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FL Stat § 719.614 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 719 - Cooperatives|Part VI - Conversions to Cooperative (Ss. 719.604-719.622)|719.614 - Economic information to be provided.

719.614 Economic information to be provided.—The developer shall distribute to tenants having a right of first refusal, if any:(1) Information in summary form regarding mortgage financing; estimated down payment; alternative financing and down payments; monthly payments of principal, interest, and real estate taxes; and federal income tax benefits.(2) Any other information which the division publishes and by rule determines will assist tenants in making a decision and which the division makes available to the developer.History.—s. 7, ch. 80-3; s. 16, ch. 85-60; s. 19, ch. 94-350.
FL Stat § 719.616 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 719 - Cooperatives|Part VI - Conversions to Cooperative (Ss. 719.604-719.622)|719.616 - Disclosure of condition of building and estimated replacement costs.

719.616 Disclosure of condition of building and estimated replacement costs.—(1) Each developer of a residential cooperative created by converting existing, previously occupied improvements to such form of ownership shall disclose the condition of the improvements and the condition of certain components and their current estimated replacement costs.(2) The following information shall be stated concerning the improvements:(a) The date and type of construction.(b) The prior use.(c) Whether there is termite damage or infestation and whether the termite damage or infestation, if any, has been properly treated. The statement shall be substantiated by including, as an exhibit, an inspection report by a certified pest control operator.(3)(a) Disclosure of condition shall be made for each of the following components that the existing improvements may include:1. Roof.2. Structure.3. Fireproofing and fire protection systems.4. Elevators.5. Heating and cooling systems.6. Plumbing.7. Electrical systems.8. Swimming pool.9. Seawalls.10. Pavement and parking areas.11. Drainage systems.(b) For each component, the following information shall be disclosed and substantiated by attaching a copy of a certificate under seal of an architect or engineer authorized to practice in this state:1. The age of the component.2. The estimated remaining useful life of the component.3. The estimated current replacement cost of the component, expressed:a. As a total amount, andb. As a per unit amount, based upon each unit’s proportional share of the common expenses.4. The structural and functional soundness of the component.History.—s. 7, ch. 80-3; s. 41, ch. 86-175; s. 20, ch. 94-350.
FL Stat § 719.62 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 719 - Cooperatives|Part VI - Conversions to Cooperative (Ss. 719.604-719.622)|719.62 - Prohibition of discrimination against nonpurchasing tenants.

719.62 Prohibition of discrimination against nonpurchasing tenants.—When existing improvements are converted to cooperative, tenants who have not purchased a unit in the cooperative being created shall, during the remaining term of the rental agreement and any extension thereof, be entitled to the same rights, privileges, and services that were enjoyed by all tenants prior to the date of the written notice of conversion and that are granted, offered, or provided to purchasers.History.—s. 7, ch. 80-3.
FL Stat § 719.621 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 719 - Cooperatives|Part VI - Conversions to Cooperative (Ss. 719.604-719.622)|719.621 - Rulemaking authority.

719.621 Rulemaking authority.—The division may adopt rules to administer and ensure compliance with a developer’s obligations with respect to cooperative conversions concerning the filing and noticing of intended conversions, rental agreement extensions, rights of first refusal, and disclosures and postpurchase protections.History.—s. 16, ch. 98-322.
FL Stat § 719.622 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 719 - Cooperatives|Part VI - Conversions to Cooperative (Ss. 719.604-719.622)|719.622 - Saving clause.

719.622 Saving clause.—(1) All notices of intended conversion given subsequent to the effective date of this part shall be subject to the requirements of ss. 719.606, 719.608, and 719.61. Tenants given such notices shall have a right of first refusal as provided by s. 719.612.(2) The disclosure provided by s. 719.616 and required by ss. 719.503 and 719.504 to be furnished to each prospective buyer or lessee for a period of more than 5 years shall be provided to any such person who has not, prior to May 1, 1980, been furnished the documents, prospectus, or offering circular required by ss. 719.503 and 719.504.(3) The provisions of s. 719.618 do not affect a conversion of existing improvements when a developer has filed with the division prior to May 1, 1980, provided:(a) The documents are proper for filing purposes; and(b) The developer, not later than 6 months after such filing, gives a notice of intended conversion.History.—s. 14, ch. 80-3.
FL Stat § 720.3015 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|720.3015 - Short title.

