Florida Condo reform bills signed by Governor

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs condo reform bills

On Monday signed two bills intended to ease financial burdens on Florida condominium owners and strengthen oversight of community associations, three years after the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside.

House Bill 913 revises post-2022 safety mandates by tightening inspection rules, requiring updated insurance appraisals, and capping budget increases unless limited to essential repairs. It also restricts discretionary spending and increases transparency in association operations.

Condo associations would be required to propose a substitute budget that excludes any discretionary spending if the proposed budget exceeds 115% of the assessments of the previous year. This new budget would have to be presented to property owners before it could be adopted.

The measure would also remove “assessments for the betterment of the community” as part of that 115% cap and limit those added expenses to repairs required by structural integrity reserve studies.

Meanwhile, House Bill 393 ties access to state grant programs to compliance with safety requirements and mandates a cost-sharing match for weather-hardening upgrades.

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