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Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 718.101-718.129)
718.101 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222.
718.102 - Purposes. - (1) To give statutory recognition to the condominium form of...
718.103 - Definitions. - (1) “Assessment” means a share of the funds which are...
718.1035 - Power of attorney; compliance with chapter. - History.—s. 4, ch. 86-175.
718.104 - Creation of condominiums; contents of declaration. - (1) A condominium may be created on land owned in...
718.1045 - Timeshare estates; limitation on creation. - History.—s. 3, ch. 78-328.
718.105 - Recording of declaration. - (1) When executed as required by s. 718.104, a declaration...
718.106 - Condominium parcels; appurtenances; possession and enjoyment. - (1) A condominium parcel created by the declaration is a...
718.107 - Restraint upon separation and partition of common elements. - (1) The undivided share in the common elements which is...
718.108 - Common elements. - (1) “Common elements” includes within its meaning the following: (a)...
718.1085 - Certain regulations not to be retroactively applied. - (1) A vote to forego retrofitting may not be obtained...
718.109 - Legal description of condominium parcels. - History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222.
718.110 - Amendment of declaration; correction of error or omission in declaration by circuit court. - (1)(a) If the declaration fails to provide a method of...
718.111 - The association. - (1) CORPORATE ENTITY.— (a) The operation of the condominium shall...
718.112 - Bylaws. - (1) GENERALLY.— (a) The operation of the association shall be...
718.1124 - Failure to fill vacancies on board of administration sufficient to constitute a quorum; appointment of receiver upon petition of unit owner. - (1) If an association fails to fill vacancies on the...
718.113 - Maintenance; limitation upon improvement; display of flag; hurricane shutters and protection; display of religious decorations. - (1) Maintenance of the common elements is the responsibility of...
718.114 - Association powers. - History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 4, ch. 79-314; s. 9,...
718.115 - Common expenses and common surplus. - (1)(a) Common expenses include the expenses of the operation, maintenance,...
718.116 - Assessments; liability; lien and priority; interest; collection. - (1)(a) A unit owner, regardless of how his or her...
718.117 - Termination of condominium. - (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—The Legislature finds that: (a) Condominiums are created...
718.118 - Equitable relief. - History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222.
718.119 - Limitation of liability. - (1) The liability of the owner of a unit for...
718.120 - Separate taxation of condominium parcels; survival of declaration after tax sale; assessment of timeshare estates. - (1) Ad valorem taxes, benefit taxes, and special assessments by...
718.121 - Liens. - (1) Subsequent to recording the declaration and while the property...
718.122 - Unconscionability of certain leases; rebuttable presumption. - (1) A lease pertaining to use by condominium unit owners...
718.1224 - Prohibition against SLAPP suits. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect...
718.1225 - Federal Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980; applicability. - History.—s. 6, ch. 82-199.
718.123 - Right of owners to peaceably assemble. - (1) All common elements, common areas, and recreational facilities serving...
718.1232 - Cable television service; resident’s right to access without extra charge. - History.—s. 16, ch. 81-185.
718.124 - Limitation on actions by association. - History.—s. 9, ch. 77-222; s. 263, ch. 79-400.
718.125 - Attorney’s fees. - History.—s. 9, ch. 78-340.
718.1255 - Alternative dispute resolution; mediation; nonbinding arbitration; applicability. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term “dispute” means...
718.1256 - Condominiums as residential property. - History.—s. 23, ch. 94-350.
718.1265 - Association emergency powers. - (1) To the extent allowed by law, unless specifically prohibited...
718.127 - Receivership notification. - History.—s. 16, ch. 2008-28; s. 4, ch. 2008-202.
718.128 - Electronic voting. - (1) The association provides each unit owner with: (a) A...
718.129 - Law enforcement vehicles. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2020-5.
Part II - Rights and Obligations of Developers (Ss. 718.202, 718.203)
718.202 - Sales or reservation deposits prior to closing. - (1) If a developer contracts to sell a condominium parcel...
718.203 - Warranties. - (1) The developer shall be deemed to have granted to...
Part III - Rights and Obligations of Association (Ss. 718.301-718.303)
718.301 - Transfer of association control; claims of defect by association. - (1) If unit owners other than the developer own 15...
718.302 - Agreements entered into by the association. - (1) Any grant or reservation made by a declaration, lease,...
718.3025 - Agreements for operation, maintenance, or management of condominiums; specific requirements. - (1) No written contract between a party contracting to provide...
718.3026 - Contracts for products and services; in writing; bids; exceptions. - (1) All contracts as further described herein or any contract...
718.3027 - Conflicts of interest. - (1) Directors and officers of a board of an association...
718.303 - Obligations of owners and occupants; remedies. - (1) Each unit owner, tenant and other invitee, and association...
