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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 718
CONDOMINIUMS
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F.S. 718.103
718.103 Definitions.As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) “Alternative funding method” means a method approved by the division for funding the capital expenditures and deferred maintenance obligations for a multicondominium association operating at least 25 condominiums which may reasonably be expected to fully satisfy the association’s reserve funding obligations by the allocation of funds in the annual operating budget.
(2) “Assessment” means a share of the funds which are required for the payment of common expenses, which from time to time is assessed against the unit owner.
(3) “Association” means, in addition to any entity responsible for the operation of common elements owned in undivided shares by unit owners, any entity which operates or maintains other real property in which unit owners have use rights, where membership in the entity is composed exclusively of unit owners or their elected or appointed representatives and is a required condition of unit ownership.
(4) “Association property” means that property, real and personal, which is owned or leased by, or is dedicated by a recorded plat to, the association for the use and benefit of its members.
(5) “Board of administration” or “board” means the board of directors or other representative body which is responsible for administration of the association.
(6) “Buyer” means a person who purchases a condominium unit. The term “purchaser” may be used interchangeably with the term “buyer.”
(7) “Bylaws” means the bylaws of the association as they are amended from time to time.
(8) “Committee” means a group of board members, unit owners, or board members and unit owners appointed by the board or a member of the board to make recommendations to the board regarding the proposed annual budget or to take action on behalf of the board.
(9) “Common elements” means the portions of the condominium property not included in the units.
(10) “Common expenses” means all expenses properly incurred by the association in the performance of its duties, including expenses specified in s. 718.115.
(11) “Common surplus” means the amount of all receipts or revenues, including assessments, rents, or profits, collected by a condominium association which exceeds common expenses.
(12) “Condominium” means that form of ownership of real property created pursuant to this chapter, which is comprised entirely of units that may be owned by one or more persons, and in which there is, appurtenant to each unit, an undivided share in common elements.
(13) “Condominium parcel” means a unit, together with the undivided share in the common elements appurtenant to the unit.
(14) “Condominium property” means the lands, leaseholds, and personal property that are subjected to condominium ownership, whether or not contiguous, and all improvements thereon and all easements and rights appurtenant thereto intended for use in connection with the condominium.
(15) “Conspicuous type” means bold type in capital letters no smaller than the largest type, exclusive of headings, on the page on which it appears and, in all cases, at least 10-point type. Where conspicuous type is required, it must be separated on all sides from other type and print. Conspicuous type may be used in a contract for purchase and sale of a unit, a lease of a unit for more than 5 years, or a prospectus or offering circular only where required by law.
(16) “Declaration” or “declaration of condominium” means the instrument or instruments by which a condominium is created, as they are from time to time amended.
(17) “Developer” means a person who creates a condominium or offers condominium parcels for sale or lease in the ordinary course of business, but does not include:
(a) An owner or lessee of a condominium or cooperative unit who has acquired the unit for his or her own occupancy;
(b) A cooperative association that creates a condominium by conversion of an existing residential cooperative after control of the association has been transferred to the unit owners if, following the conversion, the unit owners are the same persons who were unit owners of the cooperative and no units are offered for sale or lease to the public as part of the plan of conversion;
(c) A bulk assignee or bulk buyer as defined in s. 718.703; or
(d) A state, county, or municipal entity acting as a lessor and not otherwise named as a developer in the declaration of condominium.
(18) “Division” means the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
(19) “Land” means the surface of a legally described parcel of real property and includes, unless otherwise specified in the declaration and whether separate from or including such surface, airspace lying above and subterranean space lying below such surface. However, if so defined in the declaration, the term “land” may mean all or any portion of the airspace or subterranean space between two legally identifiable elevations and may exclude the surface of a parcel of real property and may mean any combination of the foregoing, whether or not contiguous, or may mean a condominium unit.
(20) “Limited common elements” means those common elements which are reserved for the use of a certain unit or units to the exclusion of all other units, as specified in the declaration.
(21) “Multicondominium” means real property containing two or more condominiums, all of which are operated by the same association.
(22) “Operation” or “operation of the condominium” includes the administration and management of the condominium property and the association.
(23) “Rental agreement” means any written agreement, or oral agreement if for less duration than 1 year, providing for use and occupancy of premises.
(24) “Residential condominium” means a condominium consisting of two or more units, any of which are intended for use as a private temporary or permanent residence, except that a condominium is not a residential condominium if the use for which the units are intended is primarily commercial or industrial and not more than three units are intended to be used for private residence, and are intended to be used as housing for maintenance, managerial, janitorial, or other operational staff of the condominium. With respect to a condominium that is not a timeshare condominium, a residential unit includes a unit intended as a private temporary or permanent residence as well as a unit not intended for commercial or industrial use. With respect to a timeshare condominium, the timeshare instrument as defined in s. 721.05(35) shall govern the intended use of each unit in the condominium. If a condominium is a residential condominium but contains units intended to be used for commercial or industrial purposes, then, with respect to those units which are not intended for or used as private residences, the condominium is not a residential condominium. A condominium which contains both commercial and residential units is a mixed-use condominium and is subject to the requirements of s. 718.404.
(25) “Special assessment” means any assessment levied against a unit owner other than the assessment required by a budget adopted annually.
(26) “Structural integrity reserve study” means a study of the reserve funds required for future major repairs and replacement of the condominium property performed as required under s. 718.112(2)(g).
(27) “Timeshare estate” means any interest in a unit under which the exclusive right of use, possession, or occupancy of the unit circulates among the various purchasers of a timeshare plan pursuant to chapter 721 on a recurring basis for a period of time.
(28) “Timeshare unit” means a unit in which timeshare estates have been created.
(29) “Unit” means a part of the condominium property which is subject to exclusive ownership. A unit may be in improvements, land, or land and improvements together, as specified in the declaration.
(30) “Unit owner” or “owner of a unit” means a record owner of legal title to a condominium parcel.
(31) “Voting certificate” means a document which designates one of the record title owners, or the corporate, partnership, or entity representative, who is authorized to vote on behalf of a condominium unit that is owned by more than one owner or by any entity.
(32) “Voting interests” means the voting rights distributed to the association members pursuant to s. 718.104(4)(j). In a multicondominium association, the voting interests of the association are the voting rights distributed to the unit owners in all condominiums operated by the association. On matters related to a specific condominium in a multicondominium association, the voting interests of the condominium are the voting rights distributed to the unit owners in that condominium.
History.s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 1, ch. 78-328; s. 2, ch. 80-3; s. 6, ch. 80-323; s. 1, ch. 84-368; s. 45, ch. 85-62; s. 1, ch. 90-151; s. 1, ch. 91-103; s. 5, ch. 91-426; s. 1, ch. 92-49; s. 34, ch. 95-274; s. 850, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 98-322; s. 73, ch. 99-3; s. 48, ch. 2000-302; s. 19, ch. 2001-64; s. 34, ch. 2004-279; s. 12, ch. 2004-353; s. 3, ch. 2007-80; s. 45, ch. 2008-240; s. 7, ch. 2010-174; s. 2, ch. 2021-99; s. 4, ch. 2022-269; s. 4, ch. 2023-203.

