The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 718
CONDOMINIUMS

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F.S. 718.110

718.110 Amendment of declaration; correction of error or omission in declaration by circuit court.—

(1)(a) If the declaration fails to provide a method of amendment, the declaration may be amended as to all matters except those described in subsection (4) or subsection (8) if the amendment is approved by the owners of not less than two-thirds of the units. Except as to those matters described in subsection (4) or subsection (8), no declaration recorded after April 1, 1992, shall require that amendments be approved by more than four-fifths of the voting interests.

(b) No provision of the declaration shall be revised or amended by reference to its title or number only. Proposals to amend existing provisions of the declaration shall contain the full text of the provision to be amended; new words shall be inserted in the text and underlined; and words to be deleted shall be lined through with hyphens. However, if the proposed change is so extensive that this procedure would hinder, rather than assist, the understanding of the proposed amendment, it is not necessary to use underlining and hyphens as indicators of words added or deleted, but, instead, a notation must be inserted immediately preceding the proposed amendment in substantially the following language: “Substantial rewording of declaration. See provision for present text.”

(c) Nonmaterial errors or omissions in the amendment process will not invalidate an otherwise properly promulgated amendment.

(2) An amendment, other than amendments made by the developer pursuant to ss. 718.104, 718.403, and 718.504(6), (7), and (9) without a vote of the unit owners and any rights the developer may have in the declaration to amend without consent of the unit owners which shall be limited to matters other than those under subsections (4) and (8), shall be evidenced by a certificate of the association which shall include the recording data identifying the declaration and shall be executed in the form required for the execution of a deed. An amendment by the developer must be evidenced in writing, but a certificate of the association is not required. The developer of a timeshare condominium may reserve specific rights in the declaration to amend the declaration without the consent of the unit owners.

(3) An amendment of a declaration is effective when properly recorded in the public records of the county where the declaration is recorded.

(4) Unless otherwise provided in the declaration as originally recorded, no amendment may change the configuration or size of any unit in any material fashion, materially alter or modify the appurtenances to the unit, or change the proportion or percentage by which the unit owner shares the common expenses of the condominium and owns the common surplus of the condominium unless the record owner of the unit and all record owners of liens on the unit join in the execution of the amendment and unless all the record owners of all other units in the same condominium approve the amendment. The acquisition of property by the association and material alterations or substantial additions to such property or the common elements by the association in accordance with s. 718.111(7) or s. 718.113, and amendments providing for the transfer of use rights in limited common elements pursuant to s. 718.106(2)(b) shall not be deemed to constitute a material alteration or modification of the appurtenances to the units. A declaration recorded after April 1, 1992, may not require the approval of less than a majority of total voting interests of the condominium for amendments under this subsection, unless otherwise required by a governmental entity.

(5) If it appears that through a scrivener’s error a unit has not been designated as owning an appropriate undivided share of the common elements or does not bear an appropriate share of the common expenses or that all the common expenses or interest in the common surplus or all of the common elements in the condominium have not been distributed in the declaration, so that the sum total of the shares of common elements which have been distributed or the sum total of the shares of the common expenses or ownership of common surplus fails to equal 100 percent, or if it appears that more than 100 percent of common elements or common expenses or ownership of the common surplus have been distributed, the error may be corrected by filing an amendment to the declaration approved by the board of administration or a majority of the unit owners.

(6) The common elements designated by the declaration may be enlarged by an amendment to the declaration. The amendment must describe the interest in the property and must submit the property to the terms of the declaration. The amendment must be approved and executed as provided in this section. The amendment divests the association of title to the land and vests title in the unit owners as part of the common elements, without naming them and without further conveyance, in the same proportion as the undivided shares in the common elements that are appurtenant to the unit owned by them.

(7) The declarations, bylaws, and common elements of two or more independent condominiums of a single complex may be merged to form a single condominium, upon the approval of such voting interest of each condominium as is required by the declaration for modifying the appurtenances to the units or changing the proportion or percentages by which the owners of the parcel share the common expenses and own the common surplus; upon the approval of all record owners of liens; and upon the recording of new or amended articles of incorporation, declarations, and bylaws.

(8) Unless otherwise provided in the declaration as originally recorded, no amendment to the declaration may permit timeshare estates to be created in any unit of the condominium, unless the record owner of each unit of the condominium and the record owners of liens on each unit of the condominium join in the execution of the amendment.

