522 thresholds and provisions to provide greater flexibility in how associations meet management requirements. Unfortunately, the House version, HB 465, did not ultimately align with those amendments.
FlA’ s engagement throughout the process was aimed at strengthening the legislation to better align with real-world practices while supporting professionalism and consumer protection in community association management.
• Status: DIED in Committee.
CAI MONITORED THE BELOW BILLS
CAI lACs monitor legislation with the potential to impact those living and working in community associations across their state, as well as legislation that may indirectly or unintentionally impact community associations. SB 1498 Community Associations This bill would have updated the definition of a story for the purposes of a reserve study to be a level which is habitable. It also would have updated the definition of common area to include recreational areas and substituted“ electronic transmission” in statutory language with“ e-mail”. It also would have updated the definition of a financial report to match the definition of a financial statement and clarified a unit owner’ s right to inspection.
• Status: DIED in Committee.
SB 1744 Official Records of Condominium Associations, Residential Cooperative Associations, and Homeowners’ Associations
This bill would have updated existing statutes to accommodate audioconferencing for meetings, including updates to quorum rules and the recording of meeting minutes. It also would have mandated that audioconference meetings be recorded and that the recordings be made available on a website.
• Status: DIED in Committee.
HB 1541 Use of Audioconferencing by Community Associations
Similar to SB 1744, this bill would have updated existing statutes to accommodate audioconferencing for meetings, including updates to quorum rules and the recording of meeting minutes. The major difference is that this bill included an explicit requirement to store audioconference recordings and video recordings for one full year.
• Status: DIED in Committee.
HB 255 / SB 638 Condominium Associations
These identical bills would have required condominium associations to maintain detailed turnover certificates and annual reports as part of their official records. They also would have required boards to file turnover certificates with the Division of
Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes and establish a new statewide, searchable database of turnover information.
• Status: DIED in Committee.
DBPR INVOLVEMENT
The Florida legislative Alliance( FlA) continued to actively engage with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation( DBPR) this session, providing meaningful input on key regulatory initiatives impacting community associations. Notably, FlA delegate Matt Kuisle, RS was selected to serve on a DBPR task force focused on updating the standard Structural Integrity Reserve Study( SIRS) form.
FlA also provided feedback on the newly released DBPR Budgets and Reserves Training Manual and will continue to offer input as updates are considered. In addition, FlA submitted comments regarding proposed revisions to the administrative code related to meeting requirements, helping to ensure practical implementation and alignment with industry needs.
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