HB 1229 CS (2005) -  Homeowners' and Condominium Associations

General Bill by Robaina (CO-SPONSORS) Flores; Rivera; Taylor, P.; Zapata
Homeowners' and Condominium Associations: Revises qualifications of members of the Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers and provides that two members must be members of community associations; requires application to and licensure by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation of certain community association management firms or other like entities; provides for expiration and renewal of such license; provides and revises requirements for licensure; provides a fee for management firm licensure; provides that certain disciplinary actions against community association managers or management firms may be taken upon a finding by the Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums, and Mobile Homes or the department; adds an additional ground for disciplinary action; provides that alteration of parking spaces to accommodate persons with severe mobility disabilities does not constitute a material alteration or modification of the appurtenances to condominium units; restricts a condominium association from waiving an audit for more than 2 consecutive years; requires reasonable provisions to be made to provide parking spaces for persons with severe mobility disabilities; removes a provision allowing a condominium association to only respond once every 30 days to unit owner inquiries; provides that limited proxy votes may not be used for votes taken to waive or reduce reserves under certain circumstances; revises the terms of office and reelection of the members of a condominium association board; provides that certain coowners may not serve on the board; removes provisions that allowed a condominium association to establish different voting and election procedures in its bylaws under certain circumstances; requires condominium associations, by a certain date, to adjust replacement reserve assessments annually; provides that the adjustment requirement applies to certain association budgets; provides that reserve funds may be used for nonscheduled purposes under certain catastrophic circumstances; provides for additional hurricane protection measures under certain circumstances; provides notice and response requirements to certain alleged violations; authorizes the division director to appoint a designee to serve ex officio on the Advisory Council on Condominiums; restricts a cooperative association from waiving an audit for more than 2 consecutive years; provides that restrictions on the rental of cooperative units applies only to certain unit owners.
Effective Date: July 1, 2005.
Last Event: Died in State Administration Appropriations Commit on Friday, May 6, 2005 11:49 PM

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Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Committee 4/19/2005 10:25:53 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Committee 3/22/2005 10:27:03 AM

Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in State Administration Appropriations Commit Time: 05/06/2005 - 11:49 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Appropriations Committee Version:
Event: H Now in State Administration Appropriations Committee Time: 04/19/2005 - 9:24 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: Justice Council Time: 04/19/2005 - 9:24 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: State Administration Appropriations Committee Time: 04/19/2005 - 9:24 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/19/2005 - 10:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Committee Time: 04/19/2005 - 10:27 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Committee Time: 04/13/2005 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Committee agenda Time: 04/11/2005 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Committee agenda Time: 03/21/2005 - 3:16 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:36 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Council Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:36 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Administration Appropriations Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:36 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:36 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2005 - 10:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/28/2005 - 5:00 PM Member: Robaina Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

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8.50151
468.431
468.4315
468.432
468.435
468.436
718.110
718.111
718.112 HB 1213
718.113
718.303
718.50151
719.104
719.1055