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EASTWOOD SHORES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY,, 264 So. 3d 264 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . Section 718.103, the definitions section of Florida's Condominium Act, defines a condominium "unit" as . . . "a part of the condominium property which is subject to exclusive ownership." § 718.103(27), Fla. . . . Mead, 650 So.2d 4, 7 (Fla. 1994) (citing § 718.103(10), (24), Fla. . . . unit is subject to exclusive ownership and that the association is comprised of unit owners, see § 718.103 . . . "Common elements" are those "portions of the condominium property not included in the units." § 718.103 . . . See § 718.103(27) (defining a condominium "unit" as "a part of the condominium property which is subject . . . See § 718.103(12), (28). . . . See § 718.103(12), (28) ; Rogers & Ford Constr. Corp., 626 So.2d at 1352. . . . See § 718.103(8) (" 'Common elements' means the portions of the condominium property not included in . . .

STERLING BREEZE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. NEW STERLING RESORTS, LLC LLC,, 255 So. 3d 434 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . ." § 718.103(13), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). See also Beach Club Towers Homeowners Ass'n v. . . . mean any combination of the foregoing, whether or not contiguous, or may mean a condominium unit. § 718.103 . . .

DIMITRI, v. COMMERCIAL CENTER OF MIAMI MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., 253 So. 3d 715 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . ." § 718.103(2), Fla. Stat. (1981). . . . In 1991, the legislature amended the definition of condominium "association" in section 718.103(2) to . . . Id. § 718.103(15). . . . Id. § 718.103(11). . . . Second, the constituency and function tests are administrative interpretations of section 718.103(2) . . .

