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HOUSE BILLS FILED FOR
2022
HB 329 (Summary): Community Association Databases
(Representative Nicholas Duran)
Community Association Databases;
Directs Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, &
Mobile Homes to create, maintain, & update
publicly-accessible Internet database of condominium &
homeowners' associations in state by specified date;
requires certain information to be included in database;
requires legislative appropriation from Division of
Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, & Mobile Homes Trust
Fund to create, operate, & maintain database
HB 547 (Summary): Residential Association Board of
Directors (Representative
David Borrero)
Residential Association Board of
Directors; Revises certification & education
requirements for board directors of residential
condominium associations, cooperative associations, &
homeowners' associations.
HB 811
(Summary): Condominium Association Complaints and
Investigations (Representative Tom Fabricio)
Condominium Association Complaints and Investigations; Creates
investigative unit within FDLE to investigate complaints that allege
criminal activity in connection with residential condominium
association; requires certain personnel in investigative unit; requires
division to review complaints within specified timeframe & take
specified actions; provides powers of & requirements for department.
HB 1033 (Summary): Homeowners' Associations
(Representative Mike Beltran)
Homeowners' Associations; Authorizes
parties to initiate nonbinding arbitration rather than
presuit mediation for certain disputes; creates Office
of Homeowners' Association Ombudsman within DBPR;
provides for funding of office; directs Governor to
appoint ombudsman; prohibits ombudsman, officers, &
full-time employees from engaging in certain activities
or receiving certain remuneration; provides for
principal location of ombudsman's office; provides
powers & duties of ombudsman.
HB 1039 (Summary): Fines Levied by a Homeowners'
Association (Representative Kristen Arrington)
Fines Levied by a Homeowners'
Association; Provides that fine levied against member or
the tenants, guests, and invitees of the member may not
become lien against parcel.
HB 1371 (Summary): Display of Flags in Residential
Associations (Representative
Jenna
Persons-Mulicka)
Display of Flags in Residential
Associations; Authorizes unit owners of condominiums &
homeowners to display up to two specified flags
regardless of governing documents of association;
removes restriction on unit owners that flags may only
be flown on certain days; defines the term "first
responder flag"; authorizes civil cause of action;
provides for attorney fees & costs; prohibits certain
homeowners' association from precluding property owners
from displaying certain flags; requires such flags be
displayed in certain manner.
HB 1391 (Summary):
Community Associations' Building Inspections
(Representative Joseph Geller)
Community Associations' Building Inspections; Requires
certain buildings to be inspected upon building reaching 30 years of age
& every 5 years thereafter; requires inspection be completed by
specified architect or engineer; requires boards of such community
associations to convene within specified time after receipt of
inspection report for specified purpose; requires associations to
provide copy of inspection report to local authority having jurisdiction
& make report available to its members within specified time; requires
copy of inspection report be maintained in associations' official
records; requires developer to provide specified inspection report upon
transition of association control under certain circumstances.
HB 1393 (Summary): Condominium and Cooperative
Associations (Representative Joseph Geller)
Condominium and Cooperative
Associations; Revises & provides bylaw provisions for
condominium & cooperative associations relating to
waiving or reducing amount of reserve funds, reserve
fund study requirements, annual structural inspections
of buildings, structural & electrical recertification
inspections, recertification reports, completion reports
of remedial action, penalties for failing to submit
certain reports, & mandatory evacuations; revises
documents that must be delivered to prospective buyer or
lessee of residential unit; revises contract clauses for
resale of residential unit; requires construction &
renovation of residential condominium & cooperative
buildings to comply with Florida Building Code; provides
requirements for waterproofing measures of certain
elements of community associations in Florida Building
Code.
HB 1397 (Summary): Condominium Associations
(Representative Joseph Geller)
Condominium Associations; Authorizes
person or entity completing financial report for
association to rely on specified inspection report;
restricting association from waiving financial report
for more than specified period; requires association to
provide candidate's certification form to unit owners
for specified purposes; requires board to have certain
condominium buildings inspected every 5 years by
architect or engineer; requires architect or engineer to
provide certain report back to board.
HB 6103 (Summary): Levying of Fines by Homeowners'
Associations (Representative Kristen Arrington)
Levying of Fines by Homeowners'
Associations; Removes authority for homeowners'
association to levy fines; removes requirements relating
to levying of fines. |
