SB 368: Community Associations
GENERAL BILL by Garcia
Community Associations; Creating the Condominium and Homeowners’ Association Economic Crime, Fraud, and Corruption Investigation Pilot Program within the Department of Legal Affairs; authorizing the department to contract with a private entity to achieve the program’s purpose; requiring that the pilot program be funded from the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund; requiring the division to monitor condominium associations’ compliance with requirements relating to maintenance of certain insurance or fidelity bonding of certain persons, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/27/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
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| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 16.0151 | Page 5 (pdf) | |
| 215.22 | Certain income and certain trust funds exempt. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 336.125 | Closing and abandonment of roads; optional conveyance to homeowners’ association; traffic control jurisdiction. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 558.002 | Definitions. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 617.0725 | Quorum. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 617.0825 | Board committees and advisory committees. | Page 54 (pdf) |
| 626.854 | “Public adjuster” defined; prohibitions. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 697.07 | Assignment of rents. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 702.10 | Order to show cause; entry of final judgment of foreclosure; payment during foreclosure. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 718.110 | Amendment of declaration; correction of error or omission in declaration by circuit court. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 718.111 | The association. | Page 7 (pdf) |
| 718.115 | Common expenses and common surplus. | Page 53 (pdf) |
| 718.116 | Assessments; liability; lien and priority; interest; collection. | Page 45 (pdf) |
| 718.1224 | Prohibition against SLAPP suits; other prohibited actions. | Page 8 (pdf) |
| 718.13 | Page 9 (pdf) | |
| 718.406 | Condominiums created within condominium parcels. | Page 53 (pdf) |
| 718.501 | Authority, responsibility, and duties of Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes. | Page 10 (pdf) |
| 718.5011 | Ombudsman; appointment; administration. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 718.5012 | Ombudsman; powers and duties. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 718.509 | Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 720.301 | Definitions. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 720.302 | Purposes, scope, and application. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 720.303 | Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls. | Page 46 (pdf) |
| 720.305 | Obligations of members; remedies at law or in equity; levy of fines and suspension of use rights. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 720.3085 | Payment for assessments; lien claims. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 720.3086 | Financial report. | Page 41 (pdf) |
| 723.0751 | Mobile home subdivision homeowners’ association. | Page 53 (pdf) |
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