714, F.S.; prohibiting subrogation rights against a condominium association under certain circumstances; creating s. 712.065, F.S.; defining the term "discriminatory restriction"; providing that discriminatory restrictions are unlawful, unenforceable, and void; providing that discriminatory restrictions are extinguished and severed from recorded title transactions; specifying that the recording of certain notices does not reimpose or preserve a discriminatory restriction; providing requirements for a parcel owner to remove a discriminatory restriction from a covenant or restriction; amending s. 718.111, F.S.; requiring that certain records be maintained for a specified time; requiring associations to maintain official records in a specified manner; requiring an association to provide a checklist or affidavit relating to certain records to certain persons; requiring such checklist or affidavit to be maintained for a time certain; creating a rebuttable presumption; prohibiting an CS/, Engrossed 1 association from requiring certain actions relating to the inspection of records; revising requirements relating to the posting of digital copies of certain documents by certain condominium associations; amending s. 718.112, F.S.; authorizing a condominium association to extinguish discriminatory restrictions; revising calculation of a board member's term limit; providing requirements for certain notices; revising the fees an association may charge for transfers; deleting a prohibition against employing or contracting with certain service providers; amending s. 718.113, F.S.; defining the terms "natural gas fuel" and "natural gas fuel vehicle"; revising legislative findings; revising requirements for electric vehicle charging stations; providing requirements for the installation of natural gas fuel stations on property governed by condominium associations; amending s. 718.117, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 718.121, F.S.; providing when the installation of a natural gas fuel station may be the basis of a lien; amending s. 718.1255, F.S.; authorizing parties to initiate presuit mediation under certain circumstances; specifying when arbitration is binding on the parties; providing requirements for presuit CS/, Engrossed 1 mediation; amending s. 718.202, F.S.; revising use of certain withdrawn escrow funds by developers; amending s. 718.303, F.S.; revising requirements for certain actions for failure to comply with specified provisions; revising requirements for certain fines; amending s. 718.501, F.S.; defining the term "financial issue"; authorizing the Division of Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes to adopt rules; amending s. 718.5014, F.S.; revising where the principal office of the Office of the Condominium Ombudsman must be maintained; amending s. 719.103, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "unit" to specify that an interest in a cooperative unit is an interest in real property; amending s. 719.104, F.S.; prohibiting an association from requiring certain actions relating to the inspection of records; amending s. 719.106, F.S.; revising provisions relating to a quorum and voting rights for members remotely participating in meetings; amending procedure to challenge a board member recall; authorizing cooperative associations to extinguish discriminatory restrictions; amending s. 720.303, F.S.; authorizing an association to adopt procedures for electronic meeting notices; revising the documents that constitute the official records of an association; CS/, Engrossed 1 revising when a specified statement must be included in an association's financial report; revising requirements for such statement; revising when an association is deemed to have provided for reserve accounts; amending procedure to challenge a board member recall; amending s. 720.304, F.S.; authorizing a homeowner to display certain flags; amending s. 720.305, F.S.; providing requirements for certain fines; amending s. 720.306, F.S.; revising requirements for providing certain notices; providing limitations on associations when a parcel owner attempts to rent or lease his or her parcel; amending the procedure for election disputes; amending s. 720.311, F.S.; amending the procedure for election disputes; amending s. 720.3075, F.S.; authorizing homeowners' associations to extinguish discriminatory restrictions; providing an effective date.

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Jason Shoaf (R)*,  Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R), 

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