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By Yeline Goin
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The 2018 Legislative Session is scheduled to begin on January 9, 2018, and end on March 9, 2018. The following are some of the bills that have been filed that, if passed, will have an impact on community associations.
HB 841/SB 1274, Relating to Community Associations. Among other things, the bills make …
By Yeline Goin
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CALL’s Florida Community Association Legislative Guide 2017 (“Guide”) is now available online.
The 2017 Legislative Session ended with several bills passing that will have a significant effect on community associations: HB 1237, Relating to Condominiums; SB 398, Relating to Estoppel Certificates, and HB 6027, Relating to Financial Reporting. …
By Yeline Goin
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HB 653, Relating to Community Associations, was Vetoed. Among other things, the bill would have allowed high rise buildings to opt out of an engineered life safety system (ELSS) with a …
By Yeline Goin
Posted on Yesterday, the Governor approved SB 398, Relating to Estoppel Certificates. The effective date of the new law is July 1, 2017. If you would like to hear more about the estoppel bill, please watch the video or read the summary below.
Also yesterday, HB 653, Relating to Community Associations, by Rep. Moraitis, …
By Yeline Goin
Posted on As of this writing, we are still waiting for the two main community association bills, HB 653 and HB 1237, to be sent to Governor Rick Scott. Once a bill is sent to him, he will have fifteen (15) days to act. He can either sign the bill into law, veto it, or allow …
By Yeline Goin
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HB 653 (SB 744), sponsored by Representative Moraitis, passed the Florida Legislature but as of today, it has not yet been sent to the Governor for consideration. When a bill is sent to the Governor, he has fifteen (15) days to act. He can either sign the bill into law, veto it, or allow …
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HB 1237 (SB 1246), sponsored by Rep. Diaz and Sen. Garcia and Sen. Rodriguez, passed the House and Senate this week and now heads to the Governor for consideration. If approved by the Governor, the new law will be effective on July 1, 2017 (except the provision regarding websites will be effective on July …
By Yeline Goin
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There are two weeks left in the 2017 Legislative Session—assuming it ends on time. Of the many different community association bills that were filed at the beginning of session, the following four (4) sets of bills are the ones that appear to be most likely to pass.
Condominium Bills by Sen. …
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Senator Rene Garcia and Representative Jose Felix “Pepi” Diaz filed SB 1682, Relating to Condominiums, and HB 1237, Relating to Condominiums, respectively, which include board member term limits and criminal penalties against volunteer board members for certain violations, including failure to provide access to …
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Last month, the State Attorney for Miami-Dade County released a Grand Jury Report titled “Addressing Condo Owners’ Pleas for Help: Recommendations for Legislative Action”. You can read the Miami-Herald Article about the Grand Jury Report here.
Today, Senator Rene Garcia filed SB 1682, Relating to Condominiums, …
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