Florida Condo Special Assessments for Structural Repairs: Notice Rules and Homeowner Protections

How Florida Law Handles This Issue

Florida’s Condominium Act, Chapter 718, imposes procedural safeguards on the condominium board’s power to levy special assessments. The most consequential safeguard is the notice requirement in Section 718.112(2)(c): a board that calls a meeting to adopt a nonemergency special assessment must give unit owners at least 14 days to prepare, receive, and respond to information about what is being assessed and why. The notice content requirement in Section 718.112(2)(c)3. goes further — the notice itself must state the estimated cost and description of the purposes, not merely reference that assessments will be on the agenda.

The 2022 legislative response to the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Miami-Dade County, dramatically expanded the structural maintenance obligations of Florida condominium associations. The milestone inspection law under Section 553.899, Fla. Stat., and the structural integrity reserve study (SIRS) requirements under Section 718.112(2)(f) together ensure that the funding for major structural repairs is planned, disclosed, and reserved — not addressed only through emergency or reactive special assessments after damage becomes visible.

For owners in Broward County and other coastal communities, where aging residential condominiums are most likely to trigger milestone inspection requirements at or before the 25-year coastal threshold, the interaction between the milestone inspection findings, the SIRS, and the board’s obligation to fund required reserves makes the special assessment notice framework especially important. A board that bypasses proper notice to rush a structural repair assessment may be cutting procedural corners in ways that expose the assessment to challenge — and expose the board to liability for breach of fiduciary duty under Section 718.111(1)(a), Fla. Stat.

In Tampa-area condominiums, the combination of older building stock, post-storm repair pressures, and deferred maintenance often produces large structural repair bills that boards want to assess quickly. The statutory notice requirements do not disappear because the board feels urgency — the emergency carve-out in Section 718.112(2)(c) is available only when a genuine, documented emergency exists, not simply when the board prefers a faster timeline. Special assessments can impose significant financial obligations on condominium owners, and a Fort Myers, FL condo lawyer can help evaluate whether a board has complied with Florida’s notice, disclosure, and procedural requirements when adopting assessments for repairs, reserves, or structural maintenance projects.

Key Legal Rules

Section 718.112(2)(c), Fla. Stat., establishes the 14-day notice rule for nonemergency special assessment meetings:

Written notice of a meeting at which a nonemergency special assessment or an amendment to rules regarding unit use will be considered must be mailed, delivered, or electronically transmitted to the unit owners and posted conspicuously on the condominium property at least 14 days before the meeting. Evidence of compliance with this 14-day notice requirement must be made by an affidavit executed by the person providing the notice and filed with the official records of the association.

Three mandatory elements follow from this provision. First, written notice must be transmitted to unit owners by one of the permitted methods — mailing, hand delivery, or electronic transmission — and posted conspicuously on the property, all at least 14 days before the meeting date. Second, the 14 days are counted from the date of mailing, delivery, or transmission — not from when the owner actually reads the notice. Third, the person who provides the notice must execute a sworn affidavit of compliance and file it in the association’s official records. The absence of the affidavit is not a technicality; it is evidence that the notice procedure was not properly completed.

Section 718.112(2)(c)3., Fla. Stat., specifies the required content of any notice for a meeting at which assessments will be considered:

Notice of any meeting in which regular or special assessments against unit owners are to be considered must specifically state that assessments will be considered and provide the estimated cost and description of the purposes for such assessments.

This content requirement operates in addition to the 14-day timeline. A notice sent 14 days in advance that says only “assessments may be discussed” does not satisfy Section 718.112(2)(c)3. The notice must state the estimated cost and describe the purposes. A board that sends a vague notice and then adopts a $15,000 per-unit special assessment at the meeting has not given owners the advance information the statute requires.

Section 718.112(2)(f), Fla. Stat., governs the annual budget and reserve obligations:

The proposed annual budget of estimated revenues and expenses must be detailed and must show the amounts budgeted by accounts and expense classifications, including, at a minimum, any applicable expenses listed in s. 718.504(21). The board shall adopt the annual budget at least 14 days before the start of the association’s fiscal year.

This provision requires the board to plan financially for the association’s operating and reserve obligations on an annual basis with sufficient detail for owners to understand where their maintenance fees are allocated. When structural repairs are foreseeable — as they are whenever a milestone inspection has identified deficiencies — the budget process is where reserve adequacy should be verified, rather than leaving owners surprised by a later emergency assessment.

