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SENATE AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Forman moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
18 718.115, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to
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20 718.115 Common expenses and common surplus.--
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22 (b) If so provided in the declaration, the cost of a
23 master antenna television system or duly franchised cable
24 television service obtained pursuant to a bulk contract shall
25 be deemed a common expense. If the declaration does not
26 provide for the cost of a master antenna television system or
27 duly franchised cable television service obtained under a bulk
28 contract as a common expense, the board of administration may
29 enter into such a contract, and the cost of the service will
30 be a common expense but allocated on a per-unit basis rather
31 than a percentage basis if the declaration provides for other
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1 than an equal sharing of common expenses, and any contract
2 entered into before July 1, 1998, in which the cost of the
3 service is not equally divided among all unit owners, may be
4 changed by vote of a majority of the voting interests present
5 at a regular or special meeting of the association, to
6 allocate the cost equally among all units. The contract shall
7 be for a term of not less than 2 years.
8 1. Any contract made by the board after the effective
9 date hereof for a community antenna system or duly franchised
10 cable television service may be canceled by a majority of the
11 voting interests present at the next regular or special
12 meeting of the association. Any member may make a motion to
13 cancel said contract, but if no motion is made or if such
14 motion fails to obtain the required majority at the next
15 regular or special meeting, whichever is sooner, following the
16 making of the contract, then such contract shall be deemed
17 ratified for the term therein expressed.
18 2. Any such contract shall provide, and shall be
19 deemed to provide if not expressly set forth, that any hearing
20 impaired or legally blind unit owner who does not occupy the
21 unit with a non-hearing-impaired or sighted person, or any
22 unit owner receiving supplemental security income under Title
23 XVI of the Social Security Act or food stamps as administered
24 by the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to
25 s. 414.31, may discontinue the service without incurring
26 disconnect fees, penalties, or subsequent service charges, and
27 as to such units, the owners shall not be required to pay any
28 common expenses charge related to such service. If less than
29 all members of an association share the expenses of cable
30 television, the expense shall be shared equally by all
31 participating unit owners. The association may use the
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1 provisions of s. 718.116 to enforce payment of the shares of
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8 And the title is amended as follows:
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12 amending s. 718.115, F.S.; authorizing
13 condominium households receiving supplemental
14 security income or food stamps to discontinue
15 cable television service without fees,
16 penalties, or service charges;
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