The Florida Senate

718.5019  Advisory council; membership; functions.--

(1)  There is created the Advisory Council on Condominiums. The council shall consist of seven members. Two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members shall be appointed by the Governor. At least one member shall represent timeshare condominiums. Members shall be appointed to 2-year terms. In addition to these appointed members, the director of the Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums, and Mobile Homes shall serve as an ex officio member of the council. It is the intent of the Legislature that the appointments to this council be geographically distributed across the state and represent a cross section of persons interested in condominium issues and include unit-owner and board representatives and a representative from at least one association with less than 100 units. For administrative purposes, the commission shall be located in the Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to receive per diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061 while on official business.

(2)  The functions of the advisory council shall be to:

(a)  Receive input from the public regarding issues of concern with respect to condominiums and to receive recommendations for any changes to be made in the condominium law. The issues that the council shall consider shall include, but not be limited to, the rights and responsibilities of the unit owners in relation to the rights and responsibilities of the association.

(b)  Review, evaluate, and advise the division concerning revisions and adoption of rules affecting condominiums.

(c)  Recommend improvements, if needed, in the education programs offered by the division.

(3)  The council is authorized to elect a chairperson and vice chairperson and such other offices as it may deem advisable. The council shall meet at the call of its chairperson, at the request of a majority of its membership, at the request of the division, or at such times as may be prescribed by its rules. A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business and the carrying out of the duties of the council.

History.--ss. 17, 26, ch. 91-103; s. 5, ch. 91-426; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 13, ch. 92-49; s. 234, ch. 94-218; s. 867, ch. 97-102.