SILVER BEACH TOWERS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. SILVER BEACH INVESTMENTS OF DESTIN, L. C., 230 So. 3d 157 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . the member, and not “common elements” or “condominium property” as defined in' sections 718.108 and 718.103 . . . some cases, be subject to condominium ownership and thus constitute condominium property under section 718.103 . . .

BEACH CLUB TOWERS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. JONES,, 231 So. 3d 566 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . .” § 718.103(12), Fla. Stat. . . . all easements and rights appurtenant thereto intended for use in connection with the condominium.” § 718.103 . . .

JIM WALTER RESOURCES, INC. v. BRANTLEY, OWCP, U. S., 701 F. App'x 826 (11th Cir. 2017)

. . . . § 718.103(a). . . .

SHORES OF PANAMA RESORT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. a v. SHORES OF PANAMA, LLC LLC LLC LLC LLC,, 204 So.3d 547 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . countered that the assessments were within the definition of a “special assessment” in both section 718.103 . . .

VENTANA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. a v. CHANCEY DESIGN PARTNERSHIP, INC. a GREGORY JONES, LLC, a, 203 So. 3d 175 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . . § 718.103(15), Fla. Stat. (2012). . . .

BLINN, v. FLORIDA POWER LIGHT COMPANY, Of, 189 So. 3d 227 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . See § 718.103(11), Fla. Stat. (2012). . . .

SIMCO PEABODY COAL COMPANY, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, W., 630 F. App'x 447 (6th Cir. 2015)

. . . . § 718.103(a). . . .

In CHINESE- MANUFACTURED DRYWALL PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION Jr. v. L. L. C. L. L. C., 627 F. App'x 319 (5th Cir. 2015)

. . . . §§ 718.106(2)(a), 718.103(8). . . .

WILSON, v. W. COLVIN,, 107 F. Supp. 3d 387 (S.D.N.Y. 2015)

. . . . § 718.103; Frank Bloch, Bloch on Social Security § 3:15 (2015). . . . .

M. FERN, M. v. EAGLES RESERVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., 162 So. 3d 257 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . Id. at 7 (citing §§ 718.103(10), (24), Fla. Stat. (1987)). . . .

SOUTHERN OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, v. COOPERATIVA DE SEGUROS MULTIPLES,, 143 So. 3d 439 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . Section 718.103(11), Florida Statutes (2009), expressly defines "condominium” to mean "that form of ownership . . .

OAK GROVE RESOURCES, LLC, v. DIRECTOR, OWCP, Jr., 562 F. App'x 836 (11th Cir. 2014)

. . . . § 718.103(b)(5), that Cook’s cooperation was “inconsistent” and “poor,” and the administrative law . . .

GROVE ISLE ASSOCIATION, INC. v. GROVE ISLE ASSOCIATES, LLLP,, 137 So. 3d 1081 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . . § 718.103(15), Fla. Stat. (2012). . . .

UNITED STATES v. FOREST HILL GARDENS EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., 990 F. Supp. 2d 1344 (S.D. Fla. 2014)

. . . Section 718.103(1) defines “assessment” to mean “a share of the funds which are required for the payment . . . of common expenses, which from time to time is assessed against the unit owner.” § 718.103(1), Fla. . . . Stat.; see § 718.103(24), Fla. Stat. (defining "special assessments”). . § 718.116(3), Fla. . . .

SINATRA v. BUSSEL, A., 119 So. 3d 473 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . a limited common element that is appurtenant to an individual condominium unit, pursuant to section 718.103 . . .

CALYPSO DEVELOPERS I, LLC, v. PELICAN PROPERTIES OF SOUTH WALTON, LLC, A, 109 So. 3d 1214 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . See §§ 718.103(12), 718.120(1), Fla. Stat. (2006). . . .

PORTO VENEZIA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. WB FORT LAUDERDALE, LLC, WB LLC, v., 926 F. Supp. 2d 1330 (S.D. Fla. 2013)

. . . condominium or offers condominium parcels for sale or lease in the ordinary course of business .... ” § 718.103 . . . Because “offering” was not defined in 718.103, the court used a Department of Business Regulation administrative . . .

J. ROGERS, v. UNITED STATES,, 109 Fed. Cl. 280 (Fed. Cl. 2013)

. . . . § 718.103(11) (West 2010); see also Michael J. . . .

