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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the sale of real property;
3 amending s. 689.26, F.S.; revising certain
4 requirements for disclosures that must be
5 provided to prospective purchasers; providing
6 an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Section 689.26, Florida Statutes, is
11 amended to read:
12 689.26 Prospective purchasers; restrictive covenants;
13 homeowners' associations; assessments; subject to association
14 membership requirement; disclosure required.--
15 (1) A prospective parcel owner in a community must be
16 presented a disclosure summary before executing the contract
17 for sale. The disclosure summary must be in a form
18 substantially similar to the following form:
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20 DISCLOSURE SUMMARY
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22 (NAME OF COMMUNITY)
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24 1. AS A PURCHASER OF PROPERTY IN THIS COMMUNITY, YOU
25 (WILL) (WILL NOT) WILL BE OBLIGATED TO BE A MEMBER OF A
26 HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION.
27 2. THERE HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE RECORDED RESTRICTIVE
28 COVENANTS GOVERNING THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF PROPERTIES IN
29 THIS COMMUNITY.
30 3. YOU (WILL) (WILL NOT) WILL BE OBLIGATED TO PAY
31 ASSESSMENTS TO THE ASSOCIATION. YOU (WILL) (WILL NOT) BE
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1 OBLIGATED TO PAY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO THE RESPECTIVE
2 MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, OR SPECIAL DISTRICT. ALL, WHICH
3 ASSESSMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC CHANGE.
4 4. YOUR FAILURE TO PAY SPECIAL THESE ASSESSMENTS OR
5 ASSESSMENTS LEVIED BY A MANDATORY HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
6 COULD RESULT IN A LIEN ON YOUR PROPERTY.
7 5. THERE (IS) (IS NOT) AN OBLIGATION TO PAY RENT OR
8 LAND USE FEES FOR RECREATIONAL OR OTHER COMMONLY USED
9 FACILITIES AS AN OBLIGATION OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE HOMEOWNERS'
10 ASSOCIATION. (If such obligation exists, then the amount of
11 the current obligation shall be set forth.)
12 6. THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS (CAN) (CANNOT) BE AMENDED
13 WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP OR, IF NO
14 MANDATORY ASSOCIATION EXISTS, PARCEL OWNERS.
15 7. THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS DISCLOSURE FORM
16 ARE ONLY SUMMARY IN NATURE, AND, AS A PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER,
17 YOU SHOULD REFER TO THE COVENANTS AND THE ASSOCIATION
18 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS BEFORE PURCHASING PROPERTY.
19 8. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MATTERS OF PUBLIC RECORD AND
20 CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE RECORD OFFICE IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE
21 PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
22 DATE: PURCHASER:
23 PURCHASER:
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25 The disclosure must be supplied by the developer, or by the
26 parcel owner if the sale is by an owner that is not the
27 developer. Any contract or agreement for sale shall refer to
28 and incorporate the disclosure summary and shall include, in
29 prominent language, a statement that the potential buyer
30 should not execute the contract or agreement until they have
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1 received and read the disclosure summary required by this
2 section.
3 (2) This section does not apply to any association
4 regulated under chapter 718, chapter 719, chapter 721, or
5 chapter 723 or to a subdivider registered under chapter 498;
6 and also does not apply if disclosure regarding the
7 association is otherwise made in connection with the
8 requirements of chapter 718, chapter 719, chapter 721, or
9 chapter 723.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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