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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 718.110718.110 Amendment of declaration; correction of error or omission in declaration by circuit court.—(1)(a) If the declaration fails to provide a method of amendment, the declaration may be amended as to all matters except those described in subsection (4) or subsection (8) if the amendment is approved by the owners of not less than two-thirds of the units. Except as to those matters described in subsection (4) or subsection (8), no declaration recorded after April 1, 1992, shall require that amendments be approved by more than four-fifths of the voting interests. (b) No provision of the declaration shall be revised or amended by reference to its title or number only. Proposals to amend existing provisions of the declaration shall contain the full text of the provision to be amended; new words shall be inserted in the text and underlined; and words to be deleted shall be lined through with hyphens. However, if the proposed change is so extensive that this procedure would hinder, rather than assist, the understanding of the proposed amendment, it is not necessary to use underlining and hyphens as indicators of words added or deleted, but, instead, a notation must be inserted immediately preceding the proposed amendment in substantially the following language: “Substantial rewording of declaration. See provision for present text.” (c) Nonmaterial errors or omissions in the amendment process will not invalidate an otherwise properly promulgated amendment. (2) An amendment, other than amendments made by the developer pursuant to ss. 718.104, 718.403, and 718.504(6), (7), and (9) without a vote of the unit owners and any rights the developer may have in the declaration to amend without consent of the unit owners which shall be limited to matters other than those under subsections (4) and (8), shall be evidenced by a certificate of the association which shall include the recording data identifying the declaration and shall be executed in the form required for the execution of a deed. An amendment by the developer must be evidenced in writing, but a certificate of the association is not required. The developer of a timeshare condominium may reserve specific rights in the declaration to amend the declaration without the consent of the unit owners. (3) An amendment of a declaration is effective when properly recorded in the public records of the county where the declaration is recorded. (4)(a) Subject to paragraph (b), unless otherwise provided in the declaration as originally recorded, an amendment may not change the configuration or size of any unit in any material fashion, materially alter or modify the appurtenances to the unit, or change the proportion or percentage by which the unit owner shares the common expenses of the condominium and owns the common surplus of the condominium unless the record owner of the unit and all record owners of liens on the unit join in the execution of the amendment and unless all the record owners of all other units in the same condominium approve the amendment. The acquisition of property by the association and material alterations or substantial additions to such property or the common elements by the association in accordance with s. 718.111(7) or s. 718.113, and amendments providing for the transfer of use rights in limited common elements pursuant to s. 718.106(2)(b) may not be considered a material alteration or modification of the appurtenances to the units. Except as provided in paragraph (b), a declaration recorded after April 1, 1992, may not require the approval of less than a majority of total voting interests of the condominium for amendments under this subsection, unless otherwise required by a governmental entity. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (14), the declaration of a nonresidential condominium formed on or after July 1, 2025, may be amended to change the configuration or size of a unit in any material fashion, materially alter or modify the appurtenances to the unit, or change the proportion or percentage by which the unit owner shares the common expenses of the condominium and owns the common surplus of the condominium, if the record owners of all affected units and all record owners of liens on the affected units join in the execution of the amendment. The approval of the record owners of the nonaffected units in such condominium is not required. (5) If it appears that through a scrivener’s error a unit has not been designated as owning an appropriate undivided share of the common elements or does not bear an appropriate share of the common expenses or that all the common expenses or interest in the common surplus or all of the common elements in the condominium have not been distributed in the declaration, so that the sum total of the shares of common elements which have been distributed or the sum total of the shares of the common expenses or ownership of common surplus fails to equal 100 percent, or if it appears that more than 100 percent of common elements or common expenses or ownership of the common surplus have been distributed, the error may be corrected by filing an amendment to the declaration approved by the board of administration or a majority of the unit owners. (6) The common elements designated by the declaration may be enlarged by an amendment to the declaration. The amendment must describe the interest in the property and must submit the property to the terms of the declaration. The amendment must be approved and executed as provided in this section. The amendment divests the association of title to the land and vests title in the unit owners as part of the common elements, without naming them and without further conveyance, in the same proportion as the undivided shares in the common elements that are appurtenant to the unit owned by them. (7) The declarations, bylaws, and common elements of two or more independent condominiums of a single complex may be merged to form a single condominium, upon the approval of such voting interest of each condominium as is required by