Amendment
Bill No. CS/CS/CS/HB 27
Amendment No. 473339
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Robaina offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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5     (c)  Board of administration meetings.--Meetings of the
6board of administration at which a quorum of the members is
7present shall be open to all unit owners. Any unit owner may
8tape record or videotape meetings of the board of
9administration. The right to attend such meetings includes the
10right to speak at such meetings with reference to all designated
11agenda items. The division shall adopt reasonable rules
12governing the tape recording and videotaping of the meeting. The
13association may adopt written reasonable rules governing the
14frequency, duration, and manner of unit owner statements.
15Adequate notice of all meetings, which notice shall specifically
16incorporate an identification of agenda items, shall be posted
17conspicuously on the condominium property at least 48 continuous
18hours preceding the meeting except in an emergency. If 20
19percent of the voting interests petition the board to address an
20item of business, the board shall at its next regular board
21meeting or at a special meeting of the board, but not later than
2260 days after the receipt of the petition, place the item on the
23agenda. Any item not included on the notice may be taken up on
24an emergency basis by at least a majority plus one of the
25members of the board. Such emergency action shall be noticed and
26ratified at the next regular meeting of the board. However,
27written notice of any meeting at which nonemergency special
28assessments, or at which amendment to rules regarding unit use,
29will be considered shall be mailed, delivered, or electronically
30transmitted to the unit owners and posted conspicuously on the
31condominium property not less than 14 days prior to the meeting.
32Evidence of compliance with this 14-day notice shall be made by
33an affidavit executed by the person providing the notice and
34filed among the official records of the association. Upon notice
35to the unit owners, the board shall by duly adopted rule
36designate a specific location on the condominium property or
37association property upon which all notices of board meetings
38shall be posted. If there is no condominium property or
39association property upon which notices can be posted, notices
40of board meetings shall be mailed, delivered, or electronically
41transmitted at least 14 days before the meeting to the owner of
42each unit. In lieu of or in addition to the physical posting of
43notice of any meeting of the board of administration on the
44condominium property, the association may, by reasonable rule,
45adopt a procedure for conspicuously posting and repeatedly
46broadcasting the notice and the agenda on a closed-circuit cable
47television system serving the condominium association. However,
48if broadcast notice is used in lieu of a notice posted
49physically on the condominium property, the notice and agenda
50must be broadcast at least four times every broadcast hour of
51each day that a posted notice is otherwise required under this
52section. When broadcast notice is provided, the notice and
53agenda must be broadcast in a manner and for a sufficient
54continuous length of time so as to allow an average reader to
55observe the notice and read and comprehend the entire content of
56the notice and the agenda. Notice of any meeting in which
57regular or special assessments against unit owners are to be
58considered for any reason shall specifically state that
59assessments will be considered and the nature, proposed
60estimated cost and percentage amount for possible cost overruns
61as specifically provided for in the proposed contract, and
62description of the purposes for such assessments. Meetings of a
63committee to take final action on behalf of the board or make
64recommendations to the board regarding the association budget
65are subject to the provisions of this paragraph. Meetings of a
66committee that does not take final action on behalf of the board
67or make recommendations to the board regarding the association
68budget are subject to the provisions of this section, unless
69those meetings are exempted from this section by the bylaws of
70the association. Notwithstanding any other law, the requirement
71that board meetings and committee meetings be open to the unit
72owners is inapplicable to meetings between the board or a
73committee and the association's attorney, with respect to
74proposed or pending litigation, when the meeting is held for the
75purpose of seeking or rendering legal advice.
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80Section 1. Paragraph (c) and (d) of subsection (2) of section
81718.112, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
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87718.112, F.S.; revising notice requirements for board of
88administration meetings; requiring each newly elected director
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