HB 291 -- SB 1492
GENERAL BILL   -- Condominiums

 

HB 291: Last Action: 05/06/2005 H Ordered enrolled

SB 1632: 04/29/2005 S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00744; Read second time -SJ 00734; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00734; Substituted HB 291 -SJ 00734; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 291


GENERAL BILL  by Representatives David Coley, Greg Evers
Last Action: Added to Third Reading Calendar on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 3:54 PM
Main Amendment Filing Deadline: After Monday, April 18, 2005 2:00 PM
Adhering Amendment Filing Deadline: After Monday, April 18, 2005 5:00 PM
Referred Committees and Committee Actions:
-  Civil Justice Committee
        On agenda for: 02/23/05 10:00 AM
Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action)
-  Business Regulation Committee
        On agenda for: 03/17/05 2:45 PM
Favorable (final action)
-  Justice Council
        On agenda for: 04/14/05 3:00 PM
Favorable (final action)
        On agenda for: 04/18/05 4:30 PM

SENATE BILL by Senator Charlie Clary

S1492    GENERAL BILL/CS by Regulated Industries; Clary (Identical 1ST
ENG/H 0291)
Condominiums/Administration Board; provides for effect of actions taken by members of board of administration of association designated by developer; requires examination & certification of certain defects by
certain licensed individuals or entities. Amends 718.301. EFFECTIVE
DATE: 07/01/2005.
02/15/05 SENATE Filed
02/24/05 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary
03/08/05 SENATE Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Judiciary
                  -SJ 00091
04/06/05 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/11/05, 2:30
                  pm, 110-S
04/11/05 SENATE CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00420; CS
                  read first time on 04/13/05 -SJ 00429
04/13/05 SENATE Now in Judiciary -SJ 00420
Condominiums: Provides for the effect of actions taken by members of the board of administration of an association designated by the developer; requires examination and certification of alleged defects by individuals or entities licensed to design or install the element alleged defective.
Effective Date: July 1, 2005.

 

A bill to be entitled 

  1     An act relating to condominiums; amending s. 718.301, 

  2     F.S.; providing for the effect of actions taken by members 

  3     of the board of administration of an association 

  4     designated by the developer; requiring examination and 

  5     certification of certain defects by certain licensed

  6     individuals or entities; providing an effective date. 

  7

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

  9

10    Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 718.301, Florida 

11    Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (8), and new subsections 

12     (6) and (7) are added to said section, to read: 

13     718.301 Transfer of association control ; claims of defect 

14     by association.-- 

15     (6) Actions taken by members of the board of 

16     administration designated by the developer are considered 

17     actions taken by the developer, and the developer is responsible 

18     to the association and its members for all such actions. 

19     (7) In any claim against a developer by an association 

20     alleging a defect in design, structural elements, construction, 

21     or any mechanical, electrical, fire protection, plumbing, or 

22     other element that requires a licensed professional for design 

23     or installation under chapter 455, chapter 471, chapter 481, 

24     chapter 489, or chapter 633, such defect must be examined and 

25     certified by an appropriately licensed Florida engineer, design 

26     professional, contractor, or otherwise licensed Florida 

27     individual or entity. 

28

29     (8)(6) The division has authority to adopt rules pursuant

30     to the Administrative Procedure Act to ensure the efficient and 

31     effective transition from developer control of a condominium to 

32     the establishment of a unit-owner controlled association. 

33     Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005

 

HB 0291 2005

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. 

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