How Will New Laws Impact Your Community Association In 2024?

During Florida’s annual legislative 2024 session, state lawmakers will convene with the objective of addressing various matters, encompassing those that affect condominium and community associations in the state.

Here are some Homeowners Association-related bills in the 2024 Florida Legislative Session

• HB 979, Estoppel Certificates: Prohibit HOAs from charging fees to prepare and deliver estoppel certificates (confirmation of the current status of the lease for the property and any moneys owed or fees due, among other things). (Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, R-Lee)
• HB 627/SB 1234, Disclosure Requirements for Prospective Purchasers: Requires HOAs to give specific documents to any prospective buyers of an HOA-controlled property, including a disclosure summary that explains the HOA and potential fines and fees, a current copy of the governing documents, the most recent year-end financial information and the minutes from the last year’s worth of meetings. Also allows buyers a three-day cancellation period, not including Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays. (Rep. James Buchanan, R-Sarasota)/Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral)
• HB 59/SB 50, Provision of Homeowners’ Association Rules and Covenants: Requires HOAs to provide copies of the rules and covenants to every member before Oct. 1, 2024 and to every new member from then on; requires the HOA to post a complete copy of the rules and covenants on the home page of its website; requires the HOA to provide notices by email or letter. (Rep. Kristen Arrington, D-Osceola/Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando)
• HB 595/SB 942, Homeowners Associations Database: Requires the state to establish a searchable database that contains specific information regarding each HOA; requires HOAs to notify the state of any changes. (Rep. Juan Carlos Porros, R-Miami/Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Monroe)
• SB 426, Community Associations. Creates the Condominium Fraud Investigation Pilot Program and the Office of the Homeowners Association Ombudsman. (Rep. Alina Garcia, R-Miami-Dade)
• HB 173, Not-for-Profit Corporations that Operate Residential Homeowners Associations: Require not-for-profit HOAs to donate or use at least 15% of the association’s annual income to benefit the community and make available upon request records of how and where such funds were used or donated. (Rep. Kimberly Daniels, D-Duval)
• HB 293/SB 600, Hurricane Protections for Homeowners’ Associations: Requires HOAs to adopt hurricane protection specifications, including the color and style, and prohibits denials of applications to install certain hurricane protection elements. (Rep. Tyler Sirois, R-Brevard/Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R- Citrus)

The following is a list of bills that may be heard by the legislature this year.

HB 0059 Provision of Homeowners’ Association Rules and Covenants

HB 0173 Not-for-profit Corporations that Operate Residential Homeowners’ Associations

HB 0267 Residential Building Permits

HB 0293 Hurricane Protections for Homeowners’ Associations

HB 0329 Financial Assistance for Homeowners

HB 0481 Building Construction Regulations and System Warranties

HB 0565 Coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

HB 0595 Homeowners’ Associations Database

HB 0625 Property Insurance Coverage

HB 0627 Disclosure Requirements for Prospective Purchasers

HB 0655 Condominium Windstorm Pilot Program

SB 0050 Provision of Homeowners’ Association Rules and Covenants

SB 0102 Property Insurance

SB 0278 Estoppel Certificates

SB 0280 Vacation Rentals

SB 0426 Community Associations

SB 0600 Hurricane Protections for Homeowners’ Associations

SB 0604 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation