7552728, 61B-20.004 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 7552728

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division:

Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes

Chapter:

DEVELOPER OBLIGATIONS AND RESOLUTION GUIDELINES FOR CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPERS

Overview

RULE:

61B-20.004	Definitions and Purpose
61B-20.005	Educational Resolution
61B-20.006	Enforcement Resolution, Costs and Civil Penalties

PURPOSE:

The amendments are intended to make the condominium association resolution guidelines consistent with the 2008 revised legislation affecting the division’s jurisdiction and the experience gained in applying the rules since their adoption in 1998.

SUBJECT:

The amendments clarify the definition of an accepted complaint; who has standing to file a complaint; provide point values for calculating aggravating and mitigating factors; change the beginning range of penalties to a set point; re-word descriptions for clarity; increase some minor violations to major violations; add new statutory citations to the list of described violations; remove some statutory citations from the list of described violations; and increase the penalties for violations.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

718.501(1)(d)6., (f) FS.

LAW:

455.2273, 718.301, 718.501(1)(a), (b), (d)6., (j) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/28/2009 Vol. 35/34

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

718.501(1)(d)6., (f) FS., 455.2273, 718.301, 718.501(1)(a), (b), (d)6., (j) FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=61B-20.004&PDate=8/28/2009&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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