Community Associations

New definitions for 'habitable' and 'video conference' were added to clarify terms used in association rules.

Condominium associations must now provide records to law enforcement or prosecuting agencies within a specific timeframe upon request.

Developers are required to complete a turnover inspection report for all buildings before transferring control to unit owners.

New procedures were established for terminating homeowners' associations, including filing plans with a court program and recording them in public records.

Conflict of interest rules for association directors and officers were strengthened to require written disclosure and prohibit participation in related votes.

Certain presuit mediation requirements were removed from the bill.

A new community association court program was authorized, allowing circuit courts to handle disputes specific to these organizations.

The bill identifier was updated to reflect progression to the third committee stage (CS/CS/CS/HB 657), and the document page count was incremented from 44 to 45.

Added a specific definition for the term "financial statements" to clarify accounting requirements.

Amended section 720.301 to incorporate the new definition and related provisions.

Updated page counts from 38 to 44 and changed the document identifier to reflect the second committee version.

A new section was added to define the process for dissolving a homeowners' association, including how to handle remaining assets and ensure easements revert to individual property owners.

New provisions require HOA directors and officers to disclose conflicts of interest in writing and prohibit them from participating in votes on related matters.

Mandatory pre-suit mediation requirements were removed from the dispute resolution process for community associations.

New definitions and legislative intent were added to clarify the status of governing documents and easements after an association is dissolved.

Minor formatting changes were made to the header and page numbering throughout the document.