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Introduction | xvii | |
1 | The Condominium and the Condominium Documents | 1 |
1.1 | History | 2 |
1.2 | Condominium Concept | 2 |
1.3 | Understanding the Parts | 3 |
1.4 | Compromise and the Common Scheme | 4 |
1.5 | Unit and the Unit Owner | 5 |
1.6 | Common Elements | 6 |
1.7 | Association | 7 |
1.8 | Association Property | 8 |
1.9 | Assessments | 8 |
1.10 | Unity of the Parts | 9 |
1.11 | Democratic Sub-Society | 10 |
1.12 | Covenants Running with the Land | 11 |
1.13 | Prospectus | 12 |
1.14 | Declaration of Condominium | 13 |
1.15 | Plot Plan and Survey | 14 |
1.16 | Articles of Incorporation | 15 |
1.17 | Bylaws | 16 |
1.18 | Rules and Regulations | 18 |
1.19 | Policy Statements and Resolutions of Procedure | 18 |
1.20 | Priority and Consistency of Documents | 18 |
2 | The Condominium Act and the Law Governing Condominiums | 23 |
2.1 | General | 24 |
2.2 | Condominium Act - Part I | 24 |
2.3 | Condominium Act - Part II | 25 |
2.4 | Condominium Act - Part III | 26 |
2.5 | Condominium Act - Part IV | 27 |
2.6 | Condominium Act - Part V | 29 |
2.7 | Condominium Act - Part VI | 30 |
2.8 | Chapter 617, F.S. - Florida Not for Profit Corporation Act | 31 |
2.9 | Chapter 607, F.S. - Florida General Corporation Act | 32 |
2.10 | Florida Administrative Code | 32 |
2.11 | Chapter 120, F.S. - Administrative Procedure Act | 33 |
2.12 | Chapter 119, F.S. - Public Records | 34 |
2.13 | Chapter 721, F.S. - Florida Vacation Plan and Timesharing Act | 35 |
2.14 | Residential Manager's Law | 36 |
2.15 | Resort Condominiums, Fire Sprinklers and Swimming Pools | 37 |
2.16 | Penny-ante Gambling and Bingo | 37 |
2.17 | Constitutional Provisions | 38 |
2.18 | County and Municipal Ordinances | 39 |
2.19 | Administrative Decisions | 40 |
2.20 | Judicial Decisions and Precedents | 40 |
2.21 | Priority of the Law | 41 |
2.22 | Application and Interpretation of the Law | 42 |
2.23 | The Legal Advisor | 43 |
3 | Membership Meetings: Practice and Procedures | 44 |
3.1 | General | 46 |
3.2 | Annual and Regular Meetings | 46 |
3.3 | Special Meetings | 47 |
3.4 | Proof of Notice | 48 |
3.5 | Posting of Notice | 49 |
3.6 | Content of Meeting Notice | 49 |
3.7 | Time of Notice | 50 |
3.8 | Notices for Board Elections | 51 |
3.9 | Agenda | 52 |
3.10 | Proxies | 53 |
3.11 | Voting Certificate | 55 |
3.12 | Check-In Procedures | 56 |
3.13 | Presiding Officer Selection | 57 |
3.14 | Pre-Meeting Preparations | 58 |
3.15 | Ballot Preparations | 59 |
3.16 | Ballots for Board Elections | 60 |
3.17 | Voting | 61 |
3.18 | Vote Tabulations | 63 |
3.19 | Conducting the Meeting | 65 |
3.20 | Reports | 66 |
3.21 | Unfinished Business | 67 |
3.22 | New Business and General Discussion | 67 |
3.23 | Adjournment | 68 |
3.24 | Minutes | 69 |
3.25 | Election Records | 70 |
4 | The Board of Administration and Meetings of the Board | 89 |
4.1 | General | 91 |
4.2 | Developer Board Members | 91 |
4.3 | Transition from Developer Control | 92 |
4.4 | Election and Selection | 93 |
4.5 | Runoff Election | 95 |
4.6 | Alternative Method for Election | 95 |
4.7 | Eligibility | 96 |
4.8 | Term | 97 |
4.9 | Number | 97 |
