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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/SB 1498

Community Associations
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SPONSOR
Regulated Industries; Bradley
FILED BY
Jennifer Bradley — District 6, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture
OFFICIAL RECORD
flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1498

Filed under Housing.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Community Associations; Revising conditions that constitute a violation of certain provisions related to certain records of a condominium association; revising how associations that have not adopted electronic voting are required to receive electronically transmitted ballots; revising a requirement that a developer, before turning over control of a cooperative association to unit owners, have a turnover inspection report for all buildings on the cooperative property, rather than only for buildings that are three stories or higher; providing that the official records of a homeowners’ association are open to inspection by certain persons at all reasonable times, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates 5-day record production to law enforcement and voids mandatory club fees.

Associations must provide records to law enforcement within 5 business days, or face a second-degree misdemeanor.

Developers must now inspect all buildings, not just those three stories or higher, before turning over control to owners.

Homeowners' association records are open to inspection by members and their authorized representatives at all reasonable times.

Governing documents cannot require mandatory club membership fees or prohibit members from seeking legal remedies.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Club Fees and Anti-Remedy Clauses Voided majors. 720.3075(1)(d)

AIDevelopers can no longer force HOA members to pay for private club memberships or block legal challenges to these fees.

“An association or its members are required to pay an assessment for mandatory membership in a club under the control and ownership of the developer” bill text, line 846 →
§ 2 HOA Records Open to Public Inspection majors. 720.303(5)(a)

AIAny HOA member or their representative can inspect official records at all reasonable times, removing previous access restrictions.

“The official records of the association are open to inspection by any association member and any person authorized by an association member” bill text, line 95 →
§ 3 Criminal Penalty for Withholding Records from Law Enforcement majors. 720.303(5)(i)

AIDirectors and managers face a second-degree misdemeanor for failing to provide records to law enforcement within five business days.

“commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083” bill text, line 138 →
§ 4 Turnover Inspection Required for All Buildings moderates. 718.112(2)(g)

AIDevelopers must provide turnover inspection reports for every building on the property, not just those three stories or higher.

“the developer must have a turnover inspection report in compliance with s. 718.301(4)(p) and (q) for each building on the condominium property” bill text, line 373 →
§ 5 Electronic Ballot Receipt Expanded moderates. 718.128(7)(a)

AIAssociations without electronic voting systems must designate a website, app, or web portal in addition to an email address to receive ballots.

“the association must designate an e-mail address, independent website, application, or Internet web portal for receipt of electronically transmitted ballots”
§ 6 Common Area Definition Expanded moderates. 720.301(2)(c)

AIProperties where developers require HOA members to pay assessments or amenity fees are now legally defined as common areas.

“Real property for which the developer or other owner of common areas has required, in the governing documents or otherwise, the association or its members to pay assessments” bill text, line 680 →
§ 7 Developer Liability for Common Area Violations moderates. 720.305(1)(e)

AIMembers can sue developers or other common area owners for violations of the chapter, even if they are not association members.

“The developer or other owner of a common area, regardless of whether the developer or other owner of common areas is a member of the association” bill text, line 786 →
§ 8 Assessment Cap for Common Areas moderates. 720.308(1)(e)

AIAssessments paid to developers or common area owners cannot exceed the member's proportional share of approved budget expenses.

“Assessments payable to the developer or other owner of a common area may not exceed the member's proportional share of the expenses” bill text, line 63 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and...
2/10/2026
CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
2/4/2026
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and...
2/4/2026
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/3/2026
CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
1/29/2026
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 412...
1/22/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026
Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on...
1/8/2026
Filed
3 EARLIER →
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 718.103
+14 / −0
s. 718.111
+167 / −4
s. 718.112
+1 / −8
s. 718.128
+45 / −4
s. 719.106
+1 / −8
s. 720.301
+86 / −2
STAFF ANALYSES
2/2/2026 11:50 AM
2/4/2026 3:56 PM