FL S1308

Requires community association managers or associations to submit annual reports to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation by November 22 each year, including association legal name, federal ID number, addresses, number of parcels, and budget information, with an online registration system established by October 1, 2015.

Modifies control transition timelines for homeowners' associations, establishing different thresholds based on community size: associations with fewer than 100 lots require 75 percent parcel conveyance, those with more than 100 lots require 90 percent conveyance, and adds time-based triggers of 10 years for communities under 200 lots and 20 years for communities over 200 lots.

Makes election disputes and recall disputes eligible for presuit mediation and authorizes the department to arbitrate disputes involving covenants, rule enforcement, maintenance duties, assessments, and official records, with mediators and arbitrators requiring county court or circuit court civil certification.

Creates new training and educational programs for homeowners' association members, directors, and officers to be provided by the department through web-based, live, and seminar formats, funded by a $2 per lot annual fee paid by associations.

Requires sellers of parcels subject to homeowners' association membership to provide prospective buyers with governing documents, articles, bylaws, rules, and current operating budget at least 7 days before closing, allowing buyers to terminate the purchase contract within 3 days of receiving the documents.