4.10 | Removal | 98 |
4.11 | Failure to Fill Vacancies | 100 |
4.12 | Fiduciary Relationship | 100 |
4.13 | Bonding and Insurance | 101 |
4.14 | Meetings of the Board | 102 |
4.15 | Quorum and Absent Board Members | 103 |
4.16 | Notice to Board Members | 103 |
4.17 | Notice to Association Members | 104 |
4.18 | Agenda for Board Meetings | 106 |
4.19 | Meeting Procedures | 106 |
4.20 | Membership Participation | 107 |
4.21 | Minutes and Records | 108 |
5 | Officers and Committees | 122 |
5.1 | General | 123 |
5.2 | Election of Officers | 123 |
5.3 | President | 124 |
5.4 | Secretary | 125 |
5.5 | Treasurer | 125 |
5.6 | Vice President | 126 |
5.7 | Registered Agent and Office | 126 |
5.8 | Other Officers | 127 |
5.9 | Eligibility and Removal | 128 |
5.10 | Fiduciary Relationship, Indemnification and Insurance | 128 |
5.11 | Compensation | 129 |
5.12 | Committees | 130 |
5.13 | Nominating Committee | 131 |
5.14 | Committee Appointments | 131 |
5.15 | Committee Authority | 132 |
5.16 | Committee Meetings and Minutes | 133 |
5.17 | Committee Reports | 134 |
5.18 | Special Councils | 134 |
5.19 | Social Clubs | 135 |
6 | Rules of Procedure - A Short-Hand Guide | 141 |
6.1 | General | 142 |
6.2 | Meeting Organization | 142 |
6.3 | Order of Business | 143 |
6.4 | Motions and Seconds | 144 |
6.5 | Subsidiary and Incidental Motions | 145 |
6.6 | Privileged and Unclassified Motions | 146 |
6.7 | Reconsideration | 147 |
6.8 | Priority of Motions | 147 |
6.9 | Matters Out of Order | 148 |
6.10 | Waiving the Rules | 149 |
6.11 | Debate | 150 |
6.12 | Speaking at Meetings of the Board | 151 |
6.13 | Voting | 152 |
6.14 | Decorum | 153 |
7 | The Budget and Financial Reports | 161 |
7.1 | General | 162 |
7.2 | Budget for General Operations | 162 |
7.3 | Budget for Capital Expenses and Deferred Maintenance | 163 |
7.4 | Budgets for Multicondominiums | 165 |
7.5 | Developing the Proposed Budget | 166 |
7.6 | Proposed Budget and Mandatory Reserves | 166 |
7.7 | Notice and Adoption of the Budget | 167 |
7.8 | Reconsideration by the Membership | 168 |
7.9 | Waiver of Mandatory Reserves | 169 |
7.10 | Use of Reserve Funds | 170 |
7.11 | Amending the Budget | 171 |
7.12 | Unbudgeted Expenses | 171 |
7.13 | Funds in Excess of Budget | 172 |
7.14 | Annual Financial Report | 173 |
7.15 | Financial Statements and Audit | 174 |
7.16 | Governmental Financial Filings | 175 |
8 | Assessments - Levy and Collection | 184 |
8.1 | General | 186 |
8.2 | Funding the Budget | 186 |
8.3 | Allocation of Common Expenses | 187 |
8.4 | Allocation of Expenses for Association Property | 188 |
8.5 | Allocation of Expenses for Cable and Master Antenna Television Service | 189 |
8.6 | Allocation of Expenses for Unit Owner | 189 |
8.7 | Special Assessments | 190 |
8.8 | Time for Payment and Delinquency | 191 |
8.9 | Assessment Records and Certificate | 192 |
8.10 | Assessment Declaration and Satisfaction | 193 |
8.11 | Liability for Assessments | 194 |
8.12 | Interest, Late Charges and Costs | 194 |
8.13 | Application of Partial Payment of Delinquent Assessment | 195 |
8.14 | Claim of Lien | 196 |
8.15 | Withholding Payment and Contesting the Lien | 197 |
8.16 | Foreclosing the Lien | 197 |
