CCFJ LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITEE -- ANALYSIS

SUMMARY OF BILLS ENROLLED

The following provisions on community associations existing laws, will become law, on July 1, 2021 (if not otherwise noted), subject only to final action by Governor Ron DeSantis.

These bills, in part, seek to amend various provisions of existing law relating to community associations.

For example, any document or amendment enacted after July 1, 2021, allows the association to amend its governing documents to prohibit or regulate rentals for terms less than 6 months, as well as prohibit rentals more than three times in a calendar year, with an exception for associations of 15 or fewer parcel owners under s. 720.303(1), F.S. Aimed at ensuring that HOA communities are not burdened by parcel owners who, instead of using their homes as their residence, choose to rent their homes out on air bnb, or other transient rentals. These provisions provide not only a safety net for a community (affected by having strangers in their neighborhood) but also can contribute to decline in property values because it no longer a residential community. This provision also differentiates changes of ownership, and defines “affiliated entity".

SB 56: Community Association Assessment Notices

(Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez)

SB 602: Business Organizations

(Senator Danny Burgess)

SB 630: Community Associations

(Senator Dennis Baxley)

SB 996/HB 649: Community Associations

(Senator Ileana Garcia) -- (Representative Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin)

ANALYSIS OF BILLS FILED
LEGISLATIVE SESSION 2021

SB 56 (SUMMARY): Community Association Assessment Notices

(Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez)

SB 630 (SUMMARY): Community Associations