(9) If there is an omission or error in a declaration, or in any other document required by law to establish the condominium, the association may correct the error or omission by an amendment to the declaration or to the other document required to create a condominium in the manner provided in the declaration to amend the declaration or, if none is provided, by vote of a majority of the voting interests of the condominium. The amendment is effective when passed and approved and a certificate of amendment is executed and recorded as provided in subsections (2) and (3). This procedure for amendment cannot be used if such an amendment would materially or adversely affect property rights of unit owners, unless the affected unit owners consent in writing. This subsection does not restrict the powers of the association to otherwise amend the declaration, or other documentation, but authorizes a simple process of amendment requiring a lesser vote for the purpose of curing defects, errors, or omissions when the property rights of unit owners are not materially or adversely affected.

(10) If there is an omission or error in a declaration of condominium, or any other document required to establish the condominium, and the omission or error would affect the valid existence of the condominium, the circuit court may entertain a petition of one or more of the unit owners in the condominium, or of the association, to correct the error or omission, and the action may be a class action. The court may require that one or more methods of correcting the error or omission be submitted to the unit owners to determine the most acceptable correction. All unit owners, the association, and the mortgagees of a first mortgage of record must be joined as parties to the action. Service of process on unit owners may be by publication, but the plaintiff must furnish every unit owner not personally served with process with a copy of the petition and final decree of the court by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the unit owner’s last known residence address. If an action to determine whether the declaration or another condominium document complies with the mandatory requirements for the formation of a condominium is not brought within 3 years of the recording of the certificate of a surveyor and mapper pursuant to s. 718.104(4)(e) or the recording of an instrument that transfers title to a unit in the condominium which is not accompanied by a recorded assignment of developer rights in favor of the grantee of such unit, whichever occurs first, the declaration and other documents will effectively create a condominium, as of the date the declaration was recorded, regardless of whether the documents substantially comply with the mandatory requirements of law. However, both before and after the expiration of this 3-year period, the circuit court has jurisdiction to entertain a petition permitted under this subsection for the correction of the documentation, and other methods of amendment may be utilized to correct the errors or omissions at any time.

(11) The Legislature finds that the procurement of mortgagee consent to amendments that do not affect the rights or interests of mortgagees is an unreasonable and substantial logistical and financial burden on the unit owners and that there is a compelling state interest in enabling the members of a condominium association to approve amendments to the condominium documents through legal means. Accordingly, and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this section:

(a) As to any mortgage recorded on or after October 1, 2007, any provision in the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws that requires the consent or joinder of some or all mortgagees of units or any other portion of the condominium property to or in amendments to the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws or for any other matter shall be enforceable only as to the following matters:

1. Those matters described in subsections (4) and (8).

2. Amendments to the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws that adversely affect the priority of the mortgagee’s lien or the mortgagee’s rights to foreclose its lien or that otherwise materially affect the rights and interests of the mortgagees.

(b) As to mortgages recorded before October 1, 2007, any existing provisions in the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws requiring mortgagee consent shall be enforceable.

(c) In securing consent or joinder, the association shall be entitled to rely upon the public records to identify the holders of outstanding mortgages. The association may use the address provided in the original recorded mortgage document, unless there is a different address for the holder of the mortgage in a recorded assignment or modification of the mortgage, which recorded assignment or modification must reference the official records book and page on which the original mortgage was recorded. Once the association has identified the recorded mortgages of record, the association shall, in writing, request of each unit owner whose unit is encumbered by a mortgage of record any information the owner has in his or her possession regarding the name and address of the person to whom mortgage payments are currently being made. Notice shall be sent to such person if the address provided in the original recorded mortgage document is different from the name and address of the mortgagee or assignee of the mortgage as shown by the public record. The association shall be deemed to have complied with this requirement by making the written request of the unit owners required under this paragraph. Any notices required to be sent to the mortgagees under this paragraph shall be sent to all available addresses provided to the association.

(d) Any notice to the mortgagees required under paragraph (c) may be sent by a method that establishes proof of delivery, and any mortgagee who fails to respond within 60 days after the date of mailing shall be deemed to have consented to the amendment.

(e) For those amendments requiring mortgagee consent on or after October 1, 2007, in the event mortgagee consent is provided other than by properly recorded joinder, such consent shall be evidenced by affidavit of the association recorded in the public records of the county where the declaration is recorded. Any amendment adopted without the required consent of a mortgagee shall be voidable only by a mortgagee who was entitled to notice and an opportunity to consent. An action to void an amendment shall be subject to the statute of limitations beginning 5 years after the date of discovery as to the amendments described in subparagraphs (a)1. and 2. and 5 years after the date of recordation of the certificate of amendment for all other amendments. This provision shall apply to all mortgages, regardless of the date of recordation of the mortgage.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any amendment or amendments to conform a declaration of condominium to the insurance coverage provisions in s. 718.111(11) may be made as provided in that section.

(12)(a) With respect to an existing multicondominium association, any amendment to change the fractional or percentage share of liability for the common expenses of the association and ownership of the common surplus of the association must be approved by at least a majority of the total voting interests of each condominium operated by the association unless the declarations of all condominiums operated by the association uniformly require approval by a greater percentage of the voting interests of each condominium.

(b) Unless approval by a greater percentage of the voting interests of an existing multicondominium association is expressly required in the declaration of an existing condominium, the declaration may be amended upon approval of at least a majority of the total voting interests of each condominium operated by the multicondominium association for the purpose of:

1. Setting forth in the declaration the formula currently utilized, but not previously stated in the declaration, for determining the percentage or fractional shares of liability for the common expenses of the multicondominium association and ownership of the common surplus of the multicondominium association.

2. Providing for the creation or enlargement of a multicondominium association by the merger or consolidation of two or more associations and changing the name of the association, as appropriate.

(13) An amendment prohibiting unit owners from renting their units or altering the duration of the rental term or specifying or limiting the number of times unit owners are entitled to rent their units during a specified period applies only to unit owners who consent to the amendment and unit owners who acquire title to their units after the effective date of that amendment.

(14) Except for those portions of the common elements designed and intended to be used by all unit owners, a portion of the common elements serving only one unit or a group of units may be reclassified as a limited common element upon the vote required to amend the declaration as provided therein or as required under paragraph (1)(a), and shall not be considered an amendment pursuant to subsection (4). This is a clarification of existing law.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 8, ch. 77-221; s. 6, ch. 77-222; s. 5, ch. 78-328; s. 2, ch. 78-340; s. 4, ch. 84-368; s. 5, ch. 90-151; s. 3, ch. 91-103; ss. 2, 5, ch. 91-426; s. 51, ch. 2000-302; s. 7, ch. 2002-27; s. 24, ch. 2004-345; s. 1, ch. 2004-353; s. 3, ch. 2007-173; s. 8, ch. 2010-174; s. 3, ch. 2013-122.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

SILVER BEACH TOWERS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. SILVER BEACH INVESTMENTS OF DESTIN, L. C., 230 So. 3d 157 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . that the amendment procedures used by Appellants violated the terms of the declaration and section 718.110 . . . that the Club memberships were “appurtenances to the condominium units” and thus subject to section 718.110 . . . the amendments to the declaration made in 2010 were invalid as a matter of law, pursuant to section 718.110 . . . defined, the unanimous approval of amendments modifying such appurtenances, as provided in section 718.110 . . . if the amendments at issue were modifications or alterations of appurtenances to the units, section 718.110 . . .

GROVE ISLE ASSOCIATION, INC. v. GROVE ISLE ASSOCIATES, LLLP,, 137 So. 3d 1081 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . . § 718.110(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2012). . . . amendment, it may be amended as to all matters, except those described in subsections (4) or (8) of section 718.110 . . . Thus, “section 718.110 ... provides broad authority for amending a declaration of condominium.” . . .

McGEE, v. COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY,, 537 F. App'x 843 (11th Cir. 2013)

. . . . § 718.110(10) (2010), a declaration is effective to create a condominium, despite any fatal defects . . . Stat. § 718.110(10) (2010) bars the plaintiffs from arguing that purported errors in the Sarasota Cay . . . Although § 718.104(4) contains an explicit list of what a declaration “must” contain, § 718.110(10) provides . . . In our view, the plain language of § 718.110(10) severely limits the plaintiffs’ argument that alleged . . . We expressly limit our holding to the version of § 718.110(10) in existence at the time the plaintiffs . . .