CUMBERLAND RIVER COAL COMPANY, v. JENT, R., 506 F. App'x 470 (6th Cir. 2012)

. . . . § 718.103(b). . . .

HERON AT DESTIN WEST BEACH BAY RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. OSPREY AT DESTIN WEST BEACH III,, 94 So. 3d 623 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . Florida Statutes, only if the master association meets the definition of “association” found in section 718.103 . . . Section 718.103(2), Florida Statutes (2009), defines “association” to mean: in addition to those entities . . . appellees claim that the Master Association does not meet the definition of a “multicondominium.” § 718.103 . . .

In MONA LISA AT CELEBRATION, LLC, v. LLC, v. LLC, v. LLC, v. LLC,, 472 B.R. 582 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2012)

. . . with this provision because the units in the project were not “residential condominiums” governed by § 718.103 . . . Stat. § 718.103(23) (emphasis added). . Doc No. 61 in 9-ap-859. . . . .

In COLONY BEACH TENNIS CLUB ASSOCIATION, INC. v., 456 B.R. 545 (M.D. Fla. 2011)

. . . The bankruptcy court asserted that Section 718.103, Florida Statutes, requires that a “special” assessment . . .

CALI, v. MEADOWBROOK LAKES VIEW CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION B INC. a, 59 So. 3d 363 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Section 718.103(8), Florida Statutes (2009), defines “common elements” as “the portions of the condominium . . . entity responsible for the operation of common elements owned in undivided shares by unit owners.... ” § 718.103 . . .

ROYAL BAHAMIAN ASSOCIATION, INC. v. QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION,, 750 F. Supp. 2d 1346 (S.D. Fla. 2010)

. . . the Mayfair declaration in conjunction with the definition of “condominium property” found in section 718.103 . . . See Amendment Notes to § 718.103, Fla. Stat. Ann. (West 2010). . . . .

DEGIRMENCI, v. SAPPHIRE- FORT LAUDERDALE, LLLP, a GP, LLC a, 693 F. Supp. 2d 1325 (S.D. Fla. 2010)

. . . . § 718.103(16). . . .

In MAISON GRANDE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. a, 425 B.R. 684 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2010)

. . . . § 718.103(10) (renumbered from Fla. Stat. § 711.03(6) (1971)). . . . Stat. § 718.103(11). The units are the portions subject to exclusive ownership. Fla. . . . . § 718.103(27). . . . Stat. § 718.103(8). . . . . Stat. § 718.103(1). . . .

VILLAGE OF DORAL PLACE ASSOCIATION, INC. v. REAL, INC. W., 22 So. 3d 627 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . .” § 718.103(13), Fla. Stat. (2003). . . . Id. § 718.103(27). . . . Id. § 718.103(8). . . .

McALLISTER, v. BREAKERS SEVILLE ASSOCIATION, INC., 981 So. 2d 566 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . However, sections 718.103(15), 718.106, and 718.110(4), govern-mg condominiums, essentially mirror the . . .

In C. MAZON I. C. I. v. E. Jr. C. I. v., 387 B.R. 641 (M.D. Fla. 2008)

. . . . § 718.103(11). . . . Stat. § 718.103(27). . . . Stat. § 718.103(8). . . . Stat. § 718.103(19). . . .

TURNBERRY COURT CORPORATION, a a a v. Dr. BELLINI, a, 962 So. 2d 1006 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . . § 718.103(8), (11), Fla. Stat. (2005). . . . Rocabe, Inc., as the holder of legal title to the condominium, is the unit owner entitled to damages. § 718.103 . . .

RIEDLINGER, v. ROUSSET,, 910 So. 2d 302 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . .” § 718.103(16). . . .

McCAIN, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, 58 F. App'x 184 (6th Cir. 2003)

. . . . §§ 718.103(a), 718.4. . . . Unresolved Issues, 83 W.Va.L.Rev. 869, 879 n. 33 (1981) (hereinafter Solomons); see also 20 C.F.R. §§ 718.103 . . .

In NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY,, 257 B.R. 184 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2000)

. . . substantially meets ATS standards for technical quality and calibration, all as set forth in 20 C.F.R. 718.103 . . .

FLORIDA TOWER CONDOMINIUM, INC. v. MINDES,, 770 So. 2d 210 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . .”); § 718.103(19), Fla. . . .

