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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 908

Fees/Homeowners’ Associations
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SPONSOR
Garcia
FILED BY
Ileana Garcia — District 36, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
On the same date that SB 906 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law
DIED IN
Regulated Industries

Filed under Housing.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Fees/Homeowners’ Associations; Requiring each homeowners’ association that operates more than two parcels to pay to the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes an annual fee for each residential parcel operated by the association; requiring that the association be assessed a specified penalty of the amount due if the fee is not paid by a specified date; providing that, until the amount due, plus any penalty, is paid, an association is deemed delinquent and does not have standing to maintain or defend any action in the courts of this state; requiring that all fees the division collects be deposited in the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Associations with more than two parcels must pay an annual fee or lose court standing.

Homeowners' associations operating more than two residential parcels must pay the state division an annual fee of $4 per parcel.

If the fee is not paid by March 1, the association is assessed a 10 percent penalty on the amount due.

Until the fee and any penalty are paid, the association is deemed delinquent and lacks standing to sue or defend lawsuits in state courts.

All collected fees must be deposited into the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Annual Fee for HOAs majors. 720.3025(2)(c)

AICreates a new annual fee obligation for homeowners' associations operating more than two parcels.

“Each homeowners' association that operates more than two parcels must pay to the division an annual fee in the amount of $4 for each residential parcel operated by the association.” bill text, line 3 →
§ 2 Penalty and Loss of Standing majors. 720.3025(2)(c)

AIImposes a 10% penalty for late payment and strips the association of the legal right to sue or defend lawsuits until the debt is cleared.

“the association is deemed delinquent and does not have standing to maintain or defend any action in the courts of this state” bill text, line 39 →
§ 3 Director Certification moderates. 720.3025(2)(a)

AIRequires association directors to certify completion of specific educational and written certification requirements.

“the directors of the association shall certify that each director of the association has completed the written certification and educational certificate requirements in s. 720.3033” bill text, line 26 →
§ 4 Online Account Requirement moderates. 720.3025(2)(b)

AIMandates that every homeowners' association create and maintain an online account with the division.

“Each homeowners' association shall create and maintain an online account with the division, as required in subsection (3)” bill text, line 31 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Regulated Industries
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/5/2026
Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on...
12/15/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 720.3025
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