(1) For policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2010, coverage under a unit owner’s residential property policy must include at least $2,000 in property loss assessment coverage for all assessments made as a result of the same direct loss to the property, regardless of the number of assessments, owned by all members of the association collectively if such loss is of the type of loss covered by the unit owner’s residential property insurance policy, to which a deductible of no more than $250 per direct property loss applies. If a deductible was or will be applied to other property loss sustained by the unit owner resulting from the same direct loss to the property, no deductible applies to the loss assessment coverage.
(2) The maximum amount of any unit owner’s loss assessment coverage that can be assessed for any loss shall be an amount equal to that unit owner’s loss assessment coverage limit in effect 1 day before the date of the occurrence that gave rise to the loss. Such coverage is applicable to any loss assessment regardless of the date of the assessment by the association. Any changes to the limits of a unit owner’s coverage for loss assessments made on or after the day before the date of the occurrence are not applicable to such loss.
(3) Regardless of the number of assessments, an insurer providing loss assessment coverage to a unit owner is not required to pay more than an amount equal to that unit owner’s loss assessment coverage limit as a result of the same direct loss to property.
(4) Every individual unit owner’s residential property policy must contain a provision stating that the coverage afforded by such policy is excess coverage over the amount recoverable under any other policy covering the same property. If a condominium association’s insurance policy does not provide rights for subrogation against the unit owners in the association, an insurance policy issued to an individual unit owner in the association may not provide rights of subrogation against the condominium association.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2010-174; s. 12, ch. 2020-63; s. 1, ch. 2021-99.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 627 - Insurance Rates and Contracts
Part X - Property Insurance Contracts (Ss. 627.701-627.7154)
627.701 - Liability of insureds; coinsurance; deductibles.
627.7011 - Homeowners’ policies; offer of replacement cost coverage and law and ordinance coverage.
627.70121 - Payment of claims for dual interest property.
627.70131 - Insurer’s duty to acknowledge communications regarding claims; investigation.
627.70132 - Notice of property insurance claim.
627.7015 - Alternative procedure for resolution of disputed property insurance claims.
627.70151 - Appraisal; conflicts of interest.
627.70152 - Suits arising under a property insurance policy.
627.70153 - Consolidation of residential property insurance actions.
627.7016 - Insurer contracts with building contractors.
627.70161 - Family day care insurance.
627.7017 - Hurricane loss mitigation projects.
627.7018 - Standards for determining risk of coverage.
627.7019 - Standardization of requirements applicable to insurers after natural disasters.
627.705 - Return of unearned premium on overinsured personal property.
627.706 - Sinkhole insurance; catastrophic ground cover collapse; definitions.
627.7061 - Coverage inquiries.
627.7063 - Building code effectiveness grading schedule.
627.707 - Investigation of sinkhole claims; insurer payment; nonrenewals.
627.7072 - Testing standards for sinkholes.
627.7074 - Alternative procedure for resolution of disputed sinkhole insurance claims.
627.713 - Report of hurricane loss data.
627.714 - Residential condominium unit owner coverage; loss assessment coverage required.
627.7142 - Homeowner Claims Bill of Rights.
627.7151 - Limited sinkhole coverage insurance.
627.7152 - Assignment agreements.
627.7153 - Policies restricting assignment of post-loss benefits under a property insurance policy.
627.7154 - Property Insurer Stability Unit; duties and required reports.