2020 Legal Update
Tuesday, March 17 2020
Chapter 2019-001, SB 182 — Medical Use of Marijuana Chapter 2019-057, HB 7065 — Assignment of Benefits Chapter 2019-058, HB 337 — Jurisdiction of the Courts Chapter 2019-082, HB 617 — Homeowners Ins. Policy Chapter 2019-090, HB 1009 — For Profit and Not for Profit Corp. Chapter 2019-120, SB 82 — Vegetable Gardens Chapter 2019-151, HB
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2018 Legislative Session Final Report
Tuesday, May 01 2018
The 2018 Legislative Session ended with only two community association bills passing and being approved by the Governor. The following is a summary of the two bills.
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Countdown to the 2018 Legislative Session
Monday, January 01 2018
The 2018 Legislative Session is scheduled to officially begin on January 9, 2018, however, House and Senate Committees have been meeting since September. Here are some of the bills that have been filed so far that we are keeping an eye on and that you might hear more about as the legislative session moves forward.
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CONDOMINIUMS: CHAPTER 2013-189
Friday, June 14 2013
Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 95 An act relating to charitable contributions; amending s. 726.102, F.S.; defining the terms “charitable contribution” and “qualified religious or charitable entity or organization”; amending s. 726.109, F.S.; providing that a transfer of a charitable contribution that is received in good faith by a qualified religious or charitable entity
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HOA’S: CHAPTER 2013-188
Friday, June 14 2013
Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 73 An act relating to residential properties; amending s. 399.02, F.S.; exempting certain elevators from specific code update requirements; amending s. 718.111, F.S.; revising requirements for an association’s approval of land purchases and recreational leases; revising reconstruction costs for which unit owners are
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What to do about fire sprinkler retrofitting
Friday, January 01 2010
A 2010 amendment to Florida Statute 718.112 (2)(l)(1) made the fire sprinkler retrofit requirement arguably applicable to all condos. The statute was initially only applicable to high rise condos. When the statute was amended, the words “high rise” were removed. Thus, the language of the statute appears to cover all condos, even though many feel
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