CLARK, v. C. ENGLAND,, 715 So. 2d 365 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . .” § 718.103(25), Fla. Stat. (1998). . . .

H. BROWN, v. G. RICE A., 716 So. 2d 807 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . .” § 718.103(10), Fla. Stat. (1993). . . . .” § 718.103(7), Fla. Stat. (1993).. . . . .” § 718.103(17), Fla. Stat. (1993). . . . Furthermore, the garage units meet the definition of limited common elements provided in section 718.103 . . .

RIS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. f k a v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION DIVISION OF FLORIDA LAND SALES CONDOMINIUMS AND MOBILE HOMES,, 695 So. 2d 357 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . concluded that RIS had to specifically exempt raw land from its definition of unit, whereas section 718.103 . . . which noted the definition of unit in section 711.03(15), which is the same definition contained in 718.103 . . .

SCUDDER, v. GREENBRIER C. CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. B., 663 So. 2d 1362 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . See § 718.103(8), Fla.Stat. (1993). . . . See § 718.103(17), Fla.Stat. (1993) (“Limited common elements” means those common elements which are . . .

In RIVER RANCH, INC. RIVER RANCH, INC. v. OUTDOOR RESORTS RIVER RANCH INNS AND COTTAGES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. R R, 188 B.R. 693 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1995)

. . . Section 718.103(24) defines “Unit” as a part of the condominium property which is subject to exclusive . . .

J. ROSSO, K. J. v. GOLDEN SURF TOWERS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, 651 So. 2d 787 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . See § 718.103(16), Fla.Stat. (1993). Both parties agree the dock was a common element. . . .

OCEAN TRAIL UNIT OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. MEAD a, 650 So. 2d 4 (Fla. 1994)

. . . .” § 718.103(7), Fla.Stat. (1987). . . . Association is authorized to impose assessments on unit owners for the payment of “common expenses.” § 718.103 . . . As noted by the district court, section 718.103(7), defines “common expenses” as “all expenses and assessments . . . Thus, reading section 718.115(1) in pari materia with section 718.103(7), an expense designated as a . . . incurred defending the challenged act are “properly incurred by the association for the condominium.” § 718.103 . . . (quoting § 718.103(8), Fla.Stat. (1991)). . . . Each unit owner owns a proportionate undivided share of the common elements appurtenant to the unit. § 718.103 . . . Formerly section 718.103(7), Florida Statutes (1987). . . . .

ROGERS FORD CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, v. CARLANDIA CORPORATION,, 626 So. 2d 1350 (Fla. 1993)

. . . The court reasoned that pursuant to the definitions in sections 718.103(10) & (11), Florida Statutes . . .

YOUGHIOGHENY OHIO COAL COMPANY, v. N. McANGUES, 996 F.2d 130 (6th Cir. 1993)

. . . . § 718.103(b)(6), which requires that the paper speed, inter alia, be stated for every test. . . . Yet another regulation, however, limits the applicability of section 718.103 to evidence offered to establish . . . No regulation speaks to the applicability of the requirements of section 718.103 in the ease of rebutting . . .

AINSLIE AT CENTURY VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. a v. H. LEVY, d b a B. R. F. a a a, 626 So. 2d 229 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . Sections 718.103(18); 718.111(l)(a), Fla.Stat. . . .

ESTANCIA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. SUNFIELD HOMES, INC., 619 So. 2d 1008 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . .” § 718.103(16), Fla.Stat. (1981). . . .

MEAD a v. OCEAN TRAIL UNIT OWNERS ASSOCIATION INC., 638 So. 2d 963 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . See § 718.103(8), Fla.Stat. (1991) (“ ‘Conjmon expenses’ means all expenses and assessments which are . . .

CARLANDIA CORPORATION, v. ROGERS AND FORD CONSTRUCTION CORP. a a, 605 So. 2d 1014 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . Under section 718.103(10), Florida Statutes (1991), the word “condominium” is defined: “Condominium” . . .

RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES OF AMERICA, v. ESCONDIDO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,, 603 So. 2d 122 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . Section 718.103(13), Florida Statutes (1979) which defines developer as: [A] person who creates a condominium . . . The language used in section 718.301(3) and section 718.103(13) (1979) do not settle the issue involved . . . Section 718.103(3) grants a developer specific protections against adverse actions by an association . . . Similarly, the definition of a developer in section 718.103(13) encompasses RCA. . . .

