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View Details | 16TH FAIRWAY VILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | 44 GABLES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, EUSTIS FL | LAKE |
View Details | ABERDEEN AT KINGS RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | ADDISON PLACE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, MOUNT DORA FL | LAKE |
View Details | AMBERHILL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | ANDERSON HILL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | APIARY POINTE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, GRAND ISLAND FL | LAKE |
View Details | APSHAWA VIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | ARBOR HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, EUSTIS FL | LAKE |
View Details | ARBORS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | ARDMORE RESERVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | ARLINGTON RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | ARROWHEAD ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | ARROWTREE OVERLOOK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | ARROWTREE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | ASHTON WOODS OF LEESBURG HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | ASTOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, ASTOR FL | LAKE |
View Details | ASTOR FOREST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, ASTOR FL | LAKE |
View Details | AURORA HOMES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | AVALON HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, WINTER GARDEN FL | LAKE |
View Details | BANANA POINT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, OKAHUMPKA FL | LAKE |
View Details | BARRINGTON ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | BAY STATE SOUTH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, EUSTIS FL | LAKE |
View Details | BAYTREE VILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, TAVARES FL | LAKE |
View Details | BAYWOOD CONDO ASSOCIATION, MOUNT DORA FL | LAKE |
View Details | BEACON RIDGE AT LEGENDS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | BEAUCLAIRE RANCH CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, TAVARES FL | LAKE |
View Details | BELLA COLLINA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, MONTVERDE FL | LAKE |
View Details | BELLAVISTA AT HARBOR HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LADY LAKE FL | LAKE |
View Details | BENT TREE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | BENTWOOD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | BERTSVILLE ASSOCIATION, LADY LAKE FL | LAKE |
View Details | BEVERLY HARBORS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | BEVERLY HARBORS II, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | BIG PINE ISLAND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LADY LAKE FL | LAKE |
View Details | BIG SKY AT MINNEOLA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | BISCAYNE BLUFF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, GRAND ISLAND FL | LAKE |
View Details | BISCAYNE GROVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, GRAND ISLAND FL | LAKE |
View Details | BISCAYNE HEIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, GRAND ISLAND FL | LAKE |
View Details | BISHOPS GATE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, HOWEY IN THE HILLS FL | LAKE |
View Details | BLACK BEAR RESERVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, EUSTIS FL | LAKE |
View Details | BLANCHESTER ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UMATILLA FL | LAKE |
View Details | BLUE CREEK POINT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, ASTOR FL | LAKE |
View Details | BLUE LAKE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, EUSTIS FL | LAKE |
View Details | BLUE PARROT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, LADY LAKE FL | LAKE |
View Details | BLUE SPRING LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, HOWEY IN THE HILLS FL | LAKE |
View Details | BLUE SPRING RESERVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, HOWEY IN THE HILLS FL | LAKE |
View Details | BONFIRE COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | BRAC BLUFF PASS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, EUSTIS FL | LAKE |
View Details | BRIDGER ESTATES AT MINNEOLA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | BRIDGESTONE AT LEGENDS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | BRIGHT WATER PLACE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, EUSTIS FL | LAKE |
View Details | BRIGHTON HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | BRITTANY ESTATES RO ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | BROOKSTONE AT FRUITLAND PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, FRUITLAND PARK FL | LAKE |
View Details | BUENOS AIRES PROFESSIONAL PLAZA PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, LADY LAKE FL | LAKE |
View Details | BUFFALO RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, LADY LAKE FL | LAKE |
View Details | BUNKER HILL, MOUNT DORA FL | LAKE |
View Details | CALCAR COVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | CAMBRIDGE AT KINGS RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CANYONS AT HIGHLAND RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CARRINGTON AT LEGENDS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CASCADES OF GROVELAND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, GROVELAND FL | LAKE |
View Details | CASHWELL MINNEHAHA SHORES ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHATEAU CONDOMINIUMS AT MAGNOLIA POINTE CONDO ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHATHAM ACRES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LADY LAKE FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHAUTAUQUA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, MOUNT DORA FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHELSEA OAKS AT LAKE SAUNDERS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, TAVARES FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHELSEA PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHELSEAS RUN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, FRUITLAND PARK FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHERITH HILL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHERRY KNOLL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHERRY LAKE OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, GROVELAND FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHERRYRIDGE AT ESTATES AT CHERRY LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, GROVELAND FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHESTERBROOK OF LEESBURG CONDO ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | CHULA VISTA VILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LADY LAKE FL | LAKE |
View Details | CITRUS COVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, WINTER GARDEN FL | LAKE |
