Florida Senate - 2024                                      SB 50
       
       
        
       By Senator Stewart
       
       
       
       
       
       17-00217-24                                             202450__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to provision of homeowners’
    3         association rules and covenants; amending s. 720.303,
    4         F.S.; requiring an association to provide copies of
    5         the association’s rules and covenants to every member
    6         before a specified date, and every new member
    7         thereafter; requiring an association to provide
    8         members with an updated copy of amended rules or
    9         covenants; authorizing an association to adopt rules
   10         relating to the standards and manner in which such
   11         copies are distributed; authorizing an association to
   12         post a complete copy of the association’s rules and
   13         covenants, or a direct link thereto, on the homepage
   14         of the association’s website under certain
   15         circumstances; requiring an association to provide
   16         specified notice to its members; providing an
   17         effective date.
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   19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   21         Section 1. Subsection (13) is added to section 720.303,
   22  Florida Statutes, to read:
   23         720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board;
   24  official records; budgets; financial reporting; association
   25  funds; recalls.—
   26         (13) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE COPIES OF RULES AND COVENANTS.—
   27         (a) Before October 1, 2024, an association shall provide a
   28  physical or digital copy of the association’s rules and
   29  covenants to every member of the association.
   30         (b) An association shall provide a physical or digital copy
   31  of the association’s rules and covenants to every new member of
   32  the association.
   33         (c) If an association’s rules or covenants are amended, the
   34  association must provide every member of the association with an
   35  updated copy of the amended rules or covenants. An association
   36  may adopt rules establishing standards for the manner of
   37  distribution and timeframe for providing copies of updated rules
   38  or covenants.
   39         (d) The requirements of this subsection may be met by
   40  posting a complete copy of the association’s rules and
   41  covenants, or a direct link thereto, on the homepage of the
   42  association’s website if such website is accessible to the
   43  members of the association and the association sends notice to
   44  each member of the association of its intent to utilize the
   45  website for this purpose. Such notice must be sent in both of
   46  the following ways:
   47         1. By electronic mail to any member of the association who
   48  has consented to receive notices by electronic transmission and
   49  provided an electronic mailing address to the association for
   50  that purpose.
   51         2. By mail to all other members of the association at the
   52  address identified as the member’s mailing address in the
   53  official records of the association.
   54         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.