Bill Summary By
CCFJ Director for Legislative Affairs
Milena Macias, Esq.
 

ANALYSIS OF BILL HB 1243

LEGISLATIVE SESSION 2024

HB 1243 (SUMMARY): Homeowners' Associations

We should support this bill relating to homeowners' associations. The bill amends s. 468.4334, F.S. to provide requirements on community association managers and managing companies authorized by contract to attend in person at least one member meeting or board meeting of the homeowners' association annually. The members of the association are to be provided with the name and contact information for the manager and/or the person responsible for the community association. The bill provides, upon request by a member of the association, the association provide the contract between the community association manager or community association management firm and the homeowners' association and include such contract with association's governing documents. The bill provides that a digital website must be established and made available to its members, by January 1, 2025, an association shall post a current digital copy of certain documents or make such documents available through application that can be downloaded on a mobile device. In addition, the bill amends 720.30(4)(a), F.S. with requirements that ther certain information and records that are not accessible on the website or mobile device application; providing that an association or its agents are not liable for the disclosure of certain. The bill also provides the association or its agent will not be not liable for the disclosure of certain information; requiring an association to adopt certain rules; requiring an association to provide or make available subpoenaed records within a certain timeframe, as well as requiring an association to assist in a law enforcement investigation as allowed by law.

The bill requires the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to issue rules, including education and continuing education for community association managers.

The bill also provides criminal penalties for certain actions by an officer, a director, or a manager of an association.

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024

ORIGINALLY  FILED VERSION OF HB 1243