(1) The liability of the owner of a unit for common expenses is limited to the amounts for which he or she is assessed for common expenses from time to time in accordance with this chapter, the cooperative documents, and the bylaws.
(2) The owner of a unit may be personally liable for acts or omissions of the association in relation to the use of the common areas, but only to the extent of his or her pro rata share of the liability in the same percentage of his or her designated portion of the common expenses and then in no case shall the liability exceed the value of his or her unit.
(3) In any legal action in which the association may be exposed to liability in excess of insurance coverage protecting it and the unit owners, the association shall give notice of the exposure within a reasonable time to all unit owners, and they shall have the right to intervene and defend.
History.—s. 10, ch. 99-382.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XL - Real and Personal Property
Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 719.101-719.131)
719.1035 - Creation of cooperatives.
719.105 - Cooperative parcels; appurtenances; possession and enjoyment.
719.1055 - Amendment of cooperative documents; alteration and acquisition of property.
719.106 - Bylaws; cooperative ownership.
719.1065 - Power of attorney; compliance with chapter.
719.107 - Common expenses; assessment.
719.109 - Right of owners to peaceably assemble.
719.110 - Limitation on actions by association.
719.112 - Unconscionability of certain leases; rebuttable presumption.
719.115 - Limitation of liability.
719.1255 - Alternative resolution of disputes.
719.127 - Receivership notification.