Senate Bill sb0348

    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 348

    By Senator Pruitt





    27-439-01                                               See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to condominiums; amending s.

  3         718.1255, F.S., relating to alternative dispute

  4         resolution procedures; providing for the

  5         expedited handling of any allegation of an

  6         irregularity in the election of any director of

  7         the board of administration of a condominium;

  8         providing for investigation and a formal

  9         hearing; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Subsection (5) is added to section

14  718.1255, Florida Statutes, to read:

15         718.1255  Alternative dispute resolution; voluntary

16  mediation; mandatory nonbinding arbitration; legislative

17  findings.--

18         (5)  DISPUTES INVOLVING ELECTION IRREGULARITIES.--Every

19  allegation of an irregularity in the election of any director

20  of the board of administration of a condominium received by

21  the division in a petition for nonbinding arbitration required

22  under this section shall be handled on an expedited basis.

23  The division, within 30 days after receipt of a petition

24  alleging an irregularity in the election of any director of a

25  board of administration, shall conduct an investigation to

26  ascertain whether the petition is meritorious and, if so,

27  within 10 days thereafter, shall conduct a formal hearing to

28  address the irregularity, remedies for which may include, but

29  are not limited to, the holding of a new election under

30  supervision of the division.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 348
    27-439-01                                               See HB




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  2                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

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      Provides that any allegation of an irregularity in the
  4    election of any director of the board of administration
      of a condominium shall be handled on an expedited basis.
  5    Provides that the Division of Florida Land Sales,
      Condominiums, and Mobile Homes of the Department of
  6    Business and Professional Regulation shall conduct an
      investigation to ascertain whether the allegation has
  7    merit and, if so, requires the division to conduct a
      formal hearing to address the irregularity, remedies for
  8    which may include the holding of another election under
      division supervision.  See bill for details.
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