2015Florida Proposed Laws Affecting Community Associations
Revised: 3.17.2015
(HB 1 to HB 351)
HB 87
SB 418 / Judiciary
Reg. Industries
Banking & Ins.
Fiscal Policy / Notices for Construction Defects / Amends Ch. 558 which requires a claimant (homeowner, association or commercial property owner) to give the contractor or other construction professionals a statutory notice of defective conditions and the opportunity to inspect prior to bringing a claim. The proposed changes (per latest amendment to the bill) will require the claimant to provide greater specificity on the location of each defect likely increasing the costs to investigate suspected defects prior to making a claim. The bill will also require a claimant to deliver copies of maintenance records for the subject property.
SB 168
HB 97 / Judiciary
- / Mobile Home Parks / Revises definition of term "mobile home park" to clarify that it includes certain lots or spaces regardless of rental or lease term's length or person liable for ad valorem taxes
HB 217
SB 338 / House Floor
Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (2/3) / Engineering / Prohibits person who is not licensed as engineer or structural engineer from using specified names & titles or practicing engineering or structural engineering; exempts certain persons from licensing requirements.
HB 307
SB 662 / Regulatory Affairs (1/2)
Community Affairs (2/3) / Mobile Homes / Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, & Mobile Homes to approve training & educational programs for board members of mobile home owners associations; provides requirements for education curriculum information for board member & mobile home owner training; revises mobile home owner's general obligations; provides & revises requirements for lot rental increases; revises provisions relating to rights of purchasers of lifetime leases; provides for removal of member of board of directors; revises quorum & voting requirements; revises provisions relating to board of directors, committee, & member meetings; revises requirements for amendment of articles of incorporation & bylaws; revises requirements for recall of board members; provides requirements for alternative resolution of recall disputes; specifies certification or educational requirements for newly elected or appointed board member; revises & provides requirements relating to official records of association.
HB 345
SB 708 / Local Govt Affairs (1/3)
(0/3) / Code Enforcement / Provides training requirements & certifications for code enforcement officers.
SB 348
SB 748
HB 791 / (0/3)
Reg. Industries (1/3)
Finance & Tax (2/3) / Condominiums, Coops / SB 348: Clarifying the voting process pertaining to reserves; adding conditions under which certain unit owners are entitled to elect at least a majority of the members of the board of administration of an association; revising the conditions under which certain grants, reservations, or contracts made by an association may be canceled; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision and Information; limiting the rights of bulk-unit purchasers and lender-unit purchasers to vote on reserves or funding of reserves, etc. SB 748 :Providing that any copy, facsimile, or other reliable reproduction of the original proxy may be substituted and used in lieu of, and for the same purposes as, the original proxy if the reproduction is a complete reproduction of the entire proxy; providing that the association may recover from the unit owner or parcel owner a reasonable charge imposed by a management or bookkeeping company, or collection agent, incurred in connection with a delinquent assessment, etc.. HB 791: Covers items in both Senate bills.
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