Bill > S0426

Introduced Session

An act relating to community associations; creating s. 16.0151, F.S.; creating the Condominium and Homeowners’ Association Economic Crime, Fraud, and Corruption Investigation Pilot Program within the Department of Legal Affairs in the Office of the Attorney General; providing the purpose of the pilot program; defining the term “corruption”; authorizing the department to contract with a private entity to achieve the program’s purpose; requiring the department to hire specified personnel under certain circumstances; authorizing the submission of complaints to the Office of the Condominium and Homeowners’ Ombudsman; requiring the ombudsman to review such complaints and take specified actions; providing powers of and requirements for the department relating to the pilot program; requiring that the pilot program be funded from the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund; requiring that the pilot program’s primary office be located in Miami-Dade County; providing for future repeal of the pilot program unless it is reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature; amending s. 215.22, F.S.; exempting the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund from contributing to the General Revenue Fund; amending s. 718.111, F.S.; requiring the division to monitor condominium associations’ compliance with requirements relating to maintenance of certain insurance or fidelity bonding of certain persons; authorizing the division to issue fines and penalties for noncompliance; creating s. 718.13, F.S.; requiring the division to establish a searchable cloud-based database by a specified date which contains specified information regarding each condominium association in this state; requiring the division to establish rules and procedures for associations to report such information; requiring a condominium association to notify the division of any changes to the information related to the association which is listed in the database; requiring that the creation and administration of the database be funded in part by specified proceeds; amending s. 718.501, F.S.; requiring the division to forward complaints received alleging fraud or corruption to the Office of the Condominium and Homeowners’ Ombudsman; amending s. 718.5011, F.S.; renaming the Office of the Condominium Ombudsman as the Office of the Condominium and Homeowners’ Ombudsman; amending s. 718.5012, F.S.; revising the powers of the ombudsman; amending s. 718.509, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; making technical changes; providing an effective date.

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Ileana Garcia (R)*,  Shev Jones (D), 

Other Sponsors (1)

Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (on 03/08/2024)

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