OCEAN BEACH RESORT, INC. v. RODACK,, 586 So. 2d 363 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . See §§ 718.103(1) (defining “assessment”), 718.103(6) (defining “common elements”), 718.103(16) (defining . . .

WILEY, v. CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY, In-, 915 F.2d 1076 (6th Cir. 1990)

. . . . § 718.103 standards should apply to Part 727 claims generally, and specifically to pulmonary function . . . qualifying and conforming pulmonary function study pursuant to § 727.203(a)(2) and § 410.430 [and § 718.103 . . . See 20 C.F.R. § 718.103. We recognized Sgro v. . . . Applicability of Part 718 Standards Consolidation Coal read our opinion as stating that § 718.103 did . . . on 3/11/81, after the effective date of § 718.103. . . . .

KILCULLEN v. WARWICK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., 42 Fla. Supp. 2d 210 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990)

. . . FS § 718.103(1) (FS 1977). . . . FS §718.103(7) (FS 1977). . . .

BARNETT, v. WYNMOOR COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC., 41 Fla. Supp. 2d 198 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990)

. . . concluding that the property owned by the recreation association was “condominium property”, applying §718.103 . . .

CEDAR COVE EFFICIENCY CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. CEDAR COVE PROPERTIES INC., 558 So. 2d 475 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . Condominium Act and the condominium documents provide (emphasis added): Chapter 718, Florida Statutes (1987) 718.103 . . .

POOLE, v. FREEMAN UNITED COAL MINING COMPANY, FREEMAN UNITED COAL MINING COMPANY, v. BENEFITS REVIEW BOARD, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, J., 897 F.2d 888 (7th Cir. 1990)

. . . Freeman also challenges the study as not conforming with the quality standards contained in § 718.103 . . . Section 718.103(b) provides in pertinent part: Pulmonary function test results submitted in connection . . .

CENVILL INVESTORS, INC. v. CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ORGANIZATION OF CENTURY VILLAGE EAST, INC., 556 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . Court has held that an umbrella association similar to COOCVE is not an “association” under section 718.103 . . .

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, v. SIWIEC,, 894 F.2d 635 (3d Cir. 1990)

. . . Section 718.103 provides the standard for pulmonary function tests. . . . . § 718.103(b)(5). . . . . § 718.103(b). . . . Mangifest, 826 F.2d 1318, 1326 (3d Cir.1987); 20 C.F.R. § 718.103(c). . . . We agree with the Director that the AU erred in holding that the quality standards of Section 718.103 . . .

WILEY, v. CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY, In-, 892 F.2d 498 (6th Cir. 1989)

. . . . § 718.103, likely did apply to a finding of conformity in Clayton, which was decided in 1984. . . . requirement should not be applied retroactively to tests performed prior to the effective date of § 718.103 . . .

HORIZONS NORTH CONDOMINIUM NO. ASSOCIATION, INC. a v. NORBRO I, a, 551 So. 2d 526 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . Chapter 718, Florida Statutes (1987), does not include “purchaser” within its definitional Section 718.103 . . . However, under Section 718.103(14) “ ‘[djeveloper’ means a person who creates a condominium or offers . . .

In TWIN PINES COAL COMPANY, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, L., 854 F.2d 1212 (10th Cir. 1988)

. . . . § 718.103 which in addition to requiring the statement required by § 410.430 also requires that the . . . Benefits Review Board has rejected similar arguments, even if we were inclined to decide the question, § 718.103 . . .

SPANISH RIVER RESORT CORPORATION, v. WALKER, C., 526 So. 2d 677 (Fla. 1988)

. . . containing seventy-two units converted in 1980 to a condominium authorizing time-sharing pursuant to section 718.103 . . .

R. O. DOWNEY, v. JUNGLE DEN VILLAS RECREATION ASSOCIATION, INC., 525 So. 2d 438 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . a “common element” of each individual condominium association as those words are defined in section 718.103 . . . supreme court held that a community association was not a condominium association as defined in section 718.103 . . . Under section 718.103(2), Florida Statutes, "Association" is defined to mean the corporate entity which . . . recreational association to be condominium property as envisioned by the legislature when it enacted section 718.103 . . .

