Review of Legislation continues – Part 5 (FL)

Today’s column is the final installment of our annual review of legislation affecting Florida community associations.  In prior columns, we reviewed Senate Bill 398 dealing with “estoppel certificates,” and House Bill 1237 which only applies to condominiums and contains changes to the statute including board member term limits, the use of debit cards, recalls, mandatory websites for certain associations, suspension of voting rights, year-end financial reporting, the imposition of criminal penalties pertaining to certain conduct involving condominium elections and finances, and changes to the “conflict of interest” provisions of the statutes. Both SB 398 and HB 1237 became effective July 1, 2017.     Read the article………….

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