Florida Recorded Document Search - Visit the county recorder's office where the property is located to find an association's Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), Amendments to CC&Rs, Bylaws, Lien Notices, HOA Notices, Plats, Maps, and other community documents.
HOA bylaws are legal documents that revolve around operational issues, mainly pertaining to the board of directors. They're the specific rules that explain how an HOA runs on a daily basis. Within the bylaws, you'll find information about: Board member election processes.
Bylaws. The Bylaws of a inium or planned development contain the operating procedures of the homeowners association. These generally include how to call and conduct a meeting, how to vote, how to levy assessments, how to manage association business, and how to keep records.
Every Homeowners Association (HOA) or inium Owners Association (COA) must comply with the appropriate Chapter of Florida Statutes and their own Governing Documents which are recorded in Public Records of the County where the property is located.
Florida residential inium, Cooperative, and HOA Boards of Directors are not State, County, or municipal government entities, so the Sunshine Law does not directly apply to them.
The Florida Homeowners' Association Act, Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes, states that amendments to “governing documents” for homeowners' associations are not effective until they are recorded in the public records of the county in which the community is located.
The Florida Homeowners' Association Act, Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes, states that amendments to “governing documents” for homeowners' associations are not effective until they are recorded in the public records of the county in which the community is located.
Copies of the Articles of Incorporation and bylaws of the homeowners association can be obtained from the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Copies of the governing documents may also be obtained directly from the homeowners association.
One of the HOA bills adopted by the legislature is HB 1203. The bill was formally sent to the governor on . As of May 31, the governor approved the bill. The bill became law, and the vast majority of the changes took effect on July 1, 2024.