Condo Associations Take Note: Lawmakers Move to Criminalize Unethical Behavior
Florida lawmakers approved a bill that would criminalize unethical behavior by condominium board members.
May 08, 2017 at 02:00 AM
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The Florida legislature appears to have moved on calls from a grand jury to criminalize unethical behavior of condo board members and give unit owners greater access to association financial records.
The effort drew bipartisan support, and the House and Senate passed a bill originating out of South Florida by sponsors Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, R-Miami; Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah; and Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez, D-Miami.
The proposed law heads to Gov. Rick Scott and would take effect July 1 if approved. It would impose criminal penalties for kickbacks to condo board members, voting fraud, theft of association funds and destruction or withholding of official records. The law would also require associations to remove any officers charged with a crime, deny those members access to financial records, but reinstate them if they're found not guilty.
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