8.17 | Rights of First Mortgage Holder | 198 |
8.18 | Developer Obligation for Assessments | 199 |
8.19 | Rights of Association to Acquire Unit | 200 |
8.20 | Uncollectible Assessments | 200 |
9 | Promulgating Rules, Amending the Documents and Modifying the Condominium Property | 215 |
9.1 | General | 217 |
9.2 | Authority and Scope of Rules | 217 |
9.3 | Review and Analysis of Documents | 218 |
9.4 | Adopting and Amending the Rules | 219 |
9.5 | Proposing Amendments to the Documents | 220 |
9.6 | Format of Proposed Amendments | 220 |
9.7 | Notice of Proposed Amendments | 221 |
9.8 | Adopting the Amendments | 221 |
9.9 | Recording the Amendments and Notice to Members | 223 |
9.10 | Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation | 223 |
9.11 | Priority of Documents | 224 |
9.12 | "Grandfather Provisions" | 224 |
9.13 | Material Modifications and Alterations | 226 |
9.14 | Installation of Hurricane Shutters | 227 |
9.15 | Amendments to the Unit and the Common Elements | 228 |
9.16 | Merger and Consolidation | 229 |
9.17 | Correcting a Scrivener's Error | 230 |
9.18 | Corrective Amendments by the Circuit Court | 231 |
10 | The Association Authority and Responsibility | 238 |
10.1 | General | 239 |
10.2 | Management and Maintenance | 239 |
10.3 | Contracting for Products and Services | 240 |
10.4 | Representation of the Unit Owners | 241 |
10.5 | Liabilities of the Association | 242 |
10.6 | Owning and Leasing Real Property | 243 |
10.7 | Granting and Modifying Easements | 244 |
10.8 | Right of Access to Units | 245 |
10.9 | Smoking and "Clean Indoor Air Act" | 245 |
10.10 | Keeping the Property Insured | 246 |
10.11 | Borrowing Money | 247 |
10.12 | Exercising All Necessary and Convenient Powers | 247 |
10.13 | Responding to Unit Owner Inquiries | 248 |
10.14 | Fire Sprinkler Systems | 249 |
10.15 | Automated External Defibrillator | 249 |
10.16 | Termination of the Condominium | 250 |
11 | Rights and Responsibilities of the Unit Owner | 254 |
11.1 | Quiet Enjoyment of the Unit | 255 |
11.2 | Use of the Common Elements | 255 |
11.3 | Appurtenances to Unit Ownership | 256 |
11.4 | Access to Cable Television Service | 257 |
11.5 | Membership and Voting Rights in the Association | 258 |
11.6 | Participation in Association Affairs | 259 |
11.7 | Fundamental Rights and Due Process | 260 |
11.8 | Compliance with the Covenants and Restrictions | 261 |
11.9 | Financial Obligations | 261 |
11.10 | Maintenance and Upkeep of the Property | 263 |
11.11 | Alterations to the Condominium Property | 263 |
11.12 | Sale and Transfer of the Condominium Parcel | 265 |
12 | The Condominium Developer and Transition | 269 |
12.1 | General | 270 |
12.2 | Association Organization and Operation | 270 |
12.3 | Limitations and Obligations of the Developer | 271 |
12.4 | Rights and Privileges of the Developer | 272 |
12.5 | "Frequently Asked Questions and Answers" | 273 |
12.6 | Assessment Responsibilities of the Developer | 273 |
12.7 | Transition Members' Meeting | 275 |
12.8 | Delivery of Documents and Financial Report | 276 |
12.9 | Organization of Owner-Controlled Board | 278 |
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