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Boulevard Gardens is an unincorporated community (population 1,457) in Broward County, Florida. Because Boulevard Gardens is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Broward County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The dispute resolution rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Broward County HOA disputes must generally use pre-suit mediation under FL 720.311 before court filing. Condo election and recall disputes go to DBPR arbitration.
Florida Statutes 720.311 requires pre-suit mediation for most HOA disputes in Broward County including covenant enforcement, amendments, and rule challenges before either party can file suit. Written demand to mediate must be served with the responding party given 20 days to agree to mediation through a certified mediator. Condominium disputes under FL 718 go through mandatory non-binding arbitration or mediation administered by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Division of Condominiums. Election and recall disputes require DBPR arbitration. Small claims matters under 8,000 dollars and emergency injunctive relief are exempt from pre-suit mediation. The Broward County Seventeenth Judicial Circuit hears cases that proceed beyond mediation. Associations and owners commonly resolve architectural and fine disputes internally through fining committees and grievance hearings with due process protections including notice and opportunity to be heard.
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