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HB 4129: Homeowners' Associations

GENERAL BILL by Tobin ; Jacobs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lippman ; Prewitt ; Heyman ; Bitner ; Fuller ; Wise ; Sindler ; Kelly ; Merchant ; Betancourt ; Silver

Homeowners' Associations; specifies location of board meetings; prohibits commingling of association funds; requires written notice of delinquent accounts; provides time for members other than developer to elect majority of members of board of directors; requires developer to deliver specific documents to newly elected board; requires developers, owners, & real estate agents & brokers to make certain disclosures, etc. Amends Chs. 617, 689.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
 Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died pending Consent Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare bill passed refer to CS/CS/HB 3193 (Ch. 98-261)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/10/1998 House • Filed
    3/12/1998 House • Introduced -HJ 00175
    3/17/1998 House • Referred to Real Property & Probate (JC); Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00240
    4/2/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (JC), 04/08/98, 2:45 pm, 413C --Not considered
    4/8/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (JC), 04/14/98, 1:30 pm, 413C
    4/14/1998 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Real Property & Probate (JC) -HJ 00690
    4/16/1998 House • Now in Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 00690
    4/28/1998 House • Withdrawn from Community Affairs (GRC) -HJ 01541; Pending Consent Calendar
    5/1/1998 House • Died pending Consent Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare bill passed refer to CS/CS/HB 3193 (Ch. 98-261)

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  • HB 4129, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Real Property & Probate (Post-Meeting) 4/2/1998 (pdf)
    Real Property & Probate (Post-Meeting) 4/2/1998 (pdf)
    Real Property & Probate (Post-Meeting) 4/15/1998 (pdf)
    Real Property & Probate (Post-Meeting) 4/15/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 2068 (c1) Homeowners' Associations Forman Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Judiciary, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 3193 (Ch. 98-261)
    Location:
    H 3193 (c2) Tobin Compare Last Action: 5/28/1998 Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-261
    Location:
    S 544 (c1) Homeowners' Associations Forman Compare Last Action: 4/23/1998 S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00813; House Bill substituted -SJ 00834; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 3193 (Ch. 98-261)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    617.301 Homeowners' associations; definitions.
    617.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting.
    617.305 Obligations of members; remedies at law or in equity; levy of fines and suspension of use rights; failure to fill sufficient number of vacancies on board of directors to constitute a quorum; appointment of receiver upon petition of any member.
    617.307 Transition of homeowners' association control in a community.
    617.3075
    617.3076
    617.30765
    617.3077
    617.309 Agreements entered into by the association.
    617.311 Dispute resolution.
    689.26 Prospective purchasers subject to association membership requirement; disclosure required.

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