Bill Text: FL S1716 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Display of Flags in Residential Associations

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-03-14 - Died in Regulated Industries [S1716 Detail]

Download: Florida-2022-S1716-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2022                                    SB 1716
       
       
        
       By Senator Baxley
       
       
       
       
       
       12-01166B-22                                          20221716__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to display of flags in residential
    3         associations; amending s. 718.113, F.S.; authorizing
    4         unit owners of a condominium to display no more than a
    5         certain number of specified flags regardless of
    6         certain prohibitions in the governing documents of the
    7         condominium association; removing a limitation
    8         relating to flying flags only on specified days;
    9         defining the term “first responder flag”; authorizing
   10         a civil cause of action; entitling prevailing parties
   11         to attorney fees and costs in such actions; amending
   12         s. 720.304, F.S.; authorizing homeowners to display
   13         specified flags regardless of certain prohibitions in
   14         the governing documents of the homeowners’
   15         association; defining the term “first responder flag”;
   16         entitling prevailing parties to attorney fees and
   17         costs in specified actions; amending s. 720.3075,
   18         F.S.; prohibiting certain homeowners’ association
   19         documents from precluding property owners from
   20         displaying certain flags; requiring that such flags be
   21         displayed in a specified manner; providing an
   22         effective date.
   23          
   24  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   25  
   26         Section 1. Section 718.113, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   27  read:
   28         718.113 Maintenance; limitation upon improvement; display
   29  of flags flag; hurricane shutters and protection; display of
   30  religious decorations.—
   31         (1) Maintenance of the common elements is the
   32  responsibility of the association. The declaration may provide
   33  that certain limited common elements shall be maintained by
   34  those entitled to use the limited common elements or that the
   35  association shall provide the maintenance, either as a common
   36  expense or with the cost shared only by those entitled to use
   37  the limited common elements. If the maintenance is to be by the
   38  association at the expense of only those entitled to use the
   39  limited common elements, the declaration shall describe in
   40  detail the method of apportioning such costs among those
   41  entitled to use the limited common elements, and the association
   42  may use the provisions of s. 718.116 to enforce payment of the
   43  shares of such costs by the unit owners entitled to use the
   44  limited common elements.
   45         (2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, there
   46  shall be no material alteration or substantial additions to the
   47  common elements or to real property which is association
   48  property, except in a manner provided in the declaration as
   49  originally recorded or as amended under the procedures provided
   50  therein. If the declaration as originally recorded or as amended
   51  under the procedures provided therein does not specify the
   52  procedure for approval of material alterations or substantial
   53  additions, 75 percent of the total voting interests of the
   54  association must approve the alterations or additions before the
   55  material alterations or substantial additions are commenced.
   56  This paragraph is intended to clarify existing law and applies
   57  to associations existing on July 1, 2018.
   58         (b) There shall not be any material alteration of, or
   59  substantial addition to, the common elements of any condominium
   60  operated by a multicondominium association unless approved in
   61  the manner provided in the declaration of the affected
   62  condominium or condominiums as originally recorded or as amended
   63  under the procedures provided therein. If a declaration as
   64  originally recorded or as amended under the procedures provided
   65  therein does not specify a procedure for approving such an
   66  alteration or addition, the approval of 75 percent of the total
   67  voting interests of each affected condominium is required before
   68  the material alterations or substantial additions are commenced.
   69  This subsection does not prohibit a provision in any
   70  declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws as originally
   71  recorded or as amended under the procedures provided therein
   72  requiring the approval of unit owners in any condominium
   73  operated by the same association or requiring board approval
   74  before a material alteration or substantial addition to the
   75  common elements is permitted. This paragraph is intended to
   76  clarify existing law and applies to associations existing on
   77  July 1, 2018.
   78         (c) There shall not be any material alteration or
   79  substantial addition made to association real property operated
   80  by a multicondominium association, except as provided in the
   81  declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws as originally
   82  recorded or as amended under the procedures provided therein. If
   83  the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws as
   84  originally recorded or as amended under the procedures provided
   85  therein do not specify the procedure for approving an alteration
   86  or addition to association real property, the approval of 75
   87  percent of the total voting interests of the association is
   88  required before the material alterations or substantial
   89  additions are commenced. This paragraph is intended to clarify
   90  existing law and applies to associations existing on July 1,
   91  2018.