Part IV - Special Types of Condominiums (Ss. 718.401-718.406)
718.401 - Leaseholds. - (1) A condominium may be created on lands held under...
718.4015 - Condominium leases; escalation clauses. - (1) It is declared that the public policy of this...
718.402 - Conversion of existing improvements to condominium. - History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 14, ch. 79-314; s. 3,...
718.403 - Phase condominiums. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 718.110, a developer may...
718.404 - Mixed-use condominiums. - (1) The condominium documents shall not provide that the owner...
718.405 - Multicondominiums; multicondominium associations. - (1) An association may operate more than one condominium. For...
718.406 - Condominiums created within condominium parcels. - (1) Unless otherwise expressed in the declaration of condominium, if...
Part V - Regulation and Disclosure Prior to Sale of Residential Condominiums (Ss. 718.501-718.509)
718.501 - Authority, responsibility, and duties of Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes. - (1) The division may enforce and ensure compliance with this...
718.5011 - Ombudsman; appointment; administration. - (1) There is created an Office of the Condominium Ombudsman,...
718.5012 - Ombudsman; powers and duties. - (1) To have access to and use of all files...
718.5014 - Ombudsman location. - History.—s. 8, ch. 2004-345; s. 14, ch. 2021-99; s. 23,...
718.50152 - Offices. - (1) The executive offices of the division shall be established...
718.50153 - Payment of per diem, mileage, and other expenses to division employees. - History.—s. 8, ch. 63-129; s. 7, ch. 67-229; s. 2,...
718.50154 - Seal and authentication of records. - History.—s. 9, ch. 63-129; s. 8, ch. 67-229; s. 2,...
718.50155 - Service of process. - (1) In addition to the methods of service provided for...
718.502 - Filing prior to sale or lease. - (1)(a) A developer of a residential condominium or mixed-use condominium...
718.503 - Developer disclosure prior to sale; nondeveloper unit owner disclosure prior to sale; voidability. - (1) DEVELOPER DISCLOSURE.— (a) Contents of contracts.—Any contract for the...
718.504 - Prospectus or offering circular. - (1) The front cover or the first page must contain...
718.505 - Good faith effort to comply. - History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 871, ch. 97-102.
718.506 - Publication of false and misleading information. - (1) Any person who, in reasonable reliance upon any material...
718.507 - Zoning and building laws, ordinances, and regulations. - History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 6, ch. 80-3.
718.508 - Regulation by Division of Hotels and Restaurants. - History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 8, ch. 85-60; s. 235,...
718.509 - Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund. - (1) There is created within the State Treasury the Division...
Part VI - Conversions to Condominium (Ss. 718.604-718.622)
718.604 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 80-3.
718.606 - Conversion of existing improvements to condominium; rental agreements. - (1)(a) Each residential tenant who has resided in the existing...
718.608 - Notice of intended conversion; time of delivery; content. - (1) Prior to or simultaneous with the first offering of...
718.61 - Notices. - (1) All notices from tenants to a developer shall be...
718.612 - Right of first refusal. - (1) Each tenant, who for the 180 days preceding a...
718.614 - Economic information to be provided. - (1) Information in summary form regarding mortgage financing; estimated down...
718.616 - Disclosure of condition of building and estimated replacement costs and notification of municipalities. - (1) Each developer of a residential condominium created by converting...
718.618 - Converter reserve accounts; warranties. - (1) When existing improvements are converted to ownership as a...
718.62 - Prohibition of discrimination against nonpurchasing tenants. - History.—s. 1, ch. 80-3.
718.621 - Rulemaking authority. - History.—s. 8, ch. 98-195.
718.622 - Saving clause. - (1) All notices of intended conversion given subsequent to the...
Part VII - Distressed Condominium Relief (Ss. 718.701-718.71)
718.701 - Short title. - History.—s. 18, ch. 2010-174.
718.702 - Legislative intent. - (1) The Legislature acknowledges the massive downturn in the condominium...
718.703 - Definitions. - (1) “Bulk assignee” means a person who is not a...
718.704 - Assignment and assumption of developer rights by bulk assignee; bulk buyer. - (1) A bulk assignee is deemed to have assumed and...
718.705 - Board of administration; transfer of control. - (1) If, at the time the bulk assignee acquires title...
718.706 - Specific provisions pertaining to offering of units by a bulk assignee or bulk buyer. - (1) Before offering more than seven units in a single...
718.707 - Time limitation for classification as bulk assignee or bulk buyer. - History.—s. 18, ch. 2010-174; s. 13, ch. 2011-196; s. 36,...
718.708 - Liability of developers and others. - History.—s. 18, ch. 2010-174.
718.71 - Financial reporting. - History.—s. 9, ch. 2017-188.