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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 638

Condominium Associations
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SPONSOR
Trumbull
FILED BY
Jay Trumbull — District 2, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Regulated Industries

Filed under Housing.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Condominium Associations; Requiring condominium associations to maintain turnover certificates and annual reports as part of their official records; requiring the board of administration of a condominium association to file with the Division of Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes a turnover certificate within a specified timeframe; requiring the division to create and maintain a searchable electronic database of turnover certificates, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Condominium boards must file turnover certificates with the state.

New boards must file a turnover certificate with the state within 30 days of electing a majority of unit owners.

The state will create a public online database of these certificates, including the condominium's name, address, and turnover date.

The statute of limitations for association lawsuits is tolled until unit owners elect a majority of the board.

Turnover certificates and annual reports become mandatory official records that the association must maintain.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Filing of Turnover Certificate majors. 718.301(2)(b)

AICreates a new legal duty for condominium boards to file a turnover certificate with the state division within 30 days of electing a majority of unit owner board members.

“the board shall file with the division a turnover certificate” bill text, line 167 →
§ 2 State Database of Turnover Records majors. 718.501(4)

AIRequires the Division of Florida Condominiums to create and maintain a publicly accessible, searchable electronic database of all filed turnover certificates.

“The division shall create and maintain a searchable electronic database of each turnover certificate” bill text, line 180 →
§ 3 Turnover Certificate as Official Record moderates. 718.111(12)(a)

AIMandates that condominium associations must keep a copy of their turnover certificate as part of their official records.

“A copy of the association's turnover certificate” bill text, line 129 →
§ 4 Statute of Limitations Tolling moderates. 718.124(1)

AIPrevents the statute of limitations for association lawsuits from starting until unit owners elect a majority of the board, with specific exceptions for certain claims.

“shall not begin to run until the unit owners have elected a majority of the members of the board” bill text, line 140 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Regulated Industries
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/9/2025
Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on...
11/21/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 718.111
+23 / −1
s. 718.124
+63 / −5
s. 718.301
+101 / −0
s. 718.501
+70 / −0