   92         (3) A unit owner shall not do anything within his or her
   93  unit or on the common elements which would adversely affect the
   94  safety or soundness of the common elements or any portion of the
   95  association property or condominium property which is to be
   96  maintained by the association.
   97         (4)(a)If any covenant, restriction, bylaw, rule, or
   98  requirement of an association prohibits a unit owner from
   99  displaying flags listed in subparagraphs 1.-5., the Any unit
  100  owner may still display one portable, removable United States
  101  flag in a respectful manner, up to two of the following way and,
  102  on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day,
  103  and Veterans Day, may display in a respectful way portable,
  104  removable official flags, not larger than 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet:,
  105  that represent
  106         1.The United States flag.
  107         2.The official flag of the State of Florida.
  108         3.A flag that represents the United States Army, Navy, Air
  109  Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or Space Force.
  110         4.A POW-MIA flag.
  111         5.A first responder flag. A first responder flag may
  112  incorporate the design of any other flag permitted under this
  113  paragraph to form a combined flag. For purposes of this
  114  subsection, the term “first responder flag” means a flag that
  115  recognizes and honors the services of any of the following:
  116         a.Law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 943.10(1),
  117  and is limited to the colors blue, black, and white and the
  118  words “law enforcement”; “police”; “officers”; “first
  119  responders”; “service”; “honor our”; “support our”; “in
  120  memoriam”; “department”; and any other language, initials, or
  121  acronyms that identify a particular law enforcement department
  122  or law enforcement agency.
  123         b. Firefighters, as defined in s. 112.191(1), and is
  124  limited to the colors red, gold, black, and white and the words
  125  “firefighter”; “F” or “D”; “FD”; “first responders”; “service”;
  126  “honor our”; “support our”; “in memoriam”; “department”; and any
  127  other language, initials, or acronyms that identify a particular
  128  fire department or public safety department.
  129         c. Paramedics or emergency medical technicians, as those
  130  terms are defined in s. 112.1911(1), and is limited to the
  131  colors blue, black, and white and the words “paramedic”;
  132  “emergency medical”; “technician”; “EMT”; “first responders”;
  133  “service”; “honor our”; “support our”; “in memoriam”; and any
  134  other language, initials, or acronyms that identify a particular
  135  emergency medical services department or emergency medical
  136  services agency.
  137         (b) A unit owner prevented from exercising his or her
  138  rights guaranteed under this subsection may bring a civil cause
  139  of action in the appropriate court of the county in which the
  140  alleged infringement occurred. If the court finds that an
  141  infringement has occurred, the court must enjoin the enforcement
  142  of any covenant, restriction, bylaw, rule, or requirement of the
  143  association which operates to deprive the unit owner of his or
  144  her rights under this subsection. The prevailing party is
  145  entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs regardless of any
  146  declaration rules or requirements dealing with flags or
  147  decorations.
  148         (5) Each board of administration of a residential
  149  condominium shall adopt hurricane shutter specifications for
  150  each building within each condominium operated by the
  151  association which shall include color, style, and other factors
  152  deemed relevant by the board. All specifications adopted by the
  153  board must comply with the applicable building code.
  154         (a) The board may, subject to s. 718.3026 and the approval
  155  of a majority of voting interests of the residential
  156  condominium, install hurricane shutters, impact glass, code
  157  compliant windows or doors, or other types of code-compliant
  158  hurricane protection that comply with or exceed the applicable
  159  building code. However, a vote of the owners is not required if
  160  the maintenance, repair, and replacement of hurricane shutters,
  161  impact glass, code-compliant windows or doors, or other types of
  162  code-compliant hurricane protection are the responsibility of
  163  the association pursuant to the declaration of condominium. If
  164  hurricane protection or laminated glass or window film
  165  architecturally designed to function as hurricane protection
  166  that complies with or exceeds the current applicable building
  167  code has been previously installed, the board may not install
  168  hurricane shutters, impact glass, code-compliant windows or
  169  doors, or other types of code-compliant hurricane protection
  170  except upon approval by a majority vote of the voting interests.