Section 718.112(2)(f)2.a., Fla. Stat., addresses the reserve obligation where the association is required to obtain a SIRS:

In a budget adopted by an association that is required to obtain a structural integrity reserve study, reserves must be maintained for the items identified in paragraph (g) for which the association is responsible pursuant to the declaration of condominium, and the reserve amount for such items must be based on the findings and recommendations of the association’s most recent structural integrity reserve study.

When a SIRS is required, the board should use that study as the primary basis for deciding how much to reserve each year for the covered structural components, rather than relying on past practice or personal preferences. If the budget consistently sets aside significantly less than the SIRS indicates is needed, without a realistic plan to make up the difference through updated studies, loans, or special assessments, the association risks being found out of compliance with section 718.112(2)(f)2.a. and exposing board members to fiduciary‑duty challenges.

Comparison Table: Nonemergency vs. Emergency Special Assessment Requirements

Requirement	Nonemergency Special Assessment	Emergency Special Assessment
Advance notice period	At least 14 days before the meeting	No minimum — may be called immediately upon documented emergency
Notice delivery method	Mailed, delivered, or electronically transmitted to unit owners AND posted conspicuously on property	Reasonable notice under the circumstances; follow association’s bylaws for emergency meetings
Notice content — cost and purpose	Must state estimated cost and description of purposes per Section 718.112(2)(c)3.	Must still identify the emergency basis; vague notices remain problematic
Affidavit of compliance required	Yes — sworn affidavit executed and filed in official records	Recommended; association should still document compliance
Basis for calling emergency	Not applicable — nonemergency process applies to all standard assessments	Must be a genuine, documented emergency; board cannot self-declare emergency to bypass 14-day rule
Challenge mechanism for defective notice	DBPR mandatory non-binding arbitration under Section 718.1255, Fla. Stat.	Same — owner may challenge whether a genuine emergency existed
Reserve waiver permitted	Not for SIRS-required items unless condominium is being terminated under Section 718.117	Same — SIRS reserve obligations are not suspended by an emergency assessment

How This Issue Typically Comes Up

Special assessment notice disputes in Florida condominiums follow several recurring patterns. In the first scenario, a Miami-Dade oceanfront condominium receives a milestone inspection report identifying structural deficiencies in balcony framing and the building facade. Rather than calling a properly noticed special assessment meeting, the board characterizes the remediation as an emergency and assesses each unit $8,000 without 14 days’ notice, arguing that the milestone inspection findings constitute an emergency. The association’s assertion of an emergency does not transform a foreseeable and planned repair — one that followed a scheduled inspection — into an emergency within the meaning of Section 718.112(2)(c). The statute does not define ‘emergency,’ but in practice it is reserved for situations where there is a genuine and immediate threat to health, safety, or the structural soundness of the building that reasonably cannot wait for normal notice procedures. A problem that has been known for some time through inspections or reports is much harder for a board to justify as an ‘emergency’ basis to skip the 14‑day notice, especially if the only urgency comes from the board’s own delay in acting.

In the second scenario, a Tampa condominium board mails a notice of a special assessment meeting to all unit owners — but the notice is mailed only nine days before the meeting date. Several owners do not receive the notice until six days before the meeting. The 14-day requirement in Section 718.112(2)(c) runs from the date of mailing, not the date of receipt. A nine-day mailing interval is nonetheless noncompliant on its face: the statute requires the notice to be mailed at least 14 days before the meeting. The assessment adopted at that meeting is subject to challenge on procedural grounds.

In the third scenario, a Broward County condominium board sends a 14-day notice but the notice states only that “financial matters” will be discussed at the upcoming meeting — it does not identify the estimated cost of the structural repair or describe its purpose. Section 718.112(2)(c)3. requires the notice to specifically state that assessments will be considered and provide both the estimated cost and description of the purposes. A notice that omits cost and purpose information fails the content standard, even if it was timely mailed.

Common Mistakes Associations Make

Associations most frequently err by treating the 14-day notice period as a general guideline rather than a statutory minimum. Boards that schedule a special assessment meeting and send notice in the same week — particularly when a structural repair contractor is pressing for a commitment — are routinely non-compliant with Section 718.112(2)(c). The 14-day period is measured from the date of mailing, delivery, or electronic transmission, not from the date of posting alone.

