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Introduced Session

An act relating to homeowners' associations; amending s. 468.4334, F.S.; providing requirements for certain community association managers and community association management firms; amending s. 468.4337, F.S.; requiring certain community association managers to take a specific number of hours of continuing education biennially; amending s. 720.303, F.S.; requiring that official records of a homeowners' association be maintained for a certain number of years; requiring certain associations to post certain documents on its website or make available such documents through an application by a date certain; providing requirements for an association's website or application; requiring an association to provide certain information to parcel owners upon request; requiring an association to ensure certain information and records are not accessible on the website or application; providing that an association or its agent is not liable for the disclosure of certain information; requiring an association to adopt certain rules; providing criminal penalties; defining the term "repeatedly"; requiring an association to provide or make available subpoenaed records within a certain timeframe; requiring an association to assist in a law2024 Legislature enforcement investigation as allowed by law; requiring that certain associations prepare audited financial statements; prohibiting associations from preparing financial statements for consecutive years; prohibiting an association and certain persons from using specified debit cards for payment of association expenses; providing a criminal penalty; defining the term "lawful obligation of the association"; requiring a detailed accounting of amounts due to the association be given to certain persons within a certain timeframe upon written request; limiting how often certain persons may request from the board a detailed accounting; providing for a waiver of outstanding fines which are more than a specified timeframe past due under certain circumstances; making technical changes; amending s. 720.3033, F.S.; providing education requirements for newly elected or appointed directors; providing requirements for the educational curriculum; requiring certain directors to complete a certain number of hours of continuing education annually; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to adopt certain rules; defining the term "kickback"; providing criminal penalties for certain actions by an officer, a director, or a manager of an association; providing2024 Legislature that a vacancy is declared if a director or an officer is charged by information or indictment with certain crimes; making technical changes; amending s. 720.3035, F.S.; requiring an association or any architectural, construction improvement, or other such similar committee of an association to apply and enforce certain standards reasonably and equitably; prohibiting an association or certain committees of the association from enforcing or adopting certain covenants, rules, or guidelines; requiring an association or any architectural, construction improvement, or other such similar committee of an association to provide certain written notice to a parcel owner; amending s. 720.3045, F.S.; authorizing parcel owners or their tenants to install, display, or store clotheslines and vegetable gardens under certain circumstances; conforming to a provision made by this act; amending s. 720.305, F.S.; specifying the manner in which fines, suspensions, attorney fees, and costs are determined; requiring that certain notices be provided to parcel owners and, if applicable, an occupant, a licensee, or an invitee of the parcel owner; requiring that certain hearings be held within a specified timeframe and authorizing such hearings to be held by telephone or other electronic means;2024 Legislature prohibiting a fine or suspension from being imposed if a violation has been cured before the hearing; requiring the committee to set a hearing no later than a specified timeframe if a violation is not cured; prohibiting attorney fees and costs from being awarded against a parcel owner based on certain actions by the board before the date the fine is to be paid; prohibiting an association from levying a fine or imposing a suspension for certain actions; amending s. 720.3065, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for certain voting violations; providing applicability; making technical changes; amending s. 720.3075, F.S.; prohibiting certain homeowners' association documents from precluding property owners from taking, limiting, or requiring certain actions; amending s. 720.3085, F.S.; specifying when a lien is effective for mortgages of record; deleting provisions relating to the priority of certain liens, mortgages, or certified judgments; specifying that simple interest accrues on assessments and installments on assessments that are not paid when due; providing that assessments and installments on assessments may not accrue compound interest; amending s. 720.317, F.S.; authorizing a member to consent electronically to online voting if certain conditions are met; amending s. 720.318, F.S.;2024 Legislature authorizing a law enforcement officer to park his or her assigned law enforcement vehicle on public roads and rights-of-way; providing an effective date.

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Adam Anderson (R)*,  Tiffany Esposito (R)*,  Juan Porras (R)*,  Adam Botana (R),  Jennifer Canady (R),  Kimberly Daniels (D),  Alina García (R),  Vicki Lopez (R),  Johanna López (D),  Randy Maggard (R),  Susan Plasencia (R),  Mike Redondo (R),  Paula Stark (R),  Dana Trabulsy (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Chapter No. 2024-221 (on 06/03/2024)

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