720.3015 Short title.—This chapter may be cited as the “Homeowners’ Association Act.”History.—s. 16, ch. 2015-97.
FL Stat § 720.302 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|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 recognizes that it is not in the best interest of homeowners’ associations or the individual association members thereof to create or impose a bureau or other agency of state government to regulate the affairs of homeowners’ associations. However, in accordance with s. 720.311, the Legislature finds that homeowners’ associations and their individual members will benefit from an expedited alternative process for resolution of election and recall disputes and presuit mediation of other disputes involving covenant enforcement and authorizes the department to hear, administer, and determine these disputes as more fully set forth in this chapter. Further, the Legislature recognizes that certain contract rights have been created for the benefit of homeowners’ associations and members thereof before the effective date of this act and that ss. 720.301-720.407 are not intended to impair such contract rights, including, but not limited to, the rights of the developer to complete the community as initially contemplated.(3) This chapter does not apply to:(a) A community that is composed of property primarily intended for commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential use; or(b) The commercial or industrial parcels in a community that contains both residential parcels and parcels intended for commercial or industrial use.(4) This chapter does not apply to any association that is subject to regulation under chapter 718, chapter 719, or chapter 721 or to any nonmandatory association formed under chapter 723, except to the extent that a provision of chapter 718, chapter 719, or chapter 721 is expressly incorporated into this chapter for the purpose of regulating homeowners’ associations.(5) Unless expressly stated to the contrary, corporations that operate residential homeowners’ associations in this state shall be governed by and subject to part I of chapter 607, if the association was incorporated under that part, or to chapter 617, if the association was incorporated under that chapter, and this chapter. This subsection is intended to clarify existing law.History.—s. 34, ch. 92-49; s. 53, ch. 95-274; s. 45, ch. 2000-258; s. 11, ch. 2003-14; s. 17, ch. 2004-345; s. 14, ch. 2004-353; s. 8, ch. 2007-173; s. 71, ch. 2014-209.Note.—Former s. 617.302.
FL Stat § 720.3053 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|720.3053 - Failure to fill vacancies on board of directors sufficient to constitute a quorum; appointment of receiver upon petition of member.

720.3053 Failure to fill vacancies on board of directors sufficient to constitute a quorum; appointment of receiver upon petition of member.—(1) If an association fails to fill vacancies on the board of directors sufficient to constitute a quorum in accordance with the bylaws, any member may give notice of the member’s intent to apply to the circuit court within whose jurisdiction the association lies for the appointment of a receiver to manage the affairs of the association. The form of the notice shall be as follows:NOTICE OF INTENT TOAPPLY FOR RECEIVERSHIPYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the undersigned member of   (name of homeowners’ association)   intends to file a petition in the circuit court for appointment of a receiver to manage the affairs of the association on the grounds that the association has failed to fill vacancies on the board of directors sufficient to constitute a quorum. This petition will not be filed if the vacancies are filled within 30 days after the date on which this notice was sent or posted, whichever is later. If a receiver is appointed, the receiver shall have all of the powers of the board and shall be entitled to receive a salary and reimbursement of all costs and attorney’s fees payable from association funds.  (name and address of petitioning member)  (2) The notice required by subsection (1) must be provided by the member to the association by certified mail or personal delivery, must be posted in a conspicuous place within the homeowners’ association, and must be provided to every member of the association by certified mail or personal delivery. The notice must be posted and mailed or delivered at least 30 days prior to the filing of a petition seeking receivership. Notice by mail to a member shall be sent to the address used by the county property appraiser for notice to the member.(3) If the association fails to fill the vacancies within 30 days after the notice required by subsection (1) is posted and mailed or delivered, the member may proceed with the petition.(4) If a receiver is appointed, all members shall be given written notice of such appointment as provided in s. 720.313.(5) The association shall be responsible for the salary of the receiver, court costs, and attorney’s fees. The receiver shall have all powers and duties of a duly constituted board of directors and shall serve until the association fills vacancies on the board sufficient to constitute a quorum and the court relieves the receiver of the appointment.History.—s. 9, ch. 2008-202.
FL Stat § 720.3055 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|720.3055 - Contracts for products and services; in writing; bids; exceptions.