BISHOP ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, St. v. BELKIN,, 521 So. 2d 158 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . Whether the Division’s declaratory statement should be rejected because its interpretation of sections 718.103 . . . whether the Division’s declaratory statement should be rejected because its interpretation of sections 718.103 . . . declaring the appellants (ten limited partnerships) to be developers within the definition of section 718.103 . . . with the Division’s argument that the limited partnerships here are developers as defined in section 718.103 . . . In pertinent part Section 718.103(14) Florida Statutes (1985) provides: (14) “Developer" means a person . . .

B. KARPAY, v. LAS BRISAS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., 517 So. 2d 756 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . Section 718.103(24) defining “unit owner” as the “owner of a condominium parcel” is less than helpful . . .

WELLEBY CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION ONE, INCORPORATED, v. WILLIAM LYON COMPANY,, 522 So. 2d 35 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . . § 711.03(15) has been recodified as § 718.103(16), and is an identical definition as that under § 711.03 . . .

MULLINS COAL CO. INC. OF VIRGINIA, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,, 484 U.S. 135 (U.S. 1987)

. . . See 20 CFR §§718.103, 718.105 (1987). . . . of several tests and must be accompanied by two to three tracings of each test performed. 20 CFR §§718.103 . . .

PRATER, v. HITE PREPARATION COMPANY, 829 F.2d 1363 (6th Cir. 1987)

. . . Section 718.103(b) provides, in part: “All pulmonary function test results submitted in connection with . . . within 5% of each other, in which case two tracings for that test shall be sufficient.” 20 C.F.R. § 718.103 . . . And subsection 718.103(c) states that “[n]o results of pulmonary function tests shall constitute evidence . . . are conducted and reported in substantial compliance with this section and Appendix B.” 20 C.F.R. § 718.103 . . .

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, v. MANGIFEST,, 826 F.2d 1318 (3d Cir. 1987)

. . . . §§ 718.102(e), 718.103(c), 718.-106(b). . . . Hawk Contracting, Inc., 9 Black Lung Rep. 1-76 (1986) (construing § 718.103, which sets standards for . . .

ROTHENBERG, v. PLYMOUTH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION,, 511 So. 2d 651 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . Section 718.103(7), Florida Statutes (1983). . . .

HALPERN C. H. D. F. D. A. P. J. a v. RETIREMENT BUILDERS, INC., 507 So. 2d 622 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . We do not see a definition of “fee” in the statutory definitions section, section 718.103, and find no . . .

REVAK, v. NATIONAL MINES CORPORATION, 808 F.2d 996 (3d Cir. 1986)

. . . . §§ 410.430, 718.103. . . .

SPANISH RIVER RESORT CORPORATION, a a a v. WALKER, C. a, 497 So. 2d 1299 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . seventy-two units, converted in 1980 to a condominium authorizing time-sharing pursuant to section 718.103 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION, DIVISION OF FLORIDA LAND SALES, v. PINNACLE PORT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., 23 Fla. Supp. 2d 235 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1986)

. . . corporation created under Chapter 617 Florida Statutes, and was the association, as defined in Section 718.103 . . . CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Respondent is the association, as that term is defined in Section 718.103(2), Florida . . .

VILLAGE GREEN FEDERATION UNIT, INC. v. FLORIDA ATLANTIC ASSOCIATES,, 18 Fla. Supp. 2d 94 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1986)

. . . Further, a condominium “unit” is defined in Section 718.103(23), Fla. . . .

STAPLETON, v. WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, U. S. R. RAY, v. JEWELL RIDGE COAL CORPORATION MULLINS COAL COMPANY, INC. OF VIRGINIA, v. CORNETT, 785 F.2d 424 (4th Cir. 1986)

. . . . §§ 410-426(b); 410.428; 410.430; 718.102; 718.103; 718.105; Part 718, Appendices A, B, C; 727.206 ( . . . . §§ 718.103; 410.430. . . . See 20 C.F.R. §§ 206(a), 718.103, 718.105, 410.430. . . . .

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION, DIVISION OF LAND SALES, v. E. SIEGEL, TOWERS OF QUAYSIDE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, v. E. SIEGEL,, 479 So. 2d 112 (Fla. 1985)

. . . Section 718.103(2) defines an association for purposes of that chapter as “the corporate entity responsible . . . Under section 718.103(15), the operation of the condominium is defined to include “the administration . . . not “the corporate entity responsible for the operation of a condominium,” 413 So.2d at 32 (quoting § 718.103 . . .

