Bill Text: FL S1466 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Residential Communities
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-28 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7037 (Ch. 2014-146) [S1466 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S1466-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Residential Communities
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-28 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7037 (Ch. 2014-146) [S1466 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S1466-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2014 SB 1466 By Senator Lee 24-01084B-14 20141466__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to residential communities; amending 3 s. 468.431, F.S.; revising the term “community 4 association management”; amending s. 718.116, F.S.; 5 authorizing a claim of lien on a condominium parcel to 6 be in a specific form; authorizing a release of lien 7 to be in a specific form; amending s. 719.108, F.S.; 8 deleting a provision providing for the expiration of 9 certain liens; revising notice requirements; 10 authorizing a claim of lien on a cooperative parcel to 11 be in a specific form; providing for the content of a 12 recording notice; authorizing a release of lien to be 13 in a specific form; amending s. 720.3085, F.S.; 14 authorizing a claim of lien on a parcel within a 15 homeowners’ association to be in a specific form; 16 authorizing a release of lien to be in a specific 17 form; providing an effective date. 18 19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20 21 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 468.431, Florida 22 Statutes, is amended to read: 23 468.431 Definitions.—As used in this part: 24 (2) “Community association management” means any of the 25 following practices requiring substantial specialized knowledge, 26 judgment, and managerial skill when done for remuneration and 27 when the association or associations served contain more than 10 28 units or have an annual budget or budgets in excess of $100,000: 29 controlling or disbursing funds of a community association, 30 preparing budgets or other financial documents for a community 31 association, assisting in the noticing or conduct of community 32 association meetings, determining the number of days required 33 for statutory notices, determining amounts due to the 34 association, collecting amounts due to the association before 35 filing of a civil action, calculating the votes required for a 36 quorum or to approve a proposition or amendment, completing 37 forms related to the management of a community association that 38 have been created by statute or by a state agency, drafting 39 demand letters, pre lien letters, and letters of intended 40 action, drafting meeting notices and agendas, calculating and 41 preparing certificates of assessments, responding to requests 42 for an estoppel letter, negotiating monetary or performance 43 terms of a contract subject to approval by an association, 44 drafting prearbitration demands, preparing statutory 45 construction lien documents for association projects, 46 coordinating or performing maintenance for real or personal 47 property and other routine services involved in the operation of 48 a community association, and complying with the association’s 49 governing documents and the requirements of law as necessary to 50 perform such practicesand coordinating maintenance for the51residential development and other day-to-day services involved52with the operation of a community association. A person who 53 performs clerical or ministerial functions under the direct 54 supervision and control of a licensed manager or who is charged 55 only with performing the maintenance of a community association 56 and who does not assist in any of the management services 57 described in this subsection is not required to be licensed 58 under this part. 59 Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 718.116, Florida 60 Statutes, is amended to read: 61 718.116 Assessments; liability; lien and priority; 62 interest; collection.— 63 (5)(a) The association has a lien on each condominium 64 parcel to secure the payment of assessments. Except as otherwise 65 provided in subsection (1) and as set forth below, the lien is 66 effective from and shall relate back to the recording of the 67 original declaration of condominium, or, in the case of lien on 68 a parcel located in a phase condominium, the last to occur of 69 the recording of the original declaration or amendment thereto 70 creating the parcel. However, as to first mortgages of record, 71 the lien is effective from and after recording of a claim of 72 lien in the public records of the county in which the 73 condominium parcel is located. Nothing in this subsection shall 74 be construed to bestow upon any lien, mortgage, or certified 75 judgment of record on April 1, 1992, including the lien for 76 unpaid assessments created herein, a priority which, by law, the 77 lien, mortgage, or judgment did not have before that date. 78 (b)To be valid,A claim of lien may be in substantially 79 the following form: 80 81 CLAIM OF LIEN 82 83 Before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared 84 ...(name)..., who was duly sworn and says that he/she is the 85 authorized agent of the lienor, ...(name of association)..., 86 whose address is ...(address)..., and that in accordance with 87 the Condominium Act and the declaration of ...