HOA Rules in Florida (2026)

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.303(2), Florida HOA board meetings must be open to members with notice posted at least 48 hours…

Plant City HOAs governed by FL Chapter 720. Board meetings must be open to members with 48-hour posted notice; annual…

HOA boards in West Palm Beach must follow FL Chapter 720 (HOAs) or Chapter 718 (condominiums) requirements for…

Apopka HOAs commonly require Architectural Review Committee (ARC) approval for exterior modifications, fences, paint…

Jupiter HOAs commonly require ARC approval for exterior changes under FL §720.3035. Written standards required; review…

Plant City HOAs may require Architectural Review Committee (ARC) approval for exterior changes. FL §720.3035 requires…

Tampa HOAs commonly operate architectural review committees (ARCs) under CC&Rs and Florida Statute 720.3035, which…

Broward County HOAs routinely require architectural review committee approval before exterior changes including paint…

HOA architectural review committees (ARCs) in Palm Beach County must follow procedures in the recorded declaration of…

Florida HOAs in West Palm Beach typically require Architectural Review Committee (ARC) approval for exterior…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.3085, unpaid assessments become a lien on a parcel, and the homeowners' association may…

Apopka HOAs may levy regular and special assessments per FL §720.308. Unpaid assessments accrue interest up to 18…

Broward County HOAs set assessments through a budget adopted by the board with 14-day member notice. Condos face…

Florida Statute Chapter 720 governs HOA assessments. Before placing a lien for unpaid assessments, the association must…

Tampa HOA assessments are governed by Florida Chapter 720, which requires written notice of assessments, sets late-fee…

HOAs in Delray Beach levy assessments under FL 720.3085. Unpaid assessments create a lien senior to most liens except…

Miami-Dade requires every HOA, condo and co-op association to file an annual registration disclosing current special…

HOA assessments in Palm Beach County are governed by FL §720.308. Annual budget and assessments require board approval…

Plant City HOAs collect assessments under FL §720.3085. Association has lien rights; foreclosure possible after proper…

HOA assessments under FL 720.3085 create a priority lien on the property. Unpaid assessments accrue interest at 18% or…

HOA assessments in Temple Terrace must comply with FL §720.3085, including itemized budgets, proper notice, and…

HOA assessments in West Palm Beach are governed by FL §720.3085, which establishes assessment liens, payment priority…

Winter Park HOA assessments governed by FL 720.3085. Late fees capped at greater of $25 or 5 percent. Liens attach…

Broward County HOA disputes must generally use pre-suit mediation under FL 720.311 before court filing. Condo election…

FL §720.311 requires pre-suit mediation for most HOA disputes involving covenant enforcement, amendments, meetings, and…

HOA and condo disputes in Delray Beach follow FL 720.311 (HOA) and 718.1255 (condos). Pre-suit mediation is mandatory…

FL 720.311 requires pre-suit mediation for most HOA disputes between owner and association. Covenant and restriction…

Florida Statute Section 720.311 requires mandatory presuit mediation for certain HOA disputes before filing a lawsuit…

Jupiter HOA disputes over covenant enforcement or elections must go through pre-suit mediation under FL §720.311 before…

FL §720.311 requires pre-suit mediation for most HOA disputes in Ocoee communities. Covenant enforcement, amendments…

Orange County HOA disputes must first go through FL DBPR pre-suit mediation under FL §720.311 for covenant/election…

HOA disputes in Palm Beach County must follow pre-suit mediation under FL §720.311 before litigation. Condominium…

Plant City HOA disputes subject to FL §720.311 mandatory pre-suit mediation for covenant enforcement. Election and…

Florida HOA disputes in Tampa are handled through mandatory pre-suit mediation (§720.311) for most non-monetary…

HOA disputes in Temple Terrace must first go through pre-suit mediation under FL §720.311 before most lawsuits can be…

Florida HOA disputes in West Palm Beach are subject to mandatory pre-suit mediation under FL §720.311 before lawsuits…

FL 720.311 requires pre-suit mediation for most HOA disputes except assessment collection. DBPR provides arbitration…

Under Fla. Stat. §§ 720.303 and 720.3035, a Florida HOA enforces its recorded covenants and architectural standards…

Apopka HOAs enforce recorded CC&Rs through fines (up to 100 dollars/day, 1,000 dollars aggregate), suspension of use…

Broward County HOAs may levy fines up to 100 dollars per day capped at 1,000 dollars per violation, suspend use rights…

FL 720.305 allows HOAs to enforce CC&Rs via fines up to 100/day (1,000 aggregate cap), suspension of common area…

HOAs in Orange County enforce Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs) under FL §720.305. Fines capped at $100…

Plant City HOAs enforce Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions under FL §720.305. Fines capped at $100 per violation…

Tampa HOAs enforce CC&Rs under Florida Chapter 720 with fines capped at $100 per violation and $1,000 aggregate, a…

CC&R enforcement by Delray Beach HOAs follows FL 720.305. 14-day pre-fine notice required, fines capped at 100 dollars…

Florida Statute Chapter 720 governs CC&R enforcement. The association must provide written notice of a violation with a…

Jupiter HOAs enforce CC&Rs via written notice, opportunity to cure, and hearing before a 3-member fining committee per…

Florida law caps HOA fines at $100 per day per violation (up to $1,000 aggregate) and requires a fining committee…

HOA covenants in Palm Beach County enforced under FL §720.305. Fines capped at $100 per violation, $1,000 aggregate…

HOA CC and R enforcement in Temple Terrace follows FL §720.305, which requires uniform enforcement, written notice, and…

HOAs in West Palm Beach enforce CC&Rs under FL §720.305, which authorizes fines up to $100 per violation, with…

Winter Park HOAs enforce CC and Rs through fines up to $100 per violation $1,000 aggregate, suspension of use rights…

Davie requires every building permit applicant to submit a signed affidavit acknowledging awareness of applicable…

Deltona lets recorded deed restrictions impose stricter rules than city zoning, with the tougher standard controlling…

County zoning bars HOA architectural boards in townhouse, rowhouse and cluster-development districts from blocking…

Miramar does not enforce private HOA or condo association rules, but Code of Ordinances Section 22-29 requires anyone…

Orlando's Code does not override a subdivision's private deed restrictions, but it also draws a hard enforcement line…

Pembroke Pines requires every building permit applicant to sign an affidavit acknowledging that a homeowners' or…

Citrus County's Land Development Code says the county will not step in to enforce a subdivision's private deed…

Marion County's code enforcement board only hears county ordinance violations, not private HOA deed restrictions or…

Under Fla. Stat. § 720.305, a Florida HOA may fine up to $100 per violation and $1,000 in the aggregate unless the…

A Florida association can foreclose an assessment lien in the same manner a mortgage is foreclosed, but only after two…

Every condominium, cooperative and homeowners' association governing residential property in Miami-Dade County must…

Every subdivision the county approves, including rural subdivisions, must have a property or homeowners association…

Unincorporated Palm Beach County requires every POA declaration to grant automatic membership, voting rights, and…

Before Tampa will approve a final subdivision plat, the developer must hand the city attorney a copy of the homeowners…

Florida law bars homeowners associations from stopping owners from flying up to two flags, each no larger than 4 1/2 by…

Florida Statute 163.04 bars homeowner association deed restrictions and local ordinances from prohibiting clotheslines…

Florida law bars HOA declarations, articles, and bylaws from prohibiting Florida-friendly landscaping, defined by…

Florida limits how homeowners' associations can restrict renting out a home, but only in communities governed by…