Florida Statutes
Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 718.101-718.129)
718.106 - Condominium parcels; appurtenances; possession and enjoyment.


(1) A condominium parcel created by the declaration is a separate parcel of real property, even though the condominium is created on a leasehold.
(2) There shall pass with a unit, as appurtenances thereto:
(a) An undivided share in the common elements and common surplus.
(b) The exclusive right to use such portion of the common elements as may be provided by the declaration, including the right to transfer such right to other units or unit owners to the extent authorized by the declaration as originally recorded, or amendments to the declaration adopted pursuant to the provisions contained therein. Amendments to declarations of condominium providing for the transfer of use rights with respect to limited common elements are not amendments that materially modify unit appurtenances as described in s. 718.110(4). However, in order to be effective, the transfer of use rights with respect to limited common elements must be effectuated in conformity with the procedures set forth in the declaration as originally recorded or as amended under the procedures provided therein. This section is intended to clarify existing law and applies to associations existing on the effective date of this act.
(c) An exclusive easement for the use of the airspace occupied by the unit as it exists at any particular time and as the unit may lawfully be altered or reconstructed from time to time. An easement in airspace which is vacated shall be terminated automatically.
(d) Membership in the association designated in the declaration, with the full voting rights appertaining thereto.
(e) Other appurtenances as may be provided in the declaration.

(3) A unit owner is entitled to the exclusive possession of his or her unit, subject to the provisions of s. 718.111(5). He or she is entitled to use the common elements in accordance with the purposes for which they are intended, but no use may hinder or encroach upon the lawful rights of other unit owners.
(4) When a unit is leased, a tenant shall have all use rights in the association property and those common elements otherwise readily available for use generally by unit owners and the unit owner shall not have such rights except as a guest, unless such rights are waived in writing by the tenant. Nothing in this subsection shall interfere with the access rights of the unit owner as a landlord pursuant to chapter 83. The association shall have the right to adopt rules to prohibit dual usage by a unit owner and a tenant of association property and common elements otherwise readily available for use generally by unit owners.
(5) A local government may not adopt an ordinance or regulation that prohibits condominium unit owners or their guests, licensees, or invitees from pedestrian access to a public beach contiguous to a condominium property, except where necessary to protect public health, safety, or natural resources. This subsection does not prohibit a governmental entity from enacting regulations governing activities taking place on the beach.
History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 3, ch. 84-368; s. 4, ch. 90-151; s. 5, ch. 94-350; s. 853, ch. 97-102; s. 50, ch. 2000-302; s. 6, ch. 2002-27; s. 2, ch. 2007-173.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XL - Real and Personal Property

Chapter 718 - Condominiums

Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 718.101-718.129)

718.101 - Short title.

718.102 - Purposes.

718.103 - Definitions.

718.1035 - Power of attorney; compliance with chapter.

718.104 - Creation of condominiums; contents of declaration.

718.1045 - Timeshare estates; limitation on creation.

718.105 - Recording of declaration.

718.106 - Condominium parcels; appurtenances; possession and enjoyment.

718.107 - Restraint upon separation and partition of common elements.

718.108 - Common elements.

718.1085 - Certain regulations not to be retroactively applied.

718.109 - Legal description of condominium parcels.

718.110 - Amendment of declaration; correction of error or omission in declaration by circuit court.

718.111 - The association.

718.112 - Bylaws.

718.1124 - Failure to fill vacancies on board of administration sufficient to constitute a quorum; appointment of receiver upon petition of unit owner.

718.113 - Maintenance; limitation upon improvement; display of flag; hurricane shutters and protection; display of religious decorations.

718.114 - Association powers.

718.115 - Common expenses and common surplus.

718.116 - Assessments; liability; lien and priority; interest; collection.

718.117 - Termination of condominium.

718.118 - Equitable relief.

718.119 - Limitation of liability.

718.120 - Separate taxation of condominium parcels; survival of declaration after tax sale; assessment of timeshare estates.

718.121 - Liens.

718.122 - Unconscionability of certain leases; rebuttable presumption.

718.1224 - Prohibition against SLAPP suits.

718.1225 - Federal Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980; applicability.

718.123 - Right of owners to peaceably assemble.

718.1232 - Cable television service; resident’s right to access without extra charge.

718.124 - Limitation on actions by association.

718.125 - Attorney’s fees.

718.1255 - Alternative dispute resolution; mediation; nonbinding arbitration; applicability.

718.1256 - Condominiums as residential property.

718.1265 - Association emergency powers.

718.127 - Receivership notification.

718.128 - Electronic voting.

718.129 - Law enforcement vehicles.