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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to hurricane protections for 2
homeowners' associations; amending s. 720.3035, F.S.; 3
providing applicability; requiring the board or a 4
committee of a homeowners' association to adopt 5
hurricane protection specifications; requiring that 6
such specifications conform to applicable building 7
codes; prohibiting the board or a committee of an 8
association from denying an application for the 9
installation, enhancement, or replacement of certain 10
hurricane protection; authorizing the requirement to 11
adhere to certain guidelines regarding the external 12
appearance of a structure or an improvement on a 13
parcel; defining the term "hurricane protection"; 14
providing an effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 720.3035, 19
Florida Statutes, to read: 20
720.3035 Architectural control covenants; parcel owner 21
improvements; rights and privileges. — 22
(6)(a) To protect the health, safety, and welfare of the 23
people of the state and to ensure uniformity and consistency in 24
the hurricane protection installed by parcel owners, this 25
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subsection applies to all homeowners' associations in the state, 26
regardless of when the community was created. The board or any 27
architectural, construction improvement, or other such similar 28
committee of an association must adopt hurricane protection 29
specifications for each structure or other improvement on a 30
parcel governed by the association. The specifications may 31
include the color and style of hurricane protection products and 32
any other factor deemed relevant by the board. All 33
specifications adopted by the board must comply with the 34
applicable building code. 35
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in the governing 36
documents of the association, the board or any architectural, 37
construction improvement, or other such similar committee may 38
not deny an application for the installation, enhancement, or 39
replacement of hurricane pro tection by a parcel owner which 40
conforms to the specifications adopted by the board or 41
committee. The board or committee may require a parcel owner to 42
adhere to an existing unified building scheme regarding the 43
external appearance of the structure or other improvement on the 44
parcel. 45
(c) For purposes of this subsection, the term "hurricane 46
protection" includes, but is not limited to, metal roofs, 47
permanent fixed storm shutters, roll -down track storm shutters, 48
impact-resistant windows and doors, polycarbona te panels, 49
reinforced garage doors, erosion controls, and other hurricane 50
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protection products used to preserve and protect the structures 51
or improvements on a parcel governed by the association. 52
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 53