In MONA LISA AT CELEBRATION, LLC, v. LLC, v. LLC, v. LLC, v. LLC,, 472 B.R. 582 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2012)

. . . The Court finds that the plaintiffs' claim on this point is untimely pursuant to § 718.110(10) and is . . .

KAUFMAN, d b a v. SWIRE PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC. a, 675 F. Supp. 2d 1148 (S.D. Fla. 2009)

. . . Stat. 718.110(4) states: no amendment may change the configuration or size of any unit in any material . . .

McALLISTER, v. BREAKERS SEVILLE ASSOCIATION, INC., 981 So. 2d 566 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . However, sections 718.103(15), 718.106, and 718.110(4), govern-mg condominiums, essentially mirror the . . .

DAYTONA COMMERCIAL I, LC, v. DAYTONA INN BEACH RESORT CONDOMINIUM,, 911 So. 2d 273 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . provisions apparently not brought to the trial court’s attention, including section 718.115(2) and section 718.110 . . .

GILREATH, Jr. v. WESTGATE DAYTONA, LTD., 871 So. 2d 961 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . .” § 718.110(3), Fla. . . .

SMITH, v. GLEN COVE APARTMENTS CONDOMINIUMS MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC. R. C. C., 847 So. 2d 1107 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . dismissed and there remained three claims against appellee: (I) breach of statutory duty under section 718.110 . . .

WOODSIDE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. S. JAHREN M., 806 So. 2d 452 (Fla. 2002)

. . . AMENDMENTS TO DECLARATION Significantly, section 718.110 also provides broad authority for amending a . . . In particular, section 718.110(l)(a) provides: If the declaration fails to provide a method of amendment . . . Of course, section 718.110(l)(a) itself contains some restrictions on the amendment process. . . . See § 718.110(4), (8), Fla. Stat. (2000). These provisions are not at issue here. . . . See § 718.110(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2000). . . .

WELLINGTON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, v. PARC CORNICHE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., 755 So. 2d 824 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Condominium which occurred in this case is contrary to the requirements of section 718.113(2) and section 718.110 . . . Section 718.110(4) provided: Unless otherwise provided in the declaration as originally recorded, no . . . This argument is contrary to sections 718.113(2) and 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (1989). . . . Villas Recreation Association, Inc., 525 So.2d 438, 440 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988), as follows: Under section 718.110 . . . Some years after this interpretation of section 718.110(4) by this and other courts, the legislature . . .

E. LAMBERT, L. E. Jr. v. BERKLEY SOUTH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. a, 680 So. 2d 588 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . and ineffective because all record unit owners failed to approve the amendment as required by section 718.110 . . . Because any effort to amend the documents was ineffective under section 718.110(4), the trial court’s . . .

WINKELMAN v. M. TOLL, a ICON a, 661 So. 2d 102 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . .” § 718.110(3), Fla.Stat. (1979). . . . Our construction brings section 718.403 into express harmony with sections 718.104(2) and 718.110(3). . . .

HORIZONS CONDOMINIUM MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, a v. SALVATO, 641 So. 2d 922 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . See § 718.110(10), Fla.Stat. . . . .

R. GILMORE, v. CIEGA VERDE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., 601 So. 2d 1325 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . See § 718.110(4), Fla.Stat. (1989); Young v. . . .

J. YOUNG, v. CIEGA VERDE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., 600 So. 2d 528 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . See § 718.110(4), Fla. Stat. (1989); Beau Monde, Inc. v. Bramson, 446 So.2d 164 (Fla.2d DCA 1984). . . .

THE HEMISPHERES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. LEVIN,, 33 Fla. Supp. 2d 1 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1989)

. . . Section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes, effective October 1, 1986, does not require that the amendment . . .

H. ROTH, H. W. S. K. I. v. SPRINGLAKE II HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. a, 533 So. 2d 819 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . already said, this is not a condominium development, yet a close parallel can be found under section 718.110 . . .

R. O. DOWNEY, v. JUNGLE DEN VILLAS RECREATION ASSOCIATION, INC., 525 So. 2d 438 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . recreation association for the cost, without unanimous approval of the members as required by section 718.110 . . . Under section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (1985), a material alteration or modification of the appurtenances . . . The legislative intent of the requirement in section 718.110(4) of unanimous approval of any material . . .