(name of 88 association)..., a condominium, and the articles of 89 incorporation and bylaws of the association, the association 90 makes this claim of lien for ...(basis for claim of lien)..., 91 for the following described real property: 92 93 UNIT NO. .... OF ...(NAME OF CONDOMINIUM)..., A 94 CONDOMINIUM AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF 95 CONDOMINIUM AND THE EXHIBITS ANNEXED THERETO AND 96 FORMING A PART THEREOF, RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS 97 BOOK ...., PAGE ...., OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF .... 98 COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION INCLUDES, BUT 99 IS NOT LIMITED TO, ALL APPURTENANCES TO THE 100 CONDOMINIUM UNIT ABOVE DESCRIBED, INCLUDING THE 101 UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF SAID 102 CONDOMINIUM. 103 104 upon which the association asserts this lien. The property is 105 owned by ...(name of debtor)..., Debtor. There remains unpaid to 106 the association, the sum of $..... This lien secures these 107 amounts, as well as any unpaid assessments and monetary 108 obligations, interest thereon, and costs of collection that may 109 accrue in the future. 110 111 ...(signature of witness)... ...(signature of authorized 112 agent)... 113 114 ...(signature of witness)... 115 116 Sworn to ...(or affirmed)... and subscribed before me this .... 117 day of ...., ...(year)..., by ...(name of person making 118 statement)... 119 ...(Signature of Notary Public)... 120 ...(Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of Notary Public)... 121 Personally Known.... OR Produced.... as identification. 122 123must state the description of the condominium parcel, the name124of the record owner, the name and address of the association,125the amount due, and the due dates.It must be executed and 126 acknowledged by an officer or authorized agent of the 127 association. The lien is not effective 1 year after the claim of 128 lien was recorded unless, within that time, an action to enforce 129 the lien is commenced. The 1-year period is automatically 130 extended for any length of time during which the association is 131 prevented from filing a foreclosure action by an automatic stay 132 resulting from a bankruptcy petition filed by the parcel owner 133 or any other person claiming an interest in the parcel. The 134 claim of lien secures all unpaid assessments that are due and 135 that may accrue after the claim of lien is recorded and through 136 the entry of a final judgment, as well as interest and all 137 reasonable costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the association 138 incident to the collection process. Upon payment in full, the 139 person making the payment is entitled to a satisfaction of the 140 lien. 141 (c) By recording a notice in substantially the following 142 form, a unit owner or the unit owner’s agent or attorney may 143 require the association to enforce a recorded claim of lien 144 against his or her condominium parcel: 145 146 NOTICE OF CONTEST OF LIEN 147 148 TO: ...(Name and address of association)... You are 149 notified that the undersigned contests the claim of lien filed 150 by you on ...., ...(year)..., and recorded in Official Records 151 Book .... at Page ...., of the public records of .... County, 152 Florida, and that the time within which you may file suit to 153 enforce your lien is limited to 90 days from the date of service 154 of this notice. Executed this .... day of ...., ...(year).... 155 156 Signed: ...(Owner or Attorney)... 157 158 After notice of contest of lien has been recorded, the clerk of 159 the circuit court shall mail a copy of the recorded notice to 160 the association by certified mail, return receipt requested, at 161 the address shown in the claim of lien or most recent amendment 162 to it and shall certify to the service on the face of the 163 notice. Service is complete upon mailing. After service, the 164 association has 90 days in which to file an action to enforce 165 the lien; and, if the action is not filed within the 90-day 166 period, the lien is void. However, the 90-day period shall be 167 extended for any length of time during which the association is 168 prevented from filing its action because of an automatic stay 169 resulting from the filing of a bankruptcy petition by the unit 170 owner or by any other person claiming an interest in the parcel. 171 (d) A release of lien may be in substantially the following 172 form: 173 174 RELEASE OF LIEN 175 176 The undersigned lienor, in consideration of the final payment in 177 the amount of $...., hereby waives and releases its lien and 178 right to claim a lien for unpaid assessments through ...., 179 ...(year)..., for the following described real property: 180 181 UNIT NO. .... OF ...(NAME OF CONDOMINIUM)..., A 182 CONDOMINIUM AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF 183 CONDOMINIUM AND THE EXHIBITS ANNEXED THERETO AND 184 FORMING A PART THEREOF, RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS 185 BOOK ...., PAGE ...., OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF .... 186 COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION INCLUDES, BUT 187 IS NOT LIMITED TO, ALL APPURTENANCES TO THE 188 CONDOMINIUM UNIT ABOVE DESCRIBED, INCLUDING THE 189 UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF SAID 190 CONDOMINIUM. 191 192 ...(signature of witness)... ...(signature of authorized 193 agent)... 194 195 ...(signature of witness)... 196 197 Sworn to ...(or affirmed)... and subscribed before me this .... 