720.3055 Contracts for products and services; in writing; bids; exceptions.—(1) All contracts as further described in this section or any contract that is not to be fully performed within 1 year after the making thereof for the purchase, lease, or renting of materials or equipment to be used by the association in accomplishing its purposes under this chapter or the governing documents, and all contracts for the provision of services, shall be in writing. If a contract for the purchase, lease, or renting of materials or equipment, or for the provision of services, requires payment by the association that exceeds 10 percent of the total annual budget of the association, including reserves, the association must obtain competitive bids for the materials, equipment, or services. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to require the association to accept the lowest bid.(2)(a)1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, contracts with employees of the association, and contracts for attorney, accountant, architect, community association manager, engineering, and landscape architect services are not subject to the provisions of this section.2. A contract executed before October 1, 2004, and any renewal thereof, is not subject to the competitive bid requirements of this section. If a contract was awarded under the competitive bid procedures of this section, any renewal of that contract is not subject to such competitive bid requirements if the contract contains a provision that allows the board to cancel the contract on 30 days’ notice. Materials, equipment, or services provided to an association under a local government franchise agreement by a franchise holder are not subject to the competitive bid requirements of this section. A contract with a manager, if made by a competitive bid, may be made for up to 3 years. An association whose declaration or bylaws provide for competitive bidding for services may operate under the provisions of that declaration or bylaws in lieu of this section if those provisions are not less stringent than the requirements of this section.(b) Nothing contained in this section is intended to limit the ability of an association to obtain needed products and services in an emergency.(c) This section does not apply if the business entity with which the association desires to enter into a contract is the only source of supply within the county serving the association.(d) Nothing contained in this section shall excuse a party contracting to provide maintenance or management services from compliance with s. 720.309.History.—s. 21, ch. 2004-345; s. 18, ch. 2004-353.
FL Stat § 720.3086 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|720.3086 - Financial report.

720.3086 Financial report.—In a residential subdivision in which the owners of lots or parcels must pay mandatory maintenance or amenity fees to the subdivision developer or to the owners of the common areas, recreational facilities, and other properties serving the lots or parcels, the developer or owner of such areas, facilities, or properties shall make public, within 60 days following the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial report of the actual, total receipts of mandatory maintenance or amenity fees received by it, and an itemized listing of the expenditures made by it from such fees, for that year. Such report shall be made public by mailing it to each lot or parcel owner in the subdivision, by publishing it in a publication regularly distributed within the subdivision, or by posting it in prominent locations in the subdivision. This section does not apply to amounts paid to homeowner associations pursuant to chapter 617, chapter 718, chapter 719, chapter 721, or chapter 723, or to amounts paid to local governmental entities, including special districts.History.—s. 64, ch. 95-274; s. 26, ch. 2004-345; s. 22, ch. 2004-353.Note.—Former s. 689.265.
FL Stat § 720.312 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|720.312 - Declaration of covenants; survival after tax deed or foreclosure.

720.312 Declaration of covenants; survival after tax deed or foreclosure.—All provisions of a declaration of covenants relating to a parcel that has been sold for taxes or special assessments survive and are enforceable after the issuance of a tax deed or master’s deed, or upon the foreclosure of an assessment, a certificate or lien, a tax deed, tax certificate, or tax lien, to the same extent that they would be enforceable against a voluntary grantee of title to the parcel immediately before the delivery of the tax deed or master’s deed or immediately before the foreclosure.History.—s. 62, ch. 95-274; s. 51, ch. 2000-258.Note.—Former s. 617.312.
FL Stat § 720.313 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|720.313 - Receivership notification.

720.313 Receivership notification.—Upon the appointment of a receiver by a court for any reason relating to a homeowners’ association, the court shall direct the receiver to provide to all members written notice of his or her appointment as receiver. Such notice shall be mailed or delivered within 10 days after the appointment. Notice by mail to a member shall be sent to the address used by the county property appraiser for notice to the owner of the property.History.—s. 10, ch. 2008-202.
FL Stat § 720.315 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|720.315 - Passage of special assessments.

