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Voting by E-mail and Written Consent (FL)

Recent amendments to section 720.303, Florida Statues, which take effect July 1, 2018, provide that members of the board of directors for a homeowners’ association are allowed to use e-mail as a means of communication; however, a board member may not cast a vote on any association matter via e-mail. Similar language was enacted in 2014 in Chapter 718, Florida Statutes, governing condominium associations. The issue many associations are facing is whether written consent may be sent via e-mail notwithstanding the amendment to section 720.303, and the similar provision found in section 718.112(2)(c), Florida Statutes, prohibiting voting on an association matter via e-mail.    Read the article………………

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