Florida Statutes Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 720.301-720.317)

• 720.301 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Assessment” or “amenity fee” means a sum or sums of money payable to the association, to the developer or...
• 720.3015 - Short Title.
  This chapter may be cited as the “Homeowners’ Association Act.”History.—s. 16, ch. 2015-97.
• 720.302 - Purposes, Scope, And Application.
  (1) The purposes of this chapter are to give statutory recognition to corporations not for profit that operate residential communities in this state, to provide procedures...
• 720.303 - Association Powers And Duties; Meetings Of Board; Official Records; Budgets; Financial Reporting; Association Funds; Recalls.
  (1) POWERS AND DUTIES.—An association which operates a community as defined in s. 720.301, must be operated by an association that is a Florida corporation. After...
• 720.3033 - Officers And Directors.
  (1)(a) Within 90 days after being elected or appointed to the board, each director shall certify in writing to the secretary of the association that he...
• 720.3035 - Architectural Control Covenants; Parcel Owner Improvements; Rights And Privileges.
  (1) The authority of an association or any architectural, construction improvement, or other such similar committee of an association to review and approve plans and specifications...
• 720.304 - Right Of Owners To Peaceably Assemble; Display Of Flag; Slapp Suits Prohibited.
  (1) All common areas and recreational facilities serving any homeowners’ association shall be available to parcel owners in the homeowners’ association served thereby and their invited...
• 720.305 - Obligations Of Members; Remedies At Law Or In Equity; Levy Of Fines And Suspension Of Use Rights.
  (1) Each member and the member’s tenants, guests, and invitees, and each association, are governed by, and must comply with, this chapter, the governing documents of...
• 720.3053 - Failure To Fill Vacancies On Board Of Directors Sufficient To Constitute A Quorum; Appointment Of Receiver Upon Petition Of Member.
  (1) If an association fails to fill vacancies on the board of directors sufficient to constitute a quorum in accordance with the bylaws, any member may...
• 720.3055 - Contracts For Products And Services; In Writing; Bids; Exceptions.
  (1) All contracts as further described in this section or any contract that is not to be fully performed within 1 year after the making thereof...
• 720.306 - Meetings Of Members; Voting And Election Procedures; Amendments.
  (1) QUORUM; AMENDMENTS.—(a) Unless a lower number is provided in the bylaws, the percentage of voting interests required to constitute a quorum at a meeting of the...
• 720.307 - Transition Of Association Control In A Community.
  With respect to homeowners’ associations:(1) Members other than the developer are entitled to elect at least a majority of the members of the board of directors...
• 720.3075 - Prohibited Clauses In Association Documents.
  (1) It is declared that the public policy of this state prohibits the inclusion or enforcement of certain types of clauses in homeowners’ association documents, including...
• 720.308 - Assessments And Charges.
  (1) ASSESSMENTS.—For any community created after October 1, 1995, the governing documents must describe the manner in which expenses are shared and specify the member’s proportional...
• 720.3085 - Payment For Assessments; Lien Claims.
  (1) When authorized by the governing documents, the association has a lien on each parcel to secure the payment of assessments and other amounts provided for...
• 720.30851 - Estoppel Certificates.
  Within 15 days after the date on which a request for an estoppel certificate is received from a parcel owner or mortgagee, or his or...
• 720.3086 - Financial Report.
  In a residential subdivision in which the owners of lots or parcels must pay mandatory maintenance or amenity fees to the subdivision developer or to...
• 720.309 - Agreements Entered Into By The Association.
  (1) Any grant or reservation made by any document, and any contract that has a term greater than 10 years, that is made by an association...
• 720.31 - Recreational Leaseholds; Right To Acquire; Escalation Clauses.
  (1) Any lease of recreational or other commonly used facilities serving a community, which lease is entered into by the association or its members before control...
• 720.311 - Dispute Resolution.
  (1) The Legislature finds that alternative dispute resolution has made progress in reducing court dockets and trials and in offering a more efficient, cost-effective option to...
• 720.312 - Declaration Of Covenants; Survival After Tax Deed Or Foreclosure.
  All provisions of a declaration of covenants relating to a parcel that has been sold for taxes or special assessments survive and are enforceable after...
• 720.313 - Receivership Notification.
  Upon the appointment of a receiver by a court for any reason relating to a homeowners’ association, the court shall direct the receiver to provide...
• 720.315 - Passage Of Special Assessments.
  Before turnover, the board of directors controlled by the developer may not levy a special assessment unless a majority of the parcel owners other than...
• 720.316 - Association Emergency Powers.
  (1) To the extent allowed by law, unless specifically prohibited by the declaration or other recorded governing documents, and consistent with s. 617.0830, the board of...
• 720.317 - Electronic Voting.
  The association may conduct elections and other membership votes through an Internet-based online voting system if a member consents, in writing, to online voting and...

Last modified: September 23, 2016