the declaration for modifying the appurtenances to the units or changing the proportion or percentages by which the owners of the parcel share the common expenses and own the common surplus; upon the approval of all record owners of liens; and upon the recording of new or amended articles of incorporation, declarations, and bylaws. (8) Unless otherwise provided in the declaration as originally recorded, no amendment to the declaration may permit timeshare estates to be created in any unit of the condominium, unless the record owner of each unit of the condominium and the record owners of liens on each unit of the condominium join in the execution of the amendment. (9) If there is an omission or error in a declaration, or in any other document required by law to establish the condominium, the association may correct the error or omission by an amendment to the declaration or to the other document required to create a condominium in the manner provided in the declaration to amend the declaration or, if none is provided, by vote of a majority of the voting interests of the condominium. The amendment is effective when passed and approved and a certificate of amendment is executed and recorded as provided in subsections (2) and (3). This procedure for amendment cannot be used if such an amendment would materially or adversely affect property rights of unit owners, unless the affected unit owners consent in writing. This subsection does not restrict the powers of the association to otherwise amend the declaration, or other documentation, but authorizes a simple process of amendment requiring a lesser vote for the purpose of curing defects, errors, or omissions when the property rights of unit owners are not materially or adversely affected. (10) If there is an omission or error in a declaration of condominium, or any other document required to establish the condominium, and the omission or error would affect the valid existence of the condominium, the circuit court may entertain a petition of one or more of the unit owners in the condominium, or of the association, to correct the error or omission, and the action may be a class action. The court may require that one or more methods of correcting the error or omission be submitted to the unit owners to determine the most acceptable correction. All unit owners, the association, and the mortgagees of a first mortgage of record must be joined as parties to the action. Service of process on unit owners may be by publication, but the plaintiff must furnish every unit owner not personally served with process with a copy of the petition and final decree of the court by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the unit owner’s address as reflected in the association’s official records. If an action to determine whether the declaration or another condominium document complies with the mandatory requirements for the formation of a condominium is not brought within 3 years of the recording of the certificate of a surveyor and mapper pursuant to s. 718.104(4)(e) or the recording of an instrument that transfers title to a unit in the condominium which is not accompanied by a recorded assignment of developer rights in favor of the grantee of such unit, whichever occurs first, the declaration and other documents will effectively create a condominium, as of the date the declaration was recorded, regardless of whether the documents substantially comply with the mandatory requirements of law. However, both before and after the expiration of this 3-year period, the circuit court has jurisdiction to entertain a petition permitted under this subsection for the correction of the documentation, and other methods of amendment may be utilized to correct the errors or omissions at any time. (11) The Legislature finds that the procurement of mortgagee consent to amendments that do not affect the rights or interests of mortgagees is an unreasonable and substantial logistical and financial burden on the unit owners and that there is a compelling state interest in enabling the members of a condominium association to approve amendments to the condominium documents through legal means. Accordingly, and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this section:(a) As to any mortgage recorded on or after October 1, 2007, any provision in the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws that requires the consent or joinder of some or all mortgagees of units or any other portion of the condominium property to or in amendments to the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws or for any other matter shall be enforceable only as to the following matters:1. Those matters described in subsections (4) and (8). 2. Amendments to the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws that adversely affect the priority of the mortgagee’s lien or the mortgagee’s rights to foreclose its lien or that otherwise materially affect the rights and interests of the mortgagees. (b) As to mortgages recorded before October 1, 2007, any existing provisions in the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws requiring mortgagee consent shall be enforceable. (c) In securing consent or joinder, the association shall be entitled to rely upon the public records to identify the holders of outstanding mortgages. The association may use the address provided in the original recorded mortgage document, unless there is a different address for the holder of the mortgage in a recorded assignment or modification of the mortgage, which recorded assignment or modification must reference the official records book and page on which the original mortgage was recorded. Once the association has identified the recorded mortgages of record, the association shall, in writing, request of each unit owner whose unit is encumbered by a mortgage of record any information the owner has in his or her possession regarding the name and address of the person to whom mortgage payments are currently being made. Notice shall be sent to such person if the address provided in the original recorded mortgage document is different from the name and address of the mortgagee