This week we conclude our annual review of 2018 legislation affecting Florida community associations, with a review of the amendments to Chapter 712 of the Florida Statutes, the Marketable Record Title Act, or MRTA, which become effective on October 1, 2018.  MRTA is primarily intended to facilitate real estate transactions, by eliminating “stale claims” against real property. However, the courts have found that covenants and restrictions of a homeowners’ association can be extinguished by MRTA. The general yardstick for MRTA extinguishment is thirty (30) years from the “root of title.” Though usually not the exact extinguishment date for most parcels, the most prudent yardstick for determining potential MRTA extinguishment is 30 years from the recordation of the original covenants and restrictions.    Read the article……………..