Posted on September 30, 2011 by Yeline Goin

Ceremonial Bill Signing Ceremony for HB 1195

I recently had the pleasure of attending a ceremonial bill signing ceremony for HB 1195 at the Florida Capitol.  HB 1195 was the comprehensive community association bill that passed during the 2011 legislative session and became effective on July 1, 2011. The ceremony was held in Governor Rick Scott's office. 

To the right of Governor Scott is the bill sponsor, Representative Moraitis, myself, and CALL lobbyist, Travis Moore. We look forward to working with Representative Moraitis again during the 2012 legislative session on additional community association issues.  

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Posted on May 3, 2011 by Becker & Poliakoff

Update on SB 530 / HB 1195, the Community Association "Glitch Bill"

CALLSB 530 / HB 1195, the community association “glitch” bill, was voted on by the House of Representatives on Friday, April 29, 2011.  We are pleased to inform you that the bill passed in the House by a vote of 113-1.   As advised, CALL has been actively involved in all aspects of working this bill through the legislative process, which will provide many positive changes for community associations throughout Florida, including the following, if it ultimately becomes law:

  • Allows owners to consent in writing to the disclosure of certain protected information (e.g. e-mail address, out-of-state address, etc.);
  • Clarifies the hearing and notice requirements regarding the suspension of use rights and the adoption of fines;
  • Clarifies the board certification requirements for condominium association directors; and
     
  • Clarifies that an association may collect all subsequent rental payments from a tenant to pay for delinquent assessments.  

A copy of the latest engrossed version of HB 1195 has been uploaded to the CALL website (www.callbp.com) for your review.  HB 1195 is the companion bill to SB 530, which is still being addressed by the Senate.

SB 530 / HB 1195 is now being sent to the Senate for consideration.  We will continue to keep you updated with further developments regarding the status of the glitch bill.  CALL is continuing our efforts to improve and clarify the language contained within the glitch bill.  With the Legislative Session scheduled to end on May 6, CALL anticipates the Senate will act on the legislation (SB 530/HB 1195) in the next few days.  As soon as the Senate votes on the bill, we will notify you and will provide you with a detailed summary regarding the final language contained within the bill.

Sincerely,

Yeline Goin and David Muller, Co-Executive Directors
Community Association Leadership Lobby (CALL)

Please visit our "CALL" Website at www.callbp.com  to view the full text of the bills "CALL" is tracking.

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Posted on March 9, 2011 by Lisa Magill

Senate Bill 288 (SB 288) Voted Down in Committee

We are very pleased to announce that the Senate’s Regulated Industries Committee today, by a vote of 8-4, voted down SB 288 (the “design professionals’ bill”).  SB 288, had it become law, would have protected design professionals (e.g. architects and engineers) that fail to properly carry out their professional duties.  Such a law would have limited the ability of Community Associations to recover damages when design professionals make mistakes.  By taking this action today, the Regulated Industries Committee has dealt a significant blow to SB 288 and we believe it is unlikely that the bill will resurface during this Legislative Session. 

We wish to thank the truly impressive number of CALL members who contacted their elected officials, both this week and over the past twelve months, and demanded that this bill be defeated.  Thanks to the hard work of the CALL team and our CALL members, the voice of the people was heard loud and clear in Tallahassee!
 

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Posted on February 4, 2010 by Travis Moore

Legislative Update - Community Association Bills heard by House Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee

A couple of CA bills of interest were heard by the House Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee on Tuesday (February 4, 2010) morning. HB 329 by Rep. Robaina was debated and it was decided by the Committee to hold off on taking a vote due to some concerns with the provisions pertaining to the ability of associations to go after payment of assessments from renters when unit owner landlords aren’t paying.

HB 561, a omnibus CA bill which CALL is working on very closely with sponsors Bogdanoff and Hudson, was passed by the committee after adopting several amendments pertaining to the contentious sprinkler retrofit issue. It would move the date of compliance to 2019 from 2014 and say that if an association has voted to forego retrofitting that 10 percent of owners could petition to have a special meeting “re-vote” once every 3 years. CALL will continue to monitor this issue to make certain a workable solution is found which doesn’t jeopardize the bill.

There was also a discussion on the Florida Supreme Court’s administrative order re the mandatory mediation process for residential mortgage foreclosure cases. David Muller of CALL was asked by the Committee to testify and was able to provide helpful information on the foreclosure crisis many associations are facing and how this mediation process must not cause further delay and cost. This issue remains a top priority of CALL. We need you to let your Legislators know how your association is being impacted and ask for action.

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