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Community Association Legislative Guide, 2018
CALL’s Florida Community Association Legislative Guide 2018 is now available. The Guide is applicable to all three types of shared-ownership communities (condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowners’ associations).
Of the twenty-plus community association bills filed during …
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2018 Legislative Session Final Report
The 2018 Legislative Session ended with only two community association bills passing and being approved by the Governor. The following is a summary of the two bills:
HB 617, Relating to Covenants and Restrictions, by …
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2018 Legislative Session Preview
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.
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Community Association Legislative Guide, 2017
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 …
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ELSS Bill Vetoed, Condominium Bill Approved, & Final Report on Community Association Bills for 2017 Session
Governor Rick Scott has now taken action on all of the community association bills that passed during the 2017 legislative session.
HB 653, Relating to Community Associations, was Vetoed. Among other things, the bill would have allowed high …
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Estoppel Bill Approved by Governor and Remaining Community Association Bills Presented to the Governor
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 …
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Status of Community Association Bill HB 653
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 …
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Summary of Bill HB 653, Impacting Condominiums, Cooperatives, and Homeowners’ Associations
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 …
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Summary of HB 1237, Relating to Condominiums
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 …
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