View Details | CITRUS HIGHLANDS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CITRUS HIGHLANDS PHASE II HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CITRUS MEDICAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE PARK CONDO ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CITRUS TOWER MEDICAL CENTER CONDO ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CITRUS TOWER MEDICAL CENTER MASTER OWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CITRUS TOWER PARK CONDO ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CLEAR CREEK OF LAKE COUNTY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CLERBROOK RESIDENT OWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CLERMONT COMMONS BUSINESS PARK ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CLERMONT OAKS BUSINESSOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CLERMONT YACHT CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CLERMONT YACHT CLUB MASTER ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | CLUB EXPLORIA ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | COACH HOUSES AT LEESBURG CONDO ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | COACHWOOD COLONY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | COACHWOOD EAST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | COLINA BAY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, MONTVERDE FL | LAKE |
View Details | COLLEGE PARK OF CLERMONT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CLERMONT FL | LAKE |
View Details | COLONIAL ARMS MANAGEMENT, MOUNT DORA FL | LAKE |
View Details | CONDO STORAGE CONDO ASSOCIATION, TAVARES FL | LAKE |
View Details | CORLEY ISLAND OF LEESBURG HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LEESBURG FL | LAKE |
View Details | COTTAGES AT WATERS EDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UMATILLA FL | LAKE |
View Details | COUNTRY CLUB HILLS EAST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, EUSTIS FL | LAKE |
How much do you know about HOA's in Florida? Do you understand the HOA covenants and restrictions? What about HOA dues, fees, or special assessments? HOA's or homeowner associations in Florida are usually commonplace in most new, single-family home developments, and generally in every condominium or townhome communities. The HOA is the ruling and administration organization in the complex, subdivision, or development, and is usually comprised of an HOA board that is made up of volunteer homeowners.
The central concept regarding a homeowners’ association (HOA) is that the residents of the community elect volunteer homeowners to the board of directors of the HOA. The board of director’s act as the governing body that oversees essential issues that come up in the community. The primary responsibilities of the board include representing the community resident’s best interests in protecting the value of their homes, by the enactment and enforcement of covenants and restrictions which are the rules that the community has agreed to abide by. Additionally, the HOA board is responsible for the assessment and collection of HOA fees, which are used to pay for the maintenance of the common areas and any other designated areas that are outlined in the covenants and deeds.
Homeowner association dues are usually determined by the amenities available in the community and maintenance of the common areas. Amenities include such things as a gated entrance, clubhouse, community pool, tennis court, children’s playground, etc. Maintenance of the common areas include lakes, ponds, right of ways, medians, exterior painting, parking areas, sidewalks, streetlights (in communities that include private streets), and roofs. In some communities, group rates are negotiated for trash pickup, cable and internet services. This may be part of your dues. Generally, dues are collected monthly or quarterly in most HOA’s, dues collected annually are less common. Not paying your dues to the HOA can lead to a lien being placed on your property which if not resolved may result in your property being foreclosed.
If you’re wondering whether you can get out of a homeowner’s association membership, you cannot. In Florida, generally, when you purchase a home, condo, townhouse, or villa that is overseen by a homeowner’s association, your membership in the association is automatic. There is no choice involved as the purchase of your property creates a contract with the HOA. The agreement states that you agree to follow the rules and regulations of the HOA as well as pay all of the dues, fees, and any special assessments that may arise.
Communities with homeowner associations contain rules and regulations in documents called covenants and restrictions. You should ask for a copy of the covenants and restrictions for the community before you execute a purchase agreement. Additionally, you can contract your purchase with the contingency that the covenants and restrictions must meet your approval and understanding.
Owners of condominiums are also subject to association fees. In Florida, condominium associations are governed by Florida Statute §718. In Florida, you may cancel your purchase contract through a “cooling off” provision within 7 days for a new condo or 3 days for a resale condo. This provision gives potential condo buyers time to review the condo fees, dues and budget.
Condominium association fees generally pay for maintenance of the grounds and common areas, exterior of the building, insurance, swimming pool, clubhouse, or other amenities. In many instances, the condo fee includes services such as garbage and water.
The best defense a homeowner has against their homeowners’ association is to be informed of your rights and obligations. To learn about your HOA, begin by reading the documents that control the HOA’s power. These include the Bylaws, Declarations of Restrictive Covenants, Articles of Incorporation and any Rules and Regulations. In Florida, HOA’s are governed by Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes. Although there is no agency that enforces the Florida HOA statutes, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation deals with elections and recalls. This leaves the homeowner with one option and that is to litigate against the HOA, however, before filing a suit, pre-suit mediation must occur.
Homeowners should also be aware that if a new state law is enacted, it cannot be retroactively applied to change the HOA governing documents. Your HOA Bylaws, Declarations of Restrictive Covenants, and Rules are contracts. There are several exceptions to this, first if your governing documents state that they are “subject to Florida Statute Chapter 720 as amended from time to time,” or Florida Statute Chapter 617 and or 607, in the event that the association was created before Florida Statute Chapter 720 was enacted. Obtaining a copy of the Florida law at the time that the HOA documents were recorded can be found at the county courthouse where the property is located.