eLaws of Florida

 

  CHAPTER 718. CONDOMINIUMS  


PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 718.101. Short title.
SECTION 718.102. Purposes.
SECTION 718.103. Definitions.
SECTION 718.1035. Power of attorney; compliance with chapter.
SECTION 718.104. Creation of condominiums; contents of declaration.
SECTION 718.1045. Timeshare estates; limitation on creation.
SECTION 718.105. Recording of declaration.
SECTION 718.106. Condominium parcels; appurtenances; possession and enjoyment.
SECTION 718.107. Restraint upon separation and partition of common elements.
SECTION 718.108. Common elements.
SECTION 718.1085. Certain regulations not to be retroactively applied.
SECTION 718.109. Legal description of condominium parcels.
SECTION 718.110. Amendment of declaration; correction of error or omission in declaration by circuit court.
SECTION 718.111. The association.
SECTION 718.112. Bylaws.
SECTION 718.1124. Failure to fill vacancies on board of administration sufficient to constitute a quorum; appointment of receiver upon petition of unit owner.
SECTION 718.113. Maintenance; limitation upon improvement; display of flag; hurricane shutters and protection; display of religious decorations.
SECTION 718.114. Association powers.
SECTION 718.115. Common expenses and common surplus.
SECTION 718.116. Assessments; liability; lien and priority; interest; collection.
SECTION 718.117. Termination of condominium.
SECTION 718.118. Equitable relief.
SECTION 718.119. Limitation of liability.
SECTION 718.120. Separate taxation of condominium parcels; survival of declaration after tax sale; assessment of timeshare estates.
SECTION 718.121. Liens.
SECTION 718.122. Unconscionability of certain leases; rebuttable presumption.
SECTION 718.1224. Prohibition against SLAPP suits.
SECTION 718.1225. Federal Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980; applicability.
SECTION 718.123. Right of owners to peaceably assemble.
SECTION 718.1232. Cable television service; resident’s right to access without extra charge.
SECTION 718.124. Limitation on actions by association.
SECTION 718.125. Attorney’s fees.
SECTION 718.1255. Alternative dispute resolution; voluntary mediation; mandatory nonbinding arbitration; legislative findings.
SECTION 718.1256. Condominiums as residential property.
SECTION 718.1265. Association emergency powers.
SECTION 718.127. Receivership notification.
SECTION 718.128. Electronic voting.
SECTION 718.129. Law enforcement vehicles.
PART II. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF DEVELOPERS
SECTION 718.202. Sales or reservation deposits prior to closing.
SECTION 718.203. Warranties.
PART III. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ASSOCIATION
SECTION 718.301. Transfer of association control; claims of defect by association.
SECTION 718.302. Agreements entered into by the association.
SECTION 718.3025. Agreements for operation, maintenance, or management of condominiums; specific requirements.
SECTION 718.3026. Contracts for products and services; in writing; bids; exceptions.
SECTION 718.3027. Conflicts of interest.
SECTION 718.303. Obligations of owners and occupants; remedies.
PART IV. SPECIAL TYPES OF CONDOMINIUMS
SECTION 718.401. Leaseholds.
SECTION 718.4015. Condominium leases; escalation clauses.
SECTION 718.402. Conversion of existing improvements to condominium.
SECTION 718.403. Phase condominiums.
SECTION 718.404. Mixed-use condominiums.
SECTION 718.405. Multicondominiums; multicondominium associations.
SECTION 718.406. Condominiums created within condominium parcels.
PART V. REGULATION AND DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO SALE OF RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS
SECTION 718.501. Authority, responsibility, and duties of Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes.
SECTION 718.5011. Ombudsman; appointment; administration.
SECTION 718.5012. Ombudsman; powers and duties.
SECTION 718.5014. Ombudsman location.
SECTION 718.50152. Offices.
SECTION 718.50153. Payment of per diem, mileage, and other expenses to division employees.
SECTION 718.50154. Seal and authentication of records.
SECTION 718.50155. Service of process.
SECTION 718.502. Filing prior to sale or lease.
SECTION 718.503. Developer disclosure prior to sale; nondeveloper unit owner disclosure prior to sale; voidability.
SECTION 718.504. Prospectus or offering circular.
SECTION 718.505. Good faith effort to comply.
SECTION 718.506. Publication of false and misleading information.
SECTION 718.507. Zoning and building laws, ordinances, and regulations.
SECTION 718.508. Regulation by Division of Hotels and Restaurants.
SECTION 718.509. Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund.
PART VI. CONVERSIONS TO CONDOMINIUM
SECTION 718.604. Short title.
SECTION 718.606. Conversion of existing improvements to condominium; rental agreements.
SECTION 718.608. Notice of intended conversion; time of delivery; content.
SECTION 718.61. Notices.
SECTION 718.612. Right of first refusal.
SECTION 718.614. Economic information to be provided.
SECTION 718.616. Disclosure of condition of building and estimated replacement costs and notification of municipalities.
SECTION 718.618. Converter reserve accounts; warranties.
SECTION 718.62. Prohibition of discrimination against nonpurchasing tenants.
SECTION 718.621. Rulemaking authority.
SECTION 718.622. Saving clause.
PART VII. DISTRESSED CONDOMINIUM RELIEF
SECTION 718.701. Short title.
SECTION 718.702. Legislative intent.
SECTION 718.703. Definitions.
SECTION 718.704. Assignment and assumption of developer rights by bulk assignee; bulk buyer.
SECTION 718.705. Board of administration; transfer of control.
SECTION 718.706. Specific provisions pertaining to offering of units by a bulk assignee or bulk buyer.
SECTION 718.707. Time limitation for classification as bulk assignee or bulk buyer.
SECTION 718.708. Liability of developers and others.
SECTION 718.71. Financial reporting.