{"id":187557,"date":"2026-03-11T18:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187557\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:28:27","slug":"florida-house-passes-reforms-on-homeowners-associations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187557\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida House passes reforms on homeowners associations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida House has passed a bill to reform how homeowners associations work.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Juan Carlos Porras of Miami, the bill sponsor, calls HOAs a \u201cfailed experiment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have hundreds, if not thousands, of homeowners that have absolutely no recourse for unnecessary fines, for liens, for people that are losing their homes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Much of <a href=\"https:\/\/jaxtoday.org\/2025\/08\/26\/florida-lawmaker-wants-to-abolish-homeowners-associations\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the bill<\/a> also applies to condo associations. It now heads to the Senate, where it faces an unknown fate.<\/p>\n<p>The 85-page bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flhouse.gov\/Sections\/Bills\/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=83273&amp;SessionId=113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HB 657,<\/a> makes a slew of changes. They include creating a process for homeowners to dissolve an association and allowing circuit courts to set up \u201ccommunity association court programs\u201d to settle disputes.<\/p>\n<p>It also increases transparency requirements and penalties for board members who break rules.<\/p>\n<p>Community association advocates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusf.org\/politics-issues\/2025-08-25\/florida-lawmaker-wants-to-abolish-homeowners-associations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">have emphasized<\/a> they provide important services to homeowners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say that we have more community associations in the state of Florida than any other state in the country, and the vast majority of those are extremely well-run, not just efficiently but certainly ethically,\u201d said Travis Moore of the Community Associations Institute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe owners are pleased with their community, with the value that their homes have been able to maintain and have because of the association,\u201d Moore continued.<\/p>\n<p>Homeowners disputes<\/p>\n<p>While Moore says there are always improvements to be made, he said his group doesn\u2019t support some of the main parts of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>For example, he worries about how it gets rid of pre-suit mediation, which currently allows disputes between homeowners and associations to be resolved before going to court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minute you put the word court in front of something that means attorneys,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to cost more money. The association is going to spend everybody\u2019s money to defend themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about state government or the legislative process, you can ask the Your Florida team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusf.org\/politics-issues\/2025-02-24\/have-questions-about-state-government-your-florida-team-can-help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This story was produced by WUSF as part of a statewide journalism initiative funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WUSF 89.7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Florida House has passed a bill to reform how homeowners associations work. Republican Rep. 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