or assignee of the mortgage as shown by the public record. The association shall be deemed to have complied with this requirement by making the written request of the unit owners required under this paragraph. Any notices required to be sent to the mortgagees under this paragraph shall be sent to all available addresses provided to the association. (d) Any notice to the mortgagees required under paragraph (c) may be sent by a method that establishes proof of delivery, and any mortgagee who fails to respond within 60 days after the date of mailing shall be deemed to have consented to the amendment. (e) For those amendments requiring mortgagee consent on or after October 1, 2007, in the event mortgagee consent is provided other than by properly recorded joinder, such consent shall be evidenced by affidavit of the association recorded in the public records of the county where the declaration is recorded. Any amendment adopted without the required consent of a mortgagee shall be voidable only by a mortgagee who was entitled to notice and an opportunity to consent. An action to void an amendment shall be subject to the statute of limitations beginning 5 years after the date of discovery as to the amendments described in subparagraphs (a)1. and 2. and 5 years after the date of recordation of the certificate of amendment for all other amendments. This provision shall apply to all mortgages, regardless of the date of recordation of the mortgage. (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any amendment or amendments to conform a declaration of condominium to the insurance coverage provisions in s. 718.111(11) may be made as provided in that section. (12)(a) With respect to an existing multicondominium association, any amendment to change the fractional or percentage share of liability for the common expenses of the association and ownership of the common surplus of the association must be approved by at least a majority of the total voting interests of each condominium operated by the association unless the declarations of all condominiums operated by the association uniformly require approval by a greater percentage of the voting interests of each condominium. (b) Unless approval by a greater percentage of the voting interests of an existing multicondominium association is expressly required in the declaration of an existing condominium, the declaration may be amended upon approval of at least a majority of the total voting interests of each condominium operated by the multicondominium association for the purpose of:1. Setting forth in the declaration the formula currently utilized, but not previously stated in the declaration, for determining the percentage or fractional shares of liability for the common expenses of the multicondominium association and ownership of the common surplus of the multicondominium association. 2. Providing for the creation or enlargement of a multicondominium association by the merger or consolidation of two or more associations and changing the name of the association, as appropriate. (13) An amendment prohibiting unit owners from renting their units or altering the duration of the rental term or specifying or limiting the number of times unit owners are entitled to rent their units during a specified period applies only to unit owners who consent to the amendment and unit owners who acquire title to their units after the effective date of that amendment. (14) Except for those portions of the common elements designed and intended to be used by all unit owners, a portion of the common elements serving only one unit or a group of units may be reclassified as a limited common element upon the vote required to amend the declaration as provided therein or as required under paragraph (1)(a), and shall not be considered an amendment pursuant to subsection (4). This is a clarification of existing law. History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 8, ch. 77-221; s. 6, ch. 77-222; s. 5, ch. 78-328; s. 2, ch. 78-340; s. 4, ch. 84-368; s. 5, ch. 90-151; s. 3, ch. 91-103; ss. 2, 5, ch. 91-426; s. 51, ch. 2000-302; s. 7, ch. 2002-27; s. 24, ch. 2004-345; s. 1, ch. 2004-353; s. 3, ch. 2007-173; s. 8, ch. 2010-174; s. 3, ch. 2013-122; s. 6, ch. 2025-175.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 718.110
Total Results: 30
507 So. 2d 1366, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 200, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 1764
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 23, 1987 | Docket: 459903
Cited 54 times | Published
contained an erroneously drafted provision.
Section 718.110(1)(a), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1984), provides
137 So. 3d 1081, 2014 WL 1230326, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 4401
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 26, 2014 | Docket: 60240164
Cited 47 times | Published
generally be amended as provided in the declaration. § 718.110(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2012). If the declaration fails
806 So. 2d 452, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 34, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 1, 2002 WL 5483
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 2002 | Docket: 1341137
Cited 22 times | Published
AMENDMENTS TO DECLARATION
Significantly, section 718.110 also provides broad authority for amending
680 So. 2d 588
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 11, 1996 | Docket: 141610
Cited 22 times | Published
failed to approve the amendment as required by section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (1995). Because any effort
475 So. 2d 674, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 389, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3666
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 15, 1985 | Docket: 1302127
Cited 21 times | Published
the appurtenances to the unit pursuant to section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1978). Therefore
410 So. 2d 926
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 5, 1981 | Docket: 477995
Cited 16 times | Published
against the Association. We affirm.