720.315 Passage of special assessments.—Before turnover, the board of directors controlled by the developer may not levy a special assessment unless a majority of the parcel owners other than the developer has approved the special assessment by a majority vote at a duly called special meeting of the membership at which a quorum is present.History.—s. 28, ch. 2010-174.
FL Stat § 720.317 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|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 least 14 days before the voting deadline, that the member’s electronic device can successfully communicate with the online voting system.(c) A method that is consistent with the election and voting procedures in the association’s bylaws.(2) The association uses an online voting system that is:(a) Able to authenticate the member’s identity.(b) Able to authenticate the validity of each electronic vote to ensure that the vote is not altered in transit.(c) Able to transmit a receipt from the online voting system to each member who casts an electronic vote.(d) Able to permanently separate any authentication or identifying information from the electronic election ballot, rendering it impossible to tie an election ballot to a specific member. This paragraph only applies if the association’s bylaws provide for secret ballots for the election of directors.(e) Able to store and keep electronic ballots accessible to election officials for recount, inspection, and review purposes.(3) A member voting electronically pursuant to this section shall be counted as being in attendance at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum.(4) This section applies to an association that provides for and authorizes an online voting system pursuant to this section by a board resolution. The board resolution must provide that members receive notice of the opportunity to vote through an online voting system, must establish reasonable procedures and deadlines for members to consent, in writing, to online voting, and must establish reasonable procedures and deadlines for members to opt out of online voting after giving consent. Written notice of a meeting at which the board resolution regarding online voting will be considered must be mailed, delivered, or electronically transmitted to the unit owners and posted conspicuously on the condominium property or association property at least 14 days before the meeting. Evidence of compliance with the 14-day notice requirement must be made by an affidavit executed by the person providing the notice and filed with the official records of the association.(5) A member’s consent to online voting is valid until the member opts out of online voting pursuant to the procedures established by the board of administration pursuant to subsection (4).(6) This section may apply to any matter that requires a vote of the members.History.—s. 8, ch. 2015-97.
FL Stat § 720.318 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.318)|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 of the parcel owner, otherwise has a right to park.History.—s. 3, ch. 2020-5.
FL Stat § 720.402 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XL - Real and Personal Property|Chapter 720 - Homeowners' Associations|Part II - Disclosure Prior to Sale of Residential Parcels (Ss. 720.401, 720.402)|720.402 - Publication of false and misleading information.

720.402 Publication of false and misleading information.—(1) Any person who, in reasonable reliance upon any material statement or information that is false or misleading and published by or under authority from the developer in advertising and promotional materials, including, but not limited to, a contract of purchase, the declaration of covenants, exhibits to a declaration of covenants, brochures, and newspaper advertising, pays anything of value toward the purchase of a parcel in a community located in this state has a cause of action to rescind the contract or collect damages from the developer for his or her loss before the closing of the transaction. After the closing of the transaction, the purchaser has a cause of action against the developer for damages under this section from the time of closing until 1 year after the date upon which the last of the events described in paragraphs (a) through (d) occurs:(a) The closing of the transaction;(b) The issuance by the applicable governmental authority of a certificate of occupancy or other evidence of sufficient completion of construction of the purchaser’s residence to allow lawful occupancy of the residence by the purchaser. In counties or municipalities in which certificates of occupancy or other evidences of completion sufficient to allow lawful occupancy are not customarily issued, for the purpose of this section, evidence of lawful occupancy shall be deemed to be given or issued upon the date that such lawful occupancy of the residence may be allowed under prevailing applicable laws, ordinances, or statutes;(c) The completion by the developer of the common areas and such recreational facilities, whether or not the same are common areas, which the developer is obligated to complete or provide under the terms of the written contract, governing documents, or written agreement for purchase or lease of the parcel; or(d) In the event there is not a written contract or agreement for sale or lease of the parcel, then the completion by the developer of the common areas and such recreational facilities, whether or not they are common areas, which the developer would be obligated to complete under any rule of law applicable to the developer’s obligation.Under no circumstances may a cause of action created or recognized under this section survive for a period of more than 5 years after the closing of the transaction.(2) In any action for relief under this section, the prevailing party may recover reasonable attorney’s fees. A developer may not expend association funds in the defense of any suit under this section.History.—s. 28, ch. 2004-345; s. 24, ch. 2004-353; s. 136, ch. 2005-2.