ISLAND MANOR APARTMENTS OF MARCO ISLAND, INC. v. DIVISION OF FLORIDA LAND SALES, CONDOMINIUMS AND MOBILE HOMES,, 515 So. 2d 1327 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . Article VIII is consistent with statutory section 718.110(4) which provides: Unless otherwise provided . . . The appellees additionally argue that section 718.110(4) applies only “[ujnless otherwise provided in . . .

PROVIDENCE SQUARE ASSOCIATION, INC. v. BIANCARDI,, 507 So. 2d 1366 (Fla. 1987)

. . . Section 718.110(1)(a), Florida Statutes (Supp.1984), provides that, in the absence of a method of amendment . . . common surplus unless the record owner of the unit ... join[s] in the execution of the amendment. § 718.110 . . . Although subsections (5), (9), and (10) of section 718.110, Florida Statutes (Supp.1984), provide for . . . are made by recording in the public records of the county where the land is located. §§ 718.104(2), 718.110 . . .

SUNTIDE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. DIVISION OF FLORIDA LAND SALES, CONDOMINIUMS AND MOBILE HOMES, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATIONS,, 504 So. 2d 1343 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . the reformation action initiated by the Association in circuit court was not authorized by section 718.110 . . . The dissenting unit owners argued that pursuant to section 718.110(4) and section 718.115(2) no change . . . it had common law jurisdiction to order reformation and statutory jurisdiction pursuant to section 718.110 . . . Further, according to the Division, neither was the issue of whether, by operation of section 718.110 . . . could not utilize section 718.-110(10) but was required to follow the procedure outlined in section 718.110 . . .

OCEAN TRAIL UNIT OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. H. LEVY, CAMPEAU CORPORATION FLORIDA, v. H. LEVY,, 489 So. 2d 103 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . The above two cases, and Florida Statute Section 718.110(4) (1984 Supp.) govern the case at bar. 10. . . . Thus, under the original condominium documents and Florida Statute Section 718.110(4) (1984 Supp.), the . . . Sec. 718.110(4); Beau Monde, Inc. v. . . .

TOWERHOUSE CONDOMINIUM, INC. v. MILLMAN, 475 So. 2d 674 (Fla. 1985)

. . . within the association to materially alter or modify the appurtenances to the unit pursuant to section 718.110 . . .

THE FALLS OF INVERRARY CONDOMINIUMS, INC. v. STEIN, 18 Fla. Supp. 2d 112 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985)

. . . Statute 718.110(4) However the court recognizes the correctness of defendant’s legal position but views . . . Statute 718.110(4) provides that the common elements cannot be materially changed without the approval . . .

EVERGLADES PLAZA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. D. BUCKNER,, 462 So. 2d 835 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . In this regard, though we were not cited to it, the proviso obviously tracks Section 718.110(4), Florida . . .

BEAU MONDE, INC. a B. F. Jr. J. a U. S. a a a v. H. BRAMSON, E., 446 So. 2d 164 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . unanimous consent of all unit owners was required by the original condominium documents and by section 718.110 . . . We, accordingly, hold that Beau Monde’s attempt to do so is governed by section 718.110(4) and by the . . . Section 718.110(4) provides as follows: (4) Unless otherwise provided in the declaration as originally . . .

AQUARIUS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. MARKHAM, R., 442 So. 2d 423 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . summary judgment if, in fact, there was non-compliance by appellant with the requirements of sections 718.110 . . .

TOWER HOUSE CONDOMINIUM, INC. a v. MILLMAN, 410 So. 2d 926 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . We find Section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (Supp.1978) and Article VII of the Declaration of Condominium . . . Section 718.110(4) provides: Unless otherwise provided in the declaration as originally recorded, no . . . This'includes Section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (Supp.1978). . . . Article VII of the Declaration of Condominium is consistent with § 718.110(4), supra, in providing that . . . Article VII, Declaration of Condominium, § 718.110(4), Fla.Stat. (Supp.1978). . . .

D. LYONS D. v. KING, S. L. a, 397 So. 2d 964 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . See Sections 718.110 and 718.-112, Florida Statutes (1979). . . .

LINDSEY BROS. a v. C. B. JONES, W. H., 271 F. Supp. 933 (E.D. Ark. 1967)

. . . The Government contends that the findings of an erroneous notice under Section 718.110(b), Regulations . . .