A second common mistake is sending a notice that omits the estimated cost of the proposed assessment. Boards sometimes argue that cost has not yet been determined with precision and that a range or estimate is too speculative to include. Section 718.112(2)(c)3. requires an estimated cost — not a final, binding number. A board that withholds even a preliminary estimate from the notice is depriving owners of the material information the statute says they are entitled to receive before the meeting.

Associations also frequently fail to file the sworn affidavit of compliance with the official records after sending notice. Without the affidavit, there is no evidence in the official record that the 14-day requirement was met. This omission is not clerical — it is a statutory condition that the affidavit be executed and filed.

Where a SIRS has been completed, boards sometimes adopt budgets that reserve less than the SIRS recommends, effectively funding only a portion of the projected structural repair obligation and planning to assess the remainder later as a special assessment. Section 718.112(2)(f)2.a. requires the reserve amounts to be based on the SIRS findings — a budget that intentionally underreserves relative to SIRS recommendations is noncompliant from the moment of adoption.

What Associations Typically Argue and Why It Fails

When homeowners challenge a special assessment notice, associations most often argue: (1) the emergency carve-out applies and the 14-day rule was not required; (2) the notice substantially complied with the statute even if it omitted some required content; or (3) the owners received actual notice and were not prejudiced by any procedural defect.

The emergency argument fails when the structural condition being assessed was known in advance — identified through a milestone inspection, a prior engineering report, or a long-standing reserve study recommendation. Section 718.112(2)(c) does not define emergency, but it contrasts nonemergency assessments (which require 14-day notice) with implicit emergency situations. A board cannot convert a foreseeable structural repair into an emergency simply by delaying action until the deadline feels pressing. An emergency requires an unforeseeable, immediate threat requiring action that cannot wait for proper notice — not a board’s scheduling preference.

The substantial‑compliance argument is usually weak in this context because section 718.112(2)(c)3. uses mandatory language: the notice “must specifically state” that assessments will be considered and “provide the estimated cost and description of the purposes,” so decision‑makers often expect strict adherence to these content requirements rather than rough, “close enough” compliance. A notice that says assessments “may” be discussed, or omits cost information entirely, does not specifically state what the statute requires. Florida’s Condominium Act is interpreted as setting minimum procedural floors, not aspirational guidelines. Section 718.112 resolves this by specifying what the notice must contain — substantial compliance does not substitute for content the statute mandates.

The no‑prejudice argument — that owners eventually received the information or attended the meeting — is also less persuasive here, because the procedural requirements in section 718.112(2)(c) are designed to protect a substantive right: the owner’s opportunity to prepare, consult advisors, organize opposition, or arrange financing before the assessment is adopted, and the statute does not make that right depend on whether the board believes a particular owner was actually harmed by the defective notice.

How the Statute Resolves This

Section 718.112(2)(c) resolves special assessment notice disputes by establishing a clear procedural sequence. The notice must be sent at least 14 days before the meeting by a permitted method and must be posted conspicuously on the property. The notice must contain the content specified in Section 718.112(2)(c)3. — the statement that assessments will be considered, the estimated cost, and the description of purposes. After notice is given, the person who provided it must execute a sworn affidavit and file it in the official records. Each step is a statutory requirement, not a recommendation.

When a board fails any of these steps, the assessment adopted at the defective meeting is subject to challenge. Section 718.1255 generally requires many condominium disputes to go through either DBPR nonbinding arbitration or presuit mediation before a lawsuit can be filed, including disputes about whether the board properly gave notice of a meeting. Some types of claims, like those focused mainly on the amount or collection of an assessment or on money damages for property damage, may fall outside this pre‑suit process, so owners should talk with a Florida condo attorney about which procedure applies to their particular case. An owner who timely files for arbitration after a defective notice can seek a ruling that the assessment was improperly adopted and is not enforceable.

For SIRS-driven reserve disputes, Section 718.112(2)(f)2.a. resolves the question directly: if the association is required to obtain a SIRS, the reserves for SIRS-covered items must be determined based on the most recent SIRS, and those structural reserves cannot be waived or reduced through the traditional membership vote mechanism. While boards may use tools like loans, lines of credit, or special assessments as part of an overall funding plan, any such plan still has to reflect and implement the SIRS findings; the association cannot simply ignore the SIRS numbers in the budget. Florida law sets this non-waivable floor to ensure that owners in aging condominium buildings are not blindsided by structural special assessments that adequate reserves would have funded.

