Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 530
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                   Comm: RE            .                                
                  04/25/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Richter) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (863324) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Between lines 4 and 5
    5  insert:
    6         Section 1. Section 468.439, Florida Statutes, is created to
    7  read:
    8         468.439 Collection services.—Collection services expenses
    9  that are reasonably related to the collection of a delinquent
   10  account rendered by a community association manager or
   11  management firm on behalf of a community association governed by
   12  chapter 617, 718, 719, 720, 721, or 723 may be secured by the
   13  filing of a claim of lien on behalf of the community association
   14  if the collection services expense is specified by amount in a
   15  written agreement with the community association manager or
   16  management firm and payable to the community association manager
   17  or management firm as a liquidated sum.
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   21         And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete line 1871
   23  and insert:
   24         homeowners’ associations; creating s. 468.439, F.S.;
   25  authorizing a claim of lien to secure reasonable expenses for
   26  collection services expenses rendered by a community association
   27  manager or community management firm on behalf of a community
   28  association for a delinquent account; amending s. 633.0215,
   29  F.S.;
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