  171         (b) The association is responsible for the maintenance,
  172  repair, and replacement of the hurricane shutters, impact glass,
  173  code-compliant windows or doors, or other types of code
  174  compliant hurricane protection authorized by this subsection if
  175  such property is the responsibility of the association pursuant
  176  to the declaration of condominium. If the hurricane shutters,
  177  impact glass, code-compliant windows or doors, or other types of
  178  code-compliant hurricane protection are the responsibility of
  179  the unit owners pursuant to the declaration of condominium, the
  180  maintenance, repair, and replacement of such items are the
  181  responsibility of the unit owner.
  182         (c) The board may operate shutters, impact glass, code
  183  compliant windows or doors, or other types of code-compliant
  184  hurricane protection installed pursuant to this subsection
  185  without permission of the unit owners only if such operation is
  186  necessary to preserve and protect the condominium property and
  187  association property. The installation, replacement, operation,
  188  repair, and maintenance of such shutters, impact glass, code
  189  compliant windows or doors, or other types of code-compliant
  190  hurricane protection in accordance with the procedures set forth
  191  in this paragraph are not a material alteration to the common
  192  elements or association property within the meaning of this
  193  section.
  194         (d) Notwithstanding any other provision in the residential
  195  condominium documents, if approval is required by the documents,
  196  a board may not refuse to approve the installation or
  197  replacement of hurricane shutters, impact glass, code-compliant
  198  windows or doors, or other types of code-compliant hurricane
  199  protection by a unit owner conforming to the specifications
  200  adopted by the board.
  201         (6) An association may not refuse the request of a unit
  202  owner for a reasonable accommodation for the attachment on the
  203  mantel or frame of the door of the unit owner of a religious
  204  object not to exceed 3 inches wide, 6 inches high, and 1.5
  205  inches deep.
  206         (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or the
  207  governing documents of a condominium or a multicondominium
  208  association, the board of administration may, without any
  209  requirement for approval of the unit owners, install upon or
  210  within the common elements or association property solar
  211  collectors, clotheslines, or other energy-efficient devices
  212  based on renewable resources for the benefit of the unit owners.
  213         (8) The Legislature finds that the use of electric and
  214  natural gas fuel vehicles conserves and protects the state’s
  215  environmental resources, provides significant economic savings
  216  to drivers, and serves an important public interest. The
  217  participation of condominium associations is essential to the
  218  state’s efforts to conserve and protect the state’s
  219  environmental resources and provide economic savings to drivers.
  220  For purposes of this subsection, the term “natural gas fuel” has
  221  the same meaning as in s. 206.9951, and the term “natural gas
  222  fuel vehicle” means any motor vehicle, as defined in s. 320.01,
  223  that is powered by natural gas fuel. Therefore, the installation
  224  of an electric vehicle charging station or a natural gas fuel
  225  station shall be governed as follows:
  226         (a) A declaration of condominium or restrictive covenant
  227  may not prohibit or be enforced so as to prohibit any unit owner
  228  from installing an electric vehicle charging station or a
  229  natural gas fuel station within the boundaries of the unit
  230  owner’s limited common element or exclusively designated parking
  231  area. The board of administration of a condominium association
  232  may not prohibit a unit owner from installing an electric
  233  vehicle charging station for an electric vehicle, as defined in
  234  s. 320.01, or a natural gas fuel station for a natural gas fuel
  235  vehicle within the boundaries of his or her limited common
  236  element or exclusively designated parking area. The installation
  237  of such charging or fuel stations is subject to the provisions
  238  of this subsection.
  239         (b) The installation may not cause irreparable damage to
  240  the condominium property.
  241         (c) The electricity for the electric vehicle charging
  242  station or natural gas fuel station must be separately metered
  243  or metered by an embedded meter and payable by the unit owner
  244  installing such charging or fuel station or by his or her
  245  successor.
  246         (d) The cost for supply and storage of the natural gas fuel
  247  must be paid by the unit owner installing the natural gas fuel
  248  station or by his or her successor.
  249         (e) The unit owner who is installing an electric vehicle
  250  charging station or a natural gas fuel station is responsible
  251  for the costs of installation, operation, maintenance, and
  252  repair, including, but not limited to, hazard and liability
  253  insurance. The association may enforce payment of such costs
  254  under s. 718.116.
