| 1 | Representatives Skidmore and Ambler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 488 and 489, insert: |
| 5 | Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 718.5012, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 718.5012 Ombudsman; powers and duties.--The ombudsman |
| 8 | shall have the powers that are necessary to carry out the duties |
| 9 | of his or her office, including the following specific powers: |
| 10 | (4) To act as liaison between the division, unit owners, |
| 11 | boards of directors, board members, community association |
| 12 | managers, and other affected parties. The ombudsman shall |
| 13 | develop policies and procedures to assist unit owners, boards of |
| 14 | directors, board members, community association managers, and |
| 15 | other affected parties to understand their rights and |
| 16 | responsibilities as set forth in this chapter and the |
| 17 | condominium documents governing their respective association. |
| 18 | The ombudsman shall coordinate and assist in the preparation and |
| 19 | adoption of educational and reference material, and shall |
| 20 | endeavor to coordinate with private or volunteer providers of |
| 21 | these services, so that the availability of these resources is |
| 22 | made known to the largest possible audience. In conjunction with |
| 23 | the division, included in the preparation and adoption of |
| 24 | educational and reference materials shall be the publishing and |
| 25 | updating of a "Florida Condominium Handbook" to facilitate |
| 26 | understanding of chapter 718, the contents of which are stated |
| 27 | in a clear, conspicuous, and easily understandable manner. The |
| 28 | handbook shall be made publicly available on the ombudsman's |
| 29 | Internet website. |
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| 32 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 33 | Remove line 23 and insert: |
| 34 | revising provisions relating to levy of fines; amending s. |
| 35 | 718.5012, F.S.; providing a responsibility of the ombudsman to |
| 36 | prepare and adopt a "Florida Condominium Handbook"; requiring |
| 37 | the publishing and updating of the handbook to be done in |
| 38 | conjunction with the Division of Florida Condominiums, |
| 39 | Timeshares, and Mobile Homes; providing the purpose of the |
| 40 | handbook; requiring the handbook to be published on the |
| 41 | ombudsman's Internet website; amending s. |