We find Section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1978)[1] and Article
661 So. 2d 102, 1995 WL 539006
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 1995 | Docket: 532494
Cited 8 times | Published
the county where the declaration is recorded." § 718.110(3), Fla. Stat. (1979). Thus, property submitted
446 So. 2d 164
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 27, 1984 | Docket: 1779807
Cited 7 times | Published
the original condominium documents and by section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (1979). This appeal timely
847 So. 2d 1107, 2003 WL 21396741
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 18, 2003 | Docket: 1686804
Cited 4 times | Published
appellee: (I) breach of statutory duty under section 718.110, Florida Statutes (2000), for appellee's failure
533 So. 2d 819, 1988 WL 103897
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 12, 1988 | Docket: 1656535
Cited 4 times | Published
development, yet a close parallel can be found under section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (1987), which provides
525 So. 2d 438, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 877, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 1383, 1988 WL 29169
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 7, 1988 | Docket: 1304391
Cited 4 times | Published
unanimous approval of the members as required by section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (1985). The trial court
462 So. 2d 835, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 57
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 28, 1984 | Docket: 449494
Cited 4 times | Published
even contemplates amendment by state statute. Section 718.110, Florida Statutes (1983). With certain exceptions
515 So. 2d 1327, 1987 WL 1687
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 18, 1987 | Docket: 1749301
Cited 3 times | Published
Article VIII is consistent with statutory section 718.110(4) which provides:
Unless otherwise provided
504 So. 2d 1343, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 856
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 27, 1987 | Docket: 453623
Cited 3 times | Published
Association in circuit court was not authorized by section 718.110, Florida Statutes (1985), and therefore no
489 So. 2d 103, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1082
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 7, 1986 | Docket: 546282
Cited 3 times | Published
The above two cases, and Florida Statute Section 718.110(4) (1984 Supp.) govern the case at bar.
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472 B.R. 582
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: May 16, 2012 | Docket: 65783932
Cited 2 times | Published
plaintiffs' claim on this point is untimely pursuant to § 718.110(10) and is moot, given the undisputed fact numerous
755 So. 2d 824, 2000 WL 553921
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 5, 2000 | Docket: 1333657
Cited 2 times | Published
the requirements of section 718.113(2) and section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (1989), the law in effect
600 So. 2d 528, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 6249, 1992 WL 126650
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 12, 1992 | Docket: 539549
Cited 2 times | Published
of first mortgages approve the amendment." See § 718.110(4), Fla. Stat. (1989); Beau Monde, Inc. v. Bramson
675 F. Supp. 2d 1148, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118673, 2009 WL 4932716
District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 18, 2009 | Docket: 2375880
Cited 1 times | Published
documents, Fla. Stat. 718.503(1)(a). In addition, Fla. Stat. 718.110(4) states:
no amendment may change the configuration
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 2025 | Docket: 70387157
Published
three-year statute of repose set
forth in section 718.110(10) of Florida’s Condominium Act and the
five-year
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 2025 | Docket: 70387159
Published
three-year statute of repose set
forth in section 718.110(10) of Florida’s Condominium Act and the
five-year
230 So. 3d 157
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 18, 2017 | Docket: 6182881
Published
violated the terms of the declaration and section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes. Because we reverse the
911 So. 2d 273, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 15475, 2005 WL 2396627
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2005 | Docket: 64840450
Published
attention, including section 718.115(2) and section 718.110(11), Florida Statutes (2004). Under the circumstances
871 So. 2d 961, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 4335, 2004 WL 689285
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 2, 2004 | Docket: 1709464
Published
the county where the declaration is recorded." § 718.110(3), Fla. Stat. (2002).
[4] Although information
680 So. 2d 588, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 9441, 1996 WL 511557
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 11, 1996 | Docket: 64767899
Published
failed to approve the amendment as required by section 718.110(4), Florida Statutes (1995). Because any effort
641 So. 2d 922, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 7508, 1994 WL 390783
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 1994 | Docket: 64750513
Published
raised below, nor is it raised on appeal. See § 718.110(10), Fla.Stat.
. O'Neill conceded that the unit
601 So. 2d 1325, 1992 WL 157409
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 1992 | Docket: 1305253
Published
of first mortgages approve the amendment." See § 718.110(4), Fla. Stat. (1989); Young v. Ciega Verde Condominium
601 So. 2d 1325, 1992 WL 157409
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 1992 | Docket: 1305253
Published
of first mortgages approve the amendment." See § 718.110(4), Fla. Stat. (1989); Young v. Ciega Verde Condominium
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 27, 1989 | Docket: 3255742
Published
duties of the clerks of the circuit courts.
10 Section 718.110, F.S., allows amendment of the declaration
502 So. 2d 84, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 513, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 6677
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 11, 1987 | Docket: 64624897
Published
amendment by a vote of the unit owners pursuant to section 718.-110(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1986). The injunction
