What Passed in Tallahassee for Community Association Management

In early April, we gave an update on some of the legislation that was on track to pass during the 2025 Legislative Session.

Usually, the Florida Legislature can cause major issues for associations, as our state lawmakers add new regulations and provisions on the management of homeowners’ and condominium associations.

While the session has been extended into June, all new legislation that does not involve the budget has either been passed or is dead until next session.

For associations, only one bill passed this year with a significant impact – HB 913.

This bill contained many provisions we discussed in our April blog post, but there were a few major changes with the final bill that will be sent to Governor Ron DeSantis for his signature.

Of course, he could veto the bill, but it provided some relief to condominium owners needing relief from the cost of milestone inspections and repairs without providing any tax dollars for financially-constrained associations.

If he signs the bill into law, all of this will take effect on July 1, 2025.

The attorneys at The Orlando Law Group can help associations with any changes that might come, ensuring your association remains in compliance with any new state statutes that might be enacted this year.

The Biggest Change of All

Sometimes, just one word can make all the difference in the world to people affected by legislation.

The word of the day? Habitable.

During the legislative process, bills are constantly amended or substituted with similar bills. After our article on the tentative condominium changes, a substitute bill was filed that included this line:

“A residential condominium association must have a structural integrity reserve study completed at least every 10 years after the condominium’s creation for each building on the condominium property that is three habitable stories or higher in height, as determined by the Florida Building Code.”

The only change to the statute in that line was adding the word “habitable.”

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