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Fla. Stat. § 718.102 (2025)

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718.102 Purposes.—The purpose of this chapter is:

(1) To give statutory recognition to the condominium form of ownership of real property.

(2) To establish procedures for the creation, sale, and operation of condominiums.

Every condominium created and existing in this state shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 18 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: City of Miami Beach v. Rocio Corp., 404 So. 2d 1066 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

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City of Miami Beach v. Rocio Corp., 404 So. 2d 1066 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “§ 718.102(1), (2), Fla. Stat. (1979). Nowhere, either in its statements of purpose or other provisions, does chapter 718 expressly preempt [5] the subject to the state.”

Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. River Manor Condo. Ass'n, 125 So. 3d 846 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). · cites it 2× “See § 718.102, Fla. Stat. (2005). As its title suggests, the “Condominium Act” regulates condominiums — not insurance companies.”

Phillips v. Hirshon, 958 So. 2d 425 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007). · cites it 3× “" § 718.102, Fla. Stat. (1977). Cf. § 711.02, Fla.”

Clearwater Key Ass'n-South Beach, Inc. v. Thacker, 431 So. 2d 641 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). · cites it 2× “See § 718.102, Fla. Stat. (1977). Section 718.”

Tranquil Harbour Dev., LLC v. BBT, LLC, 79 So. 3d 84 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). · cites it 2× “” § 718.102, Fla. Stat. (2004). Because a condominium is strictly a creature of statute, the language of the statutes in effect on the date of the declaration of condominium 1 “is as controlling as if engrafted onto” a contract governing its purchase and sale.”

Bruno v. Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC (In re Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC), 472 B.R. 582 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2012). · cites it 2× “"Purchaser, by virtue of ownership of the Unit, shall automatically become a member of the Association, and shall be obligated to pay assessments and other fees and charges in accordance with the Declaration and exhibits thereto, described elsewhere in this Contract or in…”

Rogers & Ford Const. v. Carlandia Corp., 626 So. 2d 1350 (Fla. 1993). “§ 718.102; see also Century Village, Inc.”

Raines v. Palm Beach Leisureville Com. Ass'n, 413 So. 2d 30 (Fla. 1982). “§ 718.102. As pointed out by the district court, a condominium association derives its powers, duties, and responsibilities from chapter 718 and from the association's declaration of restrictions and bylaws.”

First Sarasota Serv. Corp. v. Miller, 450 So. 2d 875 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). “§ 718.102. Section 718.202 of the act details the rights and obligations of developers in respect to sale or reservation deposits accepted prior to closing.”

Bennett M. Lifter v. METRO. DADE CTY., 482 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). “"Ordinance 84-46 is said by Plaintiffs to prohibit the creation, sale and leasing of condominium units in violation of § 718.102(b) and § 718.104(2), Fla. Stat.”

Kareen Lecorps & John Baptiste v. Star Lakes Ass'n, Inc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 718.102, Fla. Stat. “As condominium ownership is created only by statute, [legislative] acts also regulate the operation of condominiums.”

Balis v. Martin (M.D. Fla. 2020). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat §§ 718.102(3), and 718.106(3). This count must be dismissed without prejudice, however, because its incorporation of all the prior counts (Doc.”

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— 718.102(1) — 1 case

City of Miami Beach v. Rocio Corp., 404 So. 2d 1066 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). “§ 718.102(1), (2), Fla. Stat. (1979). Nowhere, either in its statements of purpose or other provisions, does chapter 718 expressly preempt [5] the subject to the state.”

— 718.102(3) — 2 cases

Balis v. Martin (M.D. Fla. 2020). “Fla. Stat §§ 718.102(3), and 718.106(3). This count must be dismissed without prejudice, however, because its incorporation of all the prior counts (Doc.”

Balis v. Martin (M.D. Fla. 2021).

— 718.102(b) — 2 cases

Bennett M. Lifter, Inc. v. Metro. Dade Cnty., 15 Fla. Supp. 2d 60 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985).

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