198 day of ...., ...(year)..., by ...(name of person making 199 statement).... 200 ...(Signature of Notary Public)... 201 ...(Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of Notary Public)... 202 Personally Known.... OR Produced.... as identification. 203 Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 719.108, Florida 204 Statutes, is amended to read: 205 719.108 Rents and assessments; liability; lien and 206 priority; interest; collection; cooperative ownership.— 207 (4) The association has a lien on each cooperative parcel 208 for any unpaid rents and assessments, plus interest, and any 209 authorized administrative late fees. If authorized by the 210 cooperative documents, the lien also secures reasonable 211 attorney’s fees incurred by the association incident to the 212 collection of the rents and assessments or enforcement of such 213 lien. The lien is effective from and after recording a claim of 214 lien in the public records in the county in which the 215 cooperative parcel is located which states the description of 216 the cooperative parcel, the name of the unit owner, the amount 217 due, and the due dates.The lien expires if a claim of lien is218not filed within 1 year after the date the assessment was due,219and the lien does not continue for longer than 1 year after the220claim of lien has been recorded unless, within that time, an221action to enforce the lien is commenced.Except as otherwise 222 provided in this chapter, a lien may not be filed by the 223 association against a cooperative parcel until 30 days after the 224 date on which a notice of intent to file a lien has been 225 delivered to the owner. 226 (a) The notice must be sent to the unit owner at the 227 address of the unit by first-class United States mail and: 228 1. If the most recent address of the unit owner on the 229 records of the association is the address of the unit, the 230 notice must be sent byregistered orcertified mail, return 231 receipt requested, to the unit owner at the address of the unit. 232 2. If the most recent address of the unit owner on the 233 records of the association is in the United States, but is not 234 the address of the unit, the notice must be sent byregistered235orcertified mail, return receipt requested, to the unit owner 236 at his or her most recent address. 237 3. If the most recent address of the unit owner on the 238 records of the association is not in the United States, the 239 notice must be sent by first-class United States mail to the 240 unit owner at his or her most recent address. 241(b)242 A notice that is sent pursuant to this paragraphsubsectionis 243 deemed delivered upon mailing. 244 (b) A claim of lien may be in substantially the following 245 form: 246 247 CLAIM OF LIEN 248 249 Before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared 250 ...(name)... who was duly sworn and says that he/she is the 251 authorized agent of the lienor, ...(name of association)..., 252 whose address is ...(address)..., and that in accordance with 253 the Cooperative Act and the cooperative documents of ...(name of 254 association)..., a cooperative, and the articles of 255 incorporation and bylaws of the association, the association 256 makes this claim of lien for ...(basis for claim of lien)..., 257 for the following described real property: 258 259 UNIT NO. .... OF ...(NAME OF COOPERATIVE)... , A 260 COOPERATIVE AS SET FORTH IN THE COOPERATIVE DOCUMENTS 261 AND THE EXHIBITS ANNEXED THERETO AND FORMING A PART 262 THEREOF, RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK ...., PAGE 263 ...., OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF .... COUNTY, FLORIDA. 264 THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, 265 ALL APPURTENANCES TO THE COOPERATIVE UNIT ABOVE 266 DESCRIBED, INCLUDING THE UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE 267 COMMON ELEMENTS OF SAID COOPERATIVE. 268 269 Upon which the association asserts this lien. The property is 270 owned by ...(name of debtor)..., Debtor. There remains unpaid to 271 the association, the sum of $..... This lien secures these 272 amounts, as well as any unpaid rents, assessments, and monetary 273 obligations, interest thereon, and costs of collection that may 274 accrue in the future. 275 276 ...(signature of witness)... ...(signature of authorized 277 agent)... 278 279 ...(signature of witness)... 280 281 Sworn to ...(or affirmed)... and subscribed before me this .... 282 day of ...., ...(year)..., by ...(name of person making 283 statement).... 284 ...(Signature of Notary Public)... 285 ...(Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of Notary Public)... 286 Personally Known.... OR Produced.... as identification. 287 288 The claim must be executed and acknowledged by an officer or 289 authorized agent of the association. The lien is not effective 1 290 year after the claim of lien was recorded unless, within that 291 time, an action to enforce the lien is commenced. The 1-year 292 period is automatically extended for any length of time during 293 which the association is prevented from filing a foreclosure 294 action by an automatic stay resulting from a bankruptcy petition 295 filed by the parcel owner or any other person claiming an 296 interest in the parcel. The claim of lien secures all unpaid 297 rents and assessments that are due and that may accrue after the 298 claim of lien is recorded and through the entry of a final 299 judgment, as well as interest and all reasonable costs and 300 attorney’s fees incurred by the association incident to the 301 collection process. Upon payment in full, the person making the 302 payment is entitled to a satisfaction of the lien. 303 (c) By recording a notice in substantially the following 304 form, a unit owner or the unit owner’s agent or attorney may 305 require the association to enforce a recorded claim of lien 306 against his or her cooperative parcel: 307 308 NOTICE OF CONTEST OF LIEN 309 310 TO: ...