When one lives in a condominium association, residents and owners must be aware that an association has the legal right to obtain an emergency key for every unit so it may access a residence under specific circumstances.

Emergency Keys

Pursuant to Fla. Stat. 718.111(5), the association has the irrevocable right of access to each unit during reasonable hours, when necessary for the maintenance, repair or replacement of any common elements or of any portion of a unit to be maintained by the association pursuant to the declaration or as necessary to prevent damage to the common elements or to a unit. Additionally, and regardless of whether authority is provided under the declaration or other recorded condominium documents, an association, at the sole discretion of the board, may enter an abandoned unit, as defined by the statute, to inspect the unit and adjoining common elements or make repairs to the unit or to the common elements serving the unit, as needed, provided that proper notification has been issued.

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