Board members and property managers of condominium communities need to be aware that the state of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation issued revisions to rules pertaining to violations and penalties, 61B-21, Condominium Resolution Guidelines for Unit Owner Controlled Associations, which went into effect Dec. 5, 2018.

The disciplinary guidelines detail minor violations and penalty guidelines within Chapter 718, F.S. If a violation is deemed minor, the division will send a notice of noncompliance to the association. A community association’s failure to timely comply with the notice of noncompliance may result in sanctions, including civil monetary damages and enforcement. For the violations not deemed minor by the division, there is no longer a notice/warning requirement and, if found guilty of the violation, the association may be fined pursuant to the new standards in the rule, see Rulemaking Authority 120.695, 718.501(1)(d)6., (f) FS. Law Implemented 718.501(1)(d)6. FS. History–New 6-4-98, Amended 10-23-18.