(Name and address of association)... You are 311 notified that the undersigned contests the claim of lien filed 312 by you on ...., ...(year)..., and recorded in Official Records 313 Book .... at Page ...., of the public records of .... County, 314 Florida, and that the time within which you may file suit to 315 enforce your lien is limited to 90 days from the date of service 316 of this notice. Executed this .... day of ...., ...(year).... 317 Signed: ...(Owner or Attorney)... 318 319 After notice of contest of lien has been recorded, the clerk of 320 the circuit court shall mail a copy of the recorded notice to 321 the association by certified mail, return receipt requested, at 322 the address shown in the claim of lien or most recent amendment 323 to it and shall certify to the service on the face of the 324 notice. Service is complete upon mailing. After service, the 325 association has 90 days in which to file an action to enforce 326 the lien; and, if the action is not filed within the 90-day 327 period, the lien is void. However, the 90-day period shall be 328 extended for any length of time during which the association is 329 prevented from filing its action because of an automatic stay 330 resulting from the filing of a bankruptcy petition by the unit 331 owner or by any other person claiming an interest in the parcel. 332 (d) A release of lien may be in substantially the following 333 form: 334 335 RELEASE OF LIEN 336 337 The undersigned lienor, in consideration of the final payment in 338 the amount of $...., hereby waives and releases its lien and 339 right to claim a lien for unpaid assessments through ...., 340 ...(year)..., for the following described real property: 341 342 UNIT NO. .... OF ...(NAME OF COOPERATIVE)..., A 343 COOPERATIVE AS SET FORTH IN THE COOPERATIVE DOCUMENTS 344 AND THE EXHIBITS ANNEXED THERETO AND FORMING A PART 345 THEREOF, RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK ...., PAGE 346 ...., OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF .... COUNTY, FLORIDA. 347 THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, 348 ALL APPURTENANCES TO THE COOPERATIVE UNIT ABOVE 349 DESCRIBED, INCLUDING THE UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE 350 COMMON ELEMENTS OF SAID COOPERATIVE. 351 352 ...(signature of witness)... ...(signature of authorized 353 agent...) 354 355 ...(signature of witness)... 356 357 Sworn to ...(or affirmed)... and subscribed before me this .... 358 day of ...., ...(year)..., by ...(name of person making 359 statement).... 360 ...(Signature of Notary Public)... 361 ...(Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of Notary Public)... 362 Personally Known.... OR Produced.... as identification. 363 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 720.3085, Florida 364 Statutes, is amended to read: 365 720.3085 Payment for assessments; lien claims.— 366 (1) When authorized by the governing documents, the 367 association has a lien on each parcel to secure the payment of 368 assessments and other amounts provided for by this section. 369 Except as otherwise set forth in this section, the lien is 370 effective from and shall relate back to the date on which the 371 original declaration of the community was recorded. However, as 372 to first mortgages of record, the lien is effective from and 373 after recording of a claim of lien in the public records of the 374 county in which the parcel is located. This subsection does not 375 bestow upon any lien, mortgage, or certified judgment of record 376 on July 1, 2008, including the lien for unpaid assessments 377 created in this section, a priority that, by law, the lien, 378 mortgage, or judgment did not have before July 1, 2008. 379 (a)To be valid,A claim of lien may be in substantially 380 the following form: 381 382 CLAIM OF LIEN 383 384 Before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared 385 ...(name)... who was duly sworn and says that he/she is the 386 authorized agent of the lienor, ...(name of association)..., 387 whose address is ...(address)..., and that in accordance with 388 the Florida Statutes and the homeowners’ association documents 389 of ...(name of association)..., a homeowners’ association, and 390 the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the association, the 391 association makes this claim of lien for ...(basis for claim of 392 lien)..., for the following described real property: 393 394 (PARCEL NO. .... OR LOT AND BLOCK)_ OF ...(NAME OF 395 HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION)..., A HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION 396 AS SET FORTH IN THE HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTS 397 AND THE EXHIBITS ANNEXED THERETO AND FORMING A PART 398 THEREOF, RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK ...., PAGE 399 ...., OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF .... COUNTY, FLORIDA. 400 401 ...(or insert appropriate metes and bounds description 402 here)... 403 404 upon which the association asserts this lien. The property is 405 owned by ...