TOWERHOUSE CONDOMINIUM, INC. v. MILLMAN, 475 So. 2d 674 (Fla. 1985)

. . . rise to this dispute: the land purchased was not condominium property within the meaning of Section 718.103 . . . Therefore, the land cannot be an appurtenance of the “condominium parcel” as defined by section 718.103 . . .

FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION, DIVISION OF FLORIDA LAND SALES AND CONDOMINIUMS,, 472 So. 2d 494 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . Section 718.103(13), Florida Statutes, provides in relevant part: “Developer” means a person who creates . . . Next we note that the statutory definition (§ 718.103(13), Fla. . . . The statutory definitions in section 718.103 fail to define “offer” and the Department of Business Regulation . . . offered” these eleven units for sale, it still cannot be considered a developer as defined in section 718.103 . . . In addition we note the language of Rule 7D-17.01(1), which defines “offer” as an element of section 718.103 . . .

M. ADAMS v. G. KENNER,, 462 So. 2d 1214 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . position, the undisputed material facts establish that he was a developer within the meaning of Section 718.103 . . .

COUNTRY MANORS ASSOCIATION, INC. a v. MASTER ANTENNA SYSTEMS, INC. a, 458 So. 2d 835 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . Section 718.103(6), Florida Statutes (1983), defines common elements to mean the portions of the condominium . . . Condominium property is defined by Section 718.103(11), Florida Statutes (1983), to mean the lands, leaseholds . . .

E. SIEGEL, No. v. DIVISION OF FLORIDA LAND SALES AND CONDOMINIUMS, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION, 453 So. 2d 414 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . The litmus test, they argue, relying on Sections 718.103 and 718.111, is not a constituency test but . . . presented was whether the community association was an “association” within the meaning of Sections 718.103 . . . The court further held that the only “associations” within the meaning of Section 718.103(2) were the . . . Section 718.103(11) defines as condominium property: lands, leaseholds, and personal property that are . . . Operation of a condominium is defined without limitation in Section 718.103(15) as "the administration . . .

BEACHWOOD VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, v. S. POOR E. I. L., 448 So. 2d 1143 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . “Condominium property” is described in Section 718.103(11), Florida Statutes (1981), as follows: “Condominium . . .

VANTAGE VIEW, INC. v. BALI EAST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,, 421 So. 2d 728 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . developer” as used in appellant’s pleadings is substantially the same as the definition given in section 718.103 . . . Section 718.103(13), Florida Statutes (1977), defines developer as: a person who creates a condominium . . .

TIFFANY PLAZA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. a v. Mr. C. O. SPENCER, Jr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. V., 416 So. 2d 823 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . Chapter 718, Florida Statutes (1981) 718.103 (1) “Assessment” means a share of the funds required for . . .

T. RAINES, v. PALM BEACH LEISUREVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., 413 So. 2d 30 (Fla. 1982)

. . . case by affirming that the respondent association is not an association within the meaning of sections 718.103 . . . has broad powers, it is not “the corporate entity responsible for the operation of a condominium.” § 718.103 . . .

PALM BEACH LEISUREVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. v. T. RAINES, 398 So. 2d 471 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . Section 718.103(2), Florida Statutes (1979) defines association as “the corporate entity responsible . . . owners, and thus, the appellant Association was not an “association” within the meaning of Section 718.103 . . .

TOWER HOUSE CONDOMINIUM, INC. a v. MILLMAN, 410 So. 2d 926 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . See also §§ 718.103(10) and (11), Fla.Stat. (Supp.1978). . . . .

B. NORRIS v. EDWIN W. PECK, INC., 381 So. 2d 353 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . Section 718.103(14), Florida Statutes (1979) defines “limited common elements” as “those common elements . . .

RAINES, v. PALM BEACH LEISURVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,, 48 Fla. Supp. 94 (Palm Beach Cty. Cir. Ct. 1978)

. . . The relevant portions of the statute are set forth below — 718.103(2) “Association” means the corporate . . . entity responsible for the operation of a condominium. 718.103(9) “Condominium” means that form of ownership . . . one or more persons, and there is, appurtenant to each unit, an undivided share in common elements. 718.103 . . . and all easements and rights appurtenant thereto intended for use in connection with the condominium. 718.103 . . . Palm Beach Leisureville Community Association, Inc. is an “association” as defined by Florida Statute 718.103 . . .