Florida Statute 718.119 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 718
CONDOMINIUMS

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F.S. 718.119

718.119 Limitation of liability.—

(1) The liability of the owner of a unit for common expenses is limited to the amounts for which he or she is assessed for common expenses from time to time in accordance with this chapter, the declaration, and bylaws.

(2) The owner of a unit may be personally liable for the acts or omissions of the association in relation to the use of the common elements, but only to the extent of his or her pro rata share of that liability in the same percentage as his or her interest in the common elements, and then in no case shall that liability exceed the value of his or her unit.

(3) In any legal action in which the association may be exposed to liability in excess of insurance coverage protecting it and the unit owners, the association shall give notice of the exposure within a reasonable time to all unit owners, and they shall have the right to intervene and defend.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 6, ch. 77-221; s. 5, ch. 77-222; s. 857, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 718.119

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 718.119.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 718.119

Total Results: 5

Trintec Const., Inc. v. COUNTRYSIDE VILL. CONDO., ASS'N, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-09-03

Citation: 992 So. 2d 277, 2008 WL 4058013

Snippet: shall have the right to intervene and defend. § 718.119(3), Fla. Stat. (2006) (emphasis added). Just as

Hernandez v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-01-26

Citation: 946 So. 2d 1270, 2007 WL 188417

Snippet: investigate her claims); State v. Moses, 129 Wash.App. 718, 119 P.3d 906, 911-12 (2005) (wife's statements to

Four Jay's Const., Inc. v. Marina at Bluffs Condominium Ass'n, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-04-16

Citation: 846 So. 2d 555, 2003 WL 1877574

Snippet: prejudice, the Fifth District interpreted section 718.119, a limitation of liability provision, to mean that

Cooley v. Pheasant Run at Rosemont Condominium Ass'n, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-04-12

Citation: 781 So. 2d 1182, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 5033

Snippet: by Chapter 718, and more specifically section 718.119, Florida Statutes, which provides in pertinent

Meyer v. Scutieri

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-03-14

Citation: 539 So. 2d 602, 1989 WL 21453

Snippet: the Florida Condominium Statute. §§ 718.115(2), 718.119(1), Fla. Stat. (1987). REVERSED AND REMANDED.