Edge Cases and Nuances

A notable edge case involves electronic transmission of the meeting notice. Section 718.112(2)(c) permits electronic transmission as one of the approved delivery methods, but only for owners who have consented to receive association notices electronically. An association that sends the notice exclusively by email to an owner who has not provided such consent has not satisfied the statutory delivery requirement for that owner, even if the email arrived before the 14-day window.

A second nuance involves assessments approved at an annual meeting versus a special meeting. The 14-day notice rule applies to any meeting at which a nonemergency special assessment will be considered — including annual meetings at which the board introduces a structural assessment on the agenda. An annual meeting notice sent 14 days in advance that does not include the required cost and purpose information for the proposed special assessment does not satisfy Section 718.112(2)(c)3., even if the annual meeting itself was properly noticed for other agenda items.

The interaction between the SIRS and the emergency assessment carve-out creates another nuance. A SIRS that identifies a structural deficiency and recommends remediation within a specific timeframe creates an obligation — but it also documents that the needed repair was foreseeable. If the board delays acting on a SIRS recommendation until the condition deteriorates to an emergency, it cannot then use the self-created emergency to bypass the 14-day notice rule. The foreseeable nature of the repair, documented in the SIRS, undermines the emergency claim.

Florida’s fiduciary duty provision in Section 718.111(1)(a), Fla. Stat., imposes an additional layer of obligation on board members making special assessment decisions. A board that adopts an improperly noticed special assessment, or one whose amounts do not reflect SIRS findings, may be breaching the fiduciary duty owed to unit owners — separate from the procedural violation of the notice statute.

What Homeowners Should Do

A unit owner who receives notice of a special assessment meeting should immediately review the notice for compliance with Section 718.112(2)(c). Confirm that the notice was received at least 14 days before the meeting date. Confirm that the notice specifically states that assessments will be considered and provides both an estimated cost and a description of the purposes. If either the timeline or the content is deficient, document that deficiency in writing before the meeting.

After the meeting, request a copy of the affidavit of compliance required by Section 718.112(2)(c). The affidavit must be in the official records. If no affidavit exists, the association has an evidentiary gap in its compliance record. Request the official records in writing under Section 718.111(12), Fla. Stat., which gives unit owners the right to inspect official records.

If the association’s SIRS has been completed, review the reserve study and compare the reserves adopted in the most recent budget against the SIRS findings. If the budget reserves less than the SIRS recommends for items the association is required to maintain, put that discrepancy in writing to the board and request an explanation.

If an emergency assessment is adopted without the 14-day notice, request in writing the documentation the board relied on to declare an emergency. A genuine emergency should be supportable by a written engineering or safety report identifying an immediate structural threat. If no such documentation exists, the emergency designation may be pretextual.

When Legal Action May Be Necessary

When a board adopts a special assessment without proper 14‑day notice, with a notice that omits the required cost and purpose details, or by declaring an unjustified ‘emergency’ to skip the usual process, many owners choose to pursue formal remedies such as DBPR arbitration, presuit mediation, or a lawsuit. Whether to take that step depends on the size of the assessment, how clear the violation is, and whether informal efforts to resolve the problem have failed. The first step in most Florida condominium disputes is mandatory non-binding arbitration before the DBPR under Section 718.1255, Fla. Stat. A timely-filed arbitration petition can interrupt the association’s efforts to collect an improperly adopted assessment while the procedure is reviewed.

Where the board’s budget systematically underreserves relative to SIRS requirements, and structural deterioration results, owners may have a breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim against board members under Section 718.111(1)(a), Fla. Stat., in addition to a statutory challenge to the budget. Section 718.303, Fla. Stat., provides prevailing-party attorney fees in actions to enforce the Condominium Act, making enforcement economically viable even when per-unit assessment amounts are in the range of thousands of dollars.

