Florida Senate - 2014                                    SB 1450
       
       
        
       By Senator Simpson
       
       
       
       
       
       18-01497-14                                           20141450__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to homeowners’ association board
    3         meetings; amending s. 720.303, F.S.; requiring
    4         meetings to be held at locations accessible to
    5         physically handicapped persons; providing an effective
    6         date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   11  720.303, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board;
   13  official records; budgets; financial reporting; association
   14  funds; recalls.—
   15         (2) BOARD MEETINGS.—
   16         (a) A meeting of the board of directors of an association
   17  occurs whenever a quorum of the board gathers to conduct
   18  association business. All Meetings of the board must be open to
   19  all members, except for meetings between the board and its
   20  attorney with respect to proposed or pending litigation where
   21  the contents of the discussion would otherwise be governed by
   22  the attorney-client privilege, and must be held at locations
   23  that are accessible to physically handicapped persons. The
   24  provisions of this subsection shall also apply to the meetings
   25  of any committee or other similar body when a final decision
   26  will be made regarding the expenditure of association funds and
   27  to meetings of any body vested with the power to approve or
   28  disapprove architectural decisions with respect to a specific
   29  parcel of residential property owned by a member of the
   30  community.
   31         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.