Miramar, FL HOA Rules: CC&R Enforcement (2026)

Section 22-29 defines a Homeowners' Association as one created under Chapter 720, Florida Statutes, and a Condominium Association as one created under Chapter 718, Florida Statutes. Under subsection (c), as part of the building permit application process required by Chapter 22 and Section 713 of the Land Development Code, every applicant must sign the affidavit of awareness confirming they understand that, if their property sits within an HOA or condo association, they may face additional association-level regulations beyond whatever the city's building permit allows. The building division then forwards a copy of the signed affidavit by certified mail, at the applicant's expense under a fee set by resolution, to the governing association, but only if that association has registered for inclusion on the city's master list of associations.

The section's declared intent is narrow: it exists to make property owners aware that association rules can be more restrictive than city code, not to give the city any role in interpreting, applying or enforcing those private covenants and restrictions. Miramar's code does not authorize city code enforcement officers to cite a property for violating an HOA's CC&Rs; that remedy stays with the association itself under its own governing documents and Florida's HOA and condominium statutes.