Actionable Summary Table

Situation	Homeowner’s Right / Action	Statutory Source
Notice sent fewer than 14 days before meeting	Challenge assessment as procedurally defective; file DBPR arbitration petition	Section 718.112(2)(c), Fla. Stat.
Notice omits estimated cost or description of purposes	Challenge notice content as noncompliant with mandatory requirements	Section 718.112(2)(c)3., Fla. Stat.
No affidavit of compliance in official records	Request affidavit under Section 718.111(12); document absence as compliance defect	Section 718.112(2)(c), Fla. Stat.
Board declares emergency to skip 14-day notice without documentation	Request emergency documentation in writing; challenge emergency designation if unsupported	Section 718.112(2)(c), Fla. Stat.
Budget reserves less than SIRS recommends	Demand written explanation; challenge budget at annual meeting; consult legal counsel	Section 718.112(2)(f)2.a., Fla. Stat.
Board attempts to waive SIRS-required reserves	Challenge as statutorily prohibited; reserves cannot be waived except on termination under Section 718.117	Section 718.112(2)(f)2.a., Fla. Stat.
Milestone inspection identifies structural deficiency not addressed in budget	Request board’s remediation plan in writing; assess SIRS compliance; consider arbitration if ignored	Sections 553.899 and 718.112(2)(f)2.a., Fla. Stat.
Association fails to remediate after milestone inspection finding	Seek legal counsel for injunctive relief and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim	Sections 718.111(1)(a) and 718.303, Fla. Stat.

Related Knowledge — Cross-Chapter Linking

Section 718.112(2)(c) governs special assessment notices for condominium associations under Chapter 718. Homeowners’ associations under chapter 720 follow a different notice system. The statute sets a general minimum of 48 hours’ posted notice for regular board meetings, but many declarations and bylaws require more advance notice or special procedures for budgets and special assessments, and recent HOA legislation has added extra requirements in some situations. HOA owners should check both chapter 720 and their own governing documents, because the association may be legally bound to give more notice and more detail than the statutory minimum.

Within Chapter 718, the special assessment notice framework in Section 718.112(2)(c) operates alongside the lien and foreclosure provisions in Section 718.116. A special assessment that was improperly adopted due to defective notice produces a lien that is itself subject to challenge — the procedural defect in the assessment does not disappear when the association records a claim of lien. Owners who believe an assessment was improperly adopted should raise the challenge promptly, before the association initiates foreclosure proceedings.

Section 553.899, Fla. Stat., the milestone inspection law, interacts directly with the SIRS requirement in Section 718.112(2)(f). A milestone inspection that identifies structural deficiencies triggers the association’s obligation to remediate and to fund reserves adequate to cover the identified repairs. The two statutes together create a framework where structural repair obligations are identified through mandatory inspections, quantified through the SIRS, and funded through reserves the board cannot waive. The special assessment process under Section 718.112(2)(c) should be a last resort when reserves are insufficient — not a substitute for proper reserve planning under Section 718.112(2)(f).

FAQ

How much advance notice must my condo board give before voting on a special assessment?

Section 718.112(2)(c), Fla. Stat., requires written notice of a meeting at which a nonemergency special assessment will be considered to be mailed, delivered, or electronically transmitted to unit owners and posted conspicuously on the condominium property at least 14 days before the meeting. The notice must also specifically state that assessments will be considered and provide the estimated cost and description of the purposes under Section 718.112(2)(c)3. A notice sent fewer than 14 days before the meeting, or one that omits cost and purpose information, does not comply with the statute.

Can the board skip the 14-day notice by declaring an emergency?

The 14-day notice requirement applies to nonemergency special assessments. Section 718.112(2)(c) does not define ‘emergency,’ but because it expressly singles out ‘nonemergency’ special assessments for the 14-day notice rule, boards that bypass that requirement bear the burden of showing a genuine, immediate safety or structural threat that reasonably could not wait for proper notice, supported by engineering or safety documentation. A foreseeable structural repair identified through a milestone inspection or SIRS is generally not an emergency — the board had advance knowledge of the needed repair. A board that uses an emergency designation to bypass proper notice when no actual emergency existed has not complied with the statute, and the assessment is subject to challenge.

What is a structural integrity reserve study (SIRS) and how does it affect special assessments?

A structural integrity reserve study (SIRS) is a reserve study that identifies the structural components the association must maintain and quantifies the annual reserve funding needed for those components. Section 718.112(2)(f)2.a., Fla. Stat., requires that where a SIRS applies, the reserve amounts in the association’s budget must be based on the SIRS findings. A board that adopts a budget with lower reserves than the SIRS recommends is not compliant with the statute. Adequate SIRS-based reserves reduce the likelihood of large special assessments by ensuring that structural repair funding accumulates over time rather than being imposed all at once.