(name of debtor)..., Debtor. There remains unpaid to 406 the association, the sum of $..... This lien secures these 407 amounts, as well as any unpaid assessments and monetary 408 obligations, interest thereon, and costs of collection that may 409 accrue in the future. 410 411 ...(Signature of witness)... ...(Signature of authorized 412 agent)... 413 414 ...(Signature of witness)... 415 416 Sworn to ...(or affirmed)... and subscribed before me this .... 417 day of ...., ...(year)..., by ...(name of person making 418 statement).... 419 ...(Signature of Notary Public)... 420 ......(Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of Notary 421 Public)... 422 Personally Known.... OR Produced.... as identification. 423 424must state the description of the parcel, the name of the record425owner, the name and address of the association, the assessment426amount due, and the due date.The claim of lien secures all 427 unpaid assessments that are due and that may accrue subsequent 428 to the recording of the claim of lien and before entry of a 429 certificate of title, as well as interest, late charges, and 430 reasonable costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the association 431 incident to the collection process. The person making payment is 432 entitled to a satisfaction of the lien upon payment in full. 433 (b) By recording a notice in substantially the following 434 form, a parcel owner or the parcel owner’s agent or attorney may 435 require the association to enforce a recorded claim of lien 436 against his or her parcel: 437 NOTICE OF CONTEST OF LIEN 438 TO: ...(Name and address of association)... 439 You are notified that the undersigned contests the claim of lien 440 filed by you on ...., ...(year)..., and recorded in Official 441 Records Book .... at page ...., of the public records of .... 442 County, Florida, and that the time within which you may file 443 suit to enforce your lien is limited to 90 days following the 444 date of service of this notice. Executed this .... day of ...., 445 ...(year).... 446 Signed: ...(Owner or Attorney)... 447 After the notice of a contest of lien has been recorded, the 448 clerk of the circuit court shall mail a copy of the recorded 449 notice to the association by certified mail, return receipt 450 requested, at the address shown in the claim of lien or the most 451 recent amendment to it and shall certify to the service on the 452 face of the notice. Service is complete upon mailing. After 453 service, the association has 90 days in which to file an action 454 to enforce the lien and, if the action is not filed within the 455 90-day period, the lien is void. However, the 90-day period 456 shall be extended for any length of time that the association is 457 prevented from filing its action because of an automatic stay 458 resulting from the filing of a bankruptcy petition by the parcel 459 owner or by any other person claiming an interest in the parcel. 460 (c) The association may bring an action in its name to 461 foreclose a lien for assessments in the same manner in which a 462 mortgage of real property is foreclosed and may also bring an 463 action to recover a money judgment for the unpaid assessments 464 without waiving any claim of lien. The association is entitled 465 to recover its reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in an action 466 to foreclose a lien or an action to recover a money judgment for 467 unpaid assessments. 468 (d) A release of lien may be in substantially the following 469 form: 470 471 RELEASE OF LIEN 472 473 The undersigned lienor, in consideration of the final payment in 474 the amount of $...., hereby waives and releases its lien and 475 right to claim a lien for unpaid assessments through ...., 476 ...(year)..., for the following described real property: 477 478 (PARCEL NO. .... OR LOT AND BLOCK) OF ...(NAME OF 479 HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION)..., A HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION 480 AS SET FORTH IN THE HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTS 481 AND THE EXHIBITS ANNEXED THERETO AND FORMING A PART 482 THEREOF, RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK ...., PAGE 483 ...., OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF .... COUNTY, FLORIDA. 484 485 ...(or insert appropriate metes and bounds description 486 here)... 487 488 ...(Signature of witness)... ...(Signature of authorized 489 agent)... 490 491 ...(Signature of witness)... 492 493 Sworn to ...(or affirmed)... and subscribed before me this .... 494 day of ...., ...(year)..., by ...(name of person making 495 statement).... 496 ...(Signature of Notary Public)... 497 ...(Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of Notary Public)... 498 Personally Known.... OR Produced.... as identification. 499 500 (e)(d)If the parcel owner remains in possession of the 501 parcel after a foreclosure judgment has been entered, the court 502 may require the parcel owner to pay a reasonable rent for the 503 parcel. If the parcel is rented or leased during the pendency of 504 the foreclosure action, the association is entitled to the 505 appointment of a receiver to collect the rent. The expenses of 506 the receiver must be paid by the party who does not prevail in 507 the foreclosure action. 508 (f)(e)The association may purchase the parcel at the 509 foreclosure sale and hold, lease, mortgage, or convey the 510 parcel. 511 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.