Miami-Dade County, FL HOA Rules: Board Governance (2026)
Key Facts
- Filing deadline
- February 1 annually
- Covers
- condo, co-op and HOA associations
- Enforcing agency
- Dept. of Regulatory and Economic Resources
- Scope
- incorporated and unincorporated county
- Renewal cycle
- every 12 months
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 22-23 (2022), amended 2023
Summary
Every condominium, cooperative and homeowners' association governing residential property in Miami-Dade County must file a written registration with the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources by February 1 each year. The filing must include governing documents, officer contacts, budgets, audited financials and structural inspection reports, and it renews every 12 months under Chapter 17D.
(A)By February 1 of each year, all condominium associations, cooperative associations, and homeowners' associations, as such terms are respectively defined in Chapters 718, 719 and 720 of the Florida Statutes, governing residential real property located within the County shall file a written registration with the Department. The registration shall contain the following information and attachments:(1)The name of the community association, which shall include the name registered with the Florida Division of Corporations in addition to any fictitious names that the community association utilizes...(10)A copy of the community association's most recent set of compiled, reviewed, or audited financial statements, as applicable. Any monthly association fees, and any applicable current or approved special assessments, must be specifically outlined...(13)All reports issued within the last 10 years on the structural status of each property owned, operated, or governed by the community association.(C)...shall be accompanied by payment of a registration fee in such an amount as shall be established by implementing order, effective upon approval by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 135).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 17D of the Miami-Dade County Code, adopted by Ordinance No. 22-23 on March 1, 2022 and amended by Ordinance No. 23-106 on December 12, 2023, creates the Miami-Dade County Ordinance for Registration of Community Associations. Section 17D-1 makes the chapter 'a uniform standard' that 'shall apply to both the incorporated and unincorporated areas without regard to municipal boundaries,' so the duty reaches condo, co-op and homeowners' associations across the county's 34 municipalities and the unincorporated area alike, not just UMSA. Under Section 17D-3, by February 1 of each year every community association governing residential real property must file a written registration with the Department listing: the association's corporate and any fictitious names; the business address and legal description of every property it governs; contact information for its property manager and a separate emergency contact; officers and directors; its website and corporate seal, if any; a copy of governing documents, bylaws and amendments; planned capital projects with schedules and special-assessment costs; the most recent compiled, reviewed or audited financial statement with fees and special assessments broken out; the most recent adopted budget; the posting location for building permits; up to 10 years of structural status and recertification reports; and a certificate of insurance.
Associations must refile every 12 months, and Section 17D-3(C) requires a registration fee set by implementing order of the Board of County Commissioners. Section 17D-4 requires the Department to publish the filed information in a searchable, publicly accessible online database. A designated property manager or agent may fulfill the association's filing duty on its behalf, and Section 17D-6 makes the chapter's terms prevail over any conflicting ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Section 17D-5 makes failure to file, renew or complete the Section 17D-3 registration a code violation, punishable by the civil fines and remedies of Chapter 8CC and Section 1-5. Each unmet requirement is treated as an independent violation, so an association missing several of the fourteen required items or attachments can be cited separately for each one, multiplying exposure under the county's escalating code-enforcement fine schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this apply inside cities like Miami or Hialeah?
What happens if a community association misses the February 1 deadline?
Is the registration information kept private?
Can a property manager file on the association's behalf?
Sources & Official References
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