Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 762
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/01/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget Subcommittee on General Government
       Appropriations (Latvala) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (657172) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Between lines 686 and 687
    5  insert:
    6         Section 33. Section 468.439, Florida Statutes, is created
    7  to read:
    8         468.439 Collection services.—Collection services expenses
    9  that are reasonably related to the collection of a delinquent
   10  account rendered by a community association manager or
   11  management firm on behalf of a community association governed by
   12  chapters 718, 719 and 720 may be secured by the filing of a
   13  claim of lien on behalf of the community association, if the
   14  collection services expense is specified by amount in a written
   15  agreement with such community association manager or management
   16  firm and payable to the community association manager or
   17  management firm as a liquidated sum.
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   20         And the title is amended as follows:
   21         Delete line 757
   22  and insert:
   23         creating s. 468.439, F.S.; providing that a claim of
   24         lien may be filed on behalf of a community association
   25         to secure the expenses incurred in collecting a
   26         delinquent account rendered by a community association
   27         manager or management firm on behalf of a community
   28         association; requiring that the expenses for the
   29         collection services be reasonably related to the
   30         collection activities; providing an effective date.