  255         (f) If the unit owner or his or her successor decides there
  256  is no longer a need for the electric vehicle charging station or
  257  natural gas fuel station, such person is responsible for the
  258  cost of removal of such charging or fuel station. The
  259  association may enforce payment of such costs under s. 718.116.
  260         (g) The unit owner installing, maintaining, or removing the
  261  electric vehicle charging station or natural gas fuel station is
  262  responsible for complying with all federal, state, or local laws
  263  and regulations applicable to such installation, maintenance, or
  264  removal.
  265         (h) The association may require the unit owner to:
  266         1. Comply with bona fide safety requirements, consistent
  267  with applicable building codes or recognized safety standards,
  268  for the protection of persons and property.
  269         2. Comply with reasonable architectural standards adopted
  270  by the association that govern the dimensions, placement, or
  271  external appearance of the electric vehicle charging station or
  272  natural gas fuel station, provided that such standards may not
  273  prohibit the installation of such charging or fuel station or
  274  substantially increase the cost thereof.
  275         3. Engage the services of a licensed and registered firm
  276  familiar with the installation or removal and core requirements
  277  of an electric vehicle charging station or a natural gas fuel
  278  station.
  279         4. Provide a certificate of insurance naming the
  280  association as an additional insured on the owner’s insurance
  281  policy for any claim related to the installation, maintenance,
  282  or use of the electric vehicle charging station or natural gas
  283  fuel station within 14 days after receiving the association’s
  284  approval to install such charging or fuel station or notice to
  285  provide such a certificate.
  286         5. Reimburse the association for the actual cost of any
  287  increased insurance premium amount attributable to the electric
  288  vehicle charging station or natural gas fuel station within 14
  289  days after receiving the association’s insurance premium
  290  invoice.
  291         (i) The association provides an implied easement across the
  292  common elements of the condominium property to the unit owner
  293  for purposes of electric vehicle charging station or natural gas
  294  fuel station installation, and the furnishing of electrical
  295  power or natural gas fuel supply, including any necessary
  296  equipment, to such charging or fuel station, subject to the
  297  requirements of this subsection.
  298         (9) The board of administration of an association may make
  299  available, install, or operate an electric vehicle charging
  300  station or a natural gas fuel station upon the common elements
  301  or association property and establish the charges or the manner
  302  of payments for the unit owners, residents, or guests who use
  303  the electric vehicle charging station or natural gas fuel
  304  station. For the purposes of this section, the installation,
  305  repair, or maintenance of an electric vehicle charging station
  306  or natural gas fuel station under this subsection does not
  307  constitute a material alteration or substantial addition to the
  308  common elements or association property.
  309         Section 2. Section 720.304, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  310  read:
  311         720.304 Right of owners to peaceably assemble; display of
  312  flags flag; SLAPP suits prohibited.—
  313         (1) All common areas and recreational facilities serving
  314  any homeowners’ association shall be available to parcel owners
  315  in the homeowners’ association served thereby and their invited
  316  guests for the use intended for such common areas and
  317  recreational facilities. The entity or entities responsible for
  318  the operation of the common areas and recreational facilities
  319  may adopt reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to the use
  320  of such common areas and recreational facilities. No entity or
  321  entities shall unreasonably restrict any parcel owner’s right to
  322  peaceably assemble or right to invite public officers or
  323  candidates for public office to appear and speak in common areas
  324  and recreational facilities.
  325         (2)(a) If any covenant, restriction, bylaw, rule, or
  326  requirement of an association prohibits a homeowner from
  327  displaying flags listed in subparagraphs 1.-5., the Any
  328  homeowner may still display one portable, removable United
  329  States flag or official flag of the State of Florida in a
  330  respectful manner, up to two of the following and one portable,
  331  removable flags official flag, in a respectful manner, not
  332  larger than 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet:, which represents
  333         1. The United States flag.
  334         2. The official flag of the State of Florida.
  335         3. A flag that represents the United States Army, Navy, Air
  336  Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or Space Force.
  337         4. A POW-MIA flag.