How can I challenge an improperly noticed special assessment?

The primary challenge mechanism for most Florida condominium disputes, including improper special assessment procedures, is mandatory non-binding arbitration before the DBPR Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes under Section 718.1255, Fla. Stat. An owner must complete the arbitration process before initiating civil litigation over the same dispute, with limited exceptions. Filing a petition for arbitration can also interrupt the association’s collection efforts while the procedural challenge is pending.

Does the association have to include an estimated cost in the special assessment notice?

Yes. Section 718.112(2)(c)3., Fla. Stat., requires the notice for any meeting at which special assessments will be considered to provide the estimated cost and description of the purposes for the assessment. The estimated cost does not need to be a final, binding figure — it must be the board’s reasonable estimate at the time of notice. A board that withholds cost information because it has not received final contractor bids is still required to disclose what is known or reasonably estimable. A notice that omits cost information entirely fails the statutory content standard.

Key Terms Defined

Nonemergency special assessment

A special assessment that is not required to address an immediate, unforeseeable structural or safety emergency. Nonemergency special assessments require at least 14 days’ written notice with specified content under Section 718.112(2)(c), Fla. Stat. Foreseeable repairs identified through milestone inspections or a SIRS are typically nonemergency assessments, even if the board has delayed action.

Structural integrity reserve study (SIRS)

A reserve study mandated for certain Florida condominium associations that identifies structural components requiring reserve funding and specifies the recommended annual reserve amounts based on remaining useful life and replacement cost. Under Section 718.112(2)(f)2.a., Fla. Stat., reserve amounts for SIRS-covered items must align with the most recent SIRS findings and cannot be waived by the board.

Milestone inspection

A mandatory structural inspection required by Section 553.899, Fla. Stat., for residential condominium buildings three stories or higher in Florida. The first inspection is required at 30 years of age, or 25 years in coastal counties. Subsequent inspections are required every 10 years. Structural deficiencies identified must be remediated.

Affidavit of compliance

The sworn statement required by Section 718.112(2)(c), Fla. Stat., executed by the person who provided the 14-day special assessment notice and filed in the association’s official records. The affidavit serves as the evidentiary record that the notice was properly given. Its absence from the official records is a compliance defect.

DBPR arbitration

Mandatory non-binding arbitration before the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes under Section 718.1255, Fla. Stat. Unit owners must complete this process before initiating civil litigation over most Chapter 718 disputes, including challenges to improperly adopted special assessments.

Florida law requires condominium boards to follow specific procedural steps before adopting a nonemergency special assessment for structural repairs: 14 days’ written notice delivered by a permitted method and conspicuously posted, a notice that specifically states the estimated cost and description of purposes, and a sworn affidavit of compliance filed in the official records. Where the SIRS applies, reserve amounts must reflect the study’s findings and cannot be reduced below those levels by board vote. The emergency carve-out is available only for genuine, documented emergencies — not as a mechanism to avoid proper notice when the structural need was foreseeable. Section 718.112(2)(c), Fla. Stat., sets these requirements as mandatory floors, and an association that bypasses them has adopted an assessment that unit owners may challenge through DBPR arbitration and, ultimately, civil litigation.

Speak with a Florida Condominium Attorney

If your condominium association has adopted a special assessment without the required 14-day notice, with a notice that omits estimated cost and purpose, or by declaring a spurious emergency to avoid proper procedures, Florida law gives you the right to challenge that assessment. If the association’s failure to maintain a common element causes damage inside your unit, you may have a claim against the association for breach of the declaration and negligence, in addition to any insurance benefits, and our firm handles these cases for Florida condominium owners. Perez Mayoral, P.A., with offices in Coral Gables, Tampa, and Orlando. We represent homeowners only. We never represent associations.

Disclaimer

This article is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Reading this article does not create an attorney-client relationship. Florida law changes frequently; statutes cited reflect the 2025 Florida Statutes. Consult a licensed Florida attorney for advice specific to your situation.

Sources

Section 718.112, Florida Statutes (2025) — flsenate.gov

Section 553.899, Florida Statutes (2025) — flsenate.gov

Section 718.1255, Florida Statutes (2025) — flsenate.gov