SB 1716 Summary: Community Associations

• Expands definition of "community association management" to include "community association management services" for regulatory purposes under Florida law.

• Requires associations with 7,500 or more units/parcels to maintain websites with digital copies of official records, budgets, financial reports, board meeting notices, and conflict of interest disclosures, with protected access for members only.

• Establishes conflict of interest disclosure requirements for directors and officers, including rebuttable presumption when they enter contracts or hold 35% or more interest in entities conducting business with the association without prior board approval.

• Restricts associations from enforcing traffic laws (chapter 316) or criminal laws (chapters 775-896), and prohibits fines or suspension of common area use for violations of these laws.

• Requires associations to offer payment plans (12-18 months) for past due assessments before transferring collection rights or liens to third parties, and prohibits enforcement of assessments delinquent more than 24 months unless lien or foreclosure action was filed.