  338         5. A first responder flag. A first responder flag may
  339  incorporate the design of any other flag permitted under this
  340  paragraph to form a combined flag. For purposes of this
  341  subsection, the term “first responder flag” means a flag that
  342  recognizes and honors the services of any of the following:
  343         a. Law enforcement officers, as defined in s. 943.10(1),
  344  and is limited to the colors blue, black, and white and the
  345  words “law enforcement”; “police”; “officers”; “first
  346  responders”; “service”; “honor our”; “support our”; “in
  347  memoriam”; “department”; and any other language, initials, or
  348  acronyms that identify a particular law enforcement department
  349  or law enforcement agency.
  350         b. Firefighters, as defined in s. 112.191(1), and is
  351  limited to the colors red, gold, black, and white and the words
  352  “firefighter”; “F” or “D”; “FD”; “first responders”; “service”;
  353  “honor our”; “support our”; “in memoriam”; “department”; and any
  354  other language, initials, or acronyms that identify a particular
  355  fire department or public safety department.
  356         c. Paramedics or emergency medical technicians, as those
  357  terms are defined in s. 112.1911(1), and is limited to the
  358  colors blue, black, and white and the words “paramedic”;
  359  “emergency medical”; “technician”; “EMT”; “first responders”;
  360  “service”; “honor our”; “support our”; “in memoriam”; and any
  361  other language, initials, or acronyms that identify a particular
  362  emergency medical services department or emergency medical
  363  services agency, regardless of any covenants, restrictions,
  364  bylaws, rules, or requirements of the association.
  365         (b) Regardless of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws,
  366  rules, or requirements of an association, a Any homeowner may
  367  erect a freestanding flagpole no more than 20 feet high on any
  368  portion of the homeowner’s real property, as long as regardless
  369  of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements
  370  of the association, if the flagpole does not obstruct sightlines
  371  at intersections and is not erected within or upon an easement.
  372  The homeowner may further display in a respectful manner from
  373  that flagpole, regardless of any covenants, restrictions,
  374  bylaws, rules, or requirements of the association, one official
  375  United States flag, not larger than 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet, and
  376  may additionally display one other official flag as described
  377  under paragraph (a) of the State of Florida or the United States
  378  Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard, or a POW-MIA
  379  flag. Such additional flag must be equal in size to or smaller
  380  than the United States flag. The flagpole and display are
  381  subject to all building codes, zoning setbacks, and other
  382  applicable governmental regulations, including, but not limited
  383  to, noise and lighting ordinances in the county or municipality
  384  in which the flagpole is erected and all setback and locational
  385  criteria contained in the governing documents.
  386         (c) This subsection applies to all community development
  387  districts and homeowners’ associations, regardless of whether
  388  such homeowners’ associations are authorized to impose
  389  assessments that may become a lien on the parcel.
  390         (3) A homeowner Any owner prevented from exercising his or
  391  her rights guaranteed under by subsection (1) or subsection (2)
  392  may bring a civil cause of an action in the appropriate court of
  393  the county in which the alleged infringement occurred. If the
  394  court finds that an infringement has occurred, and, upon
  395  favorable adjudication, the court shall enjoin the enforcement
  396  of any covenant, restriction, bylaw, rule, or requirement of the
  397  provision contained in any homeowners’ association document or
  398  rule that operates to deprive the homeowner owner of his or her
  399  such rights. The prevailing party is entitled to reasonable
  400  attorney fees and costs.
  401         (4) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect the
  402  right of parcel owners to exercise their rights to instruct
  403  their representatives and petition for redress of grievances
  404  before the various governmental entities of this state as
  405  protected by the First Amendment to the United States
  406  Constitution and s. 5, Art. I of the State Constitution. The
  407  Legislature recognizes that “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public
  408  Participation” or “SLAPP” suits, as they are typically called,
  409  have occurred when members are sued by individuals, business
  410  entities, or governmental entities arising out of a parcel
  411  owner’s appearance and presentation before a governmental entity
  412  on matters related to the homeowners’ association. However, it
  413  is the public policy of this state that government entities,
  414  business organizations, and individuals not engage in SLAPP
  415  suits because such actions are inconsistent with the right of
  416  parcel owners to participate in the state’s institutions of
  417  government. Therefore, the Legislature finds and declares that
  418  prohibiting such lawsuits by governmental entities, business
  419  entities, and individuals against parcel owners who address
  420  matters concerning their homeowners’ association will preserve
  421  this fundamental state policy, preserve the constitutional
  422  rights of parcel owners, and assure the continuation of
  423  representative government in this state. It is the intent of the
  424  Legislature that such lawsuits be expeditiously disposed of by
  425  the courts.
  426         (a) As used in this subsection, the term “governmental
  427  entity” means the state, including the executive, legislative,
  428  and judicial branches of government, the independent
  429  establishments of the state, counties, municipalities,
  430  districts, authorities, boards, or commissions, or any agencies
  431  of these branches which are subject to chapter 286.
  432         (b) A governmental entity, business organization, or
  433  individual in this state may not file or cause to be filed
  434  through its employees or agents any lawsuit, cause of action,
  435  claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim against a parcel owner
  436  without merit and solely because such parcel owner has exercised
  437  the right to instruct his or her representatives or the right to
  438  petition for redress of grievances before the various
  439  governmental entities of this state, as protected by the First
  440  Amendment to the United States Constitution and s. 5, Art. I of
  441  the State Constitution.
  442         (c) A parcel owner sued by a governmental entity, business
  443  organization, or individual in violation of this section has a
  444  right to an expeditious resolution of a claim that the suit is
  445  in violation of this section. A parcel owner may petition the
  446  court for an order dismissing the action or granting final
  447  judgment in favor of that parcel owner. The petitioner may file
  448  a motion for summary judgment, together with supplemental
  449  affidavits, seeking a determination that the governmental
  450  entity’s, business organization’s, or individual’s lawsuit has
  451  been brought in violation of this section. The governmental
  452  entity, business organization, or individual shall thereafter
  453  file its response and any supplemental affidavits. As soon as
  454  practicable, the court shall set a hearing on the petitioner’s
  455  motion, which shall be held at the earliest possible time after
  456  the filing of the governmental entity’s, business organization’s
  457  or individual’s response. The court may award the parcel owner
  458  sued by the governmental entity, business organization, or
  459  individual actual damages arising from the governmental
  460  entity’s, individual’s, or business organization’s violation of
  461  this section. A court may treble the damages awarded to a
  462  prevailing parcel owner and shall state the basis for the treble
  463  damages award in its judgment. The court shall award the
  464  prevailing party reasonable attorney attorney’s fees and costs
  465  incurred in connection with a claim that an action was filed in
  466  violation of this section.
  467         (d) Homeowners’ associations may not expend association
  468  funds in prosecuting a SLAPP suit against a parcel owner.
  469         (5)(a) Any parcel owner may construct an access ramp if a
  470  resident or occupant of the parcel has a medical necessity or
  471  disability that requires a ramp for egress and ingress under the
  472  following conditions:
  473         1. The ramp must be as unobtrusive as possible, be designed
  474  to blend in aesthetically as practicable, and be reasonably
  475  sized to fit the intended use.
  476         2. Plans for the ramp must be submitted in advance to the
  477  homeowners’ association. The association may make reasonable
  478  requests to modify the design to achieve architectural
  479  consistency with surrounding structures and surfaces.
  480         (b) The parcel owner must submit to the association an
  481  affidavit from a physician attesting to the medical necessity or
  482  disability of the resident or occupant of the parcel requiring
  483  the access ramp. Certification used for s. 320.0848 shall be
  484  sufficient to meet the affidavit requirement.
  485         (6) Any parcel owner may display a sign of reasonable size
  486  provided by a contractor for security services within 10 feet of
  487  any entrance to the home.
  488         Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 720.3075, Florida
  489  Statutes, is amended to read:
  490         720.3075 Prohibited clauses in association documents.—
  491         (3) Homeowners’ association documents, including
  492  declarations of covenants, articles of incorporation, or bylaws,
  493  may not preclude the display of up to two one portable,
  494  removable flags as described in s. 720.304(2) United States flag
  495  by property owners. However, all flags the flag must be
  496  displayed in a respectful manner, consistent with the
  497  requirements for the United States flag under Title 36 U.S.C.
  498  chapter 10.
  499         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

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