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Fla. Stat. § 718.119 (2025)
Limitation of liability.
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2001–2008 · leading case: Trintec Const., Inc. v. Countryside Vill. Condo., Ass'n, Inc., 992 So. 2d 277 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).
Trintec Const., Inc. v. Countryside Vill. Condo., Ass'n, Inc., 992 So. 2d 277 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008). “" § 718.119(2), Fla. Stat. (2008). [7] Trintec's amended complaint, if filed, is not before us.”
Four Jay's Const., Inc. v. Marina at Bluffs Condo. Ass'n, Inc., 846 So. 2d 555 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). “119, Florida Statutes, provides: (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 *558 in accordance with this chapter, the declaration, and by laws.”
Cooley v. Pheasant Run at Rosemont Condo. Ass'n, Inc., 781 So. 2d 1182 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). “At that time former Chapter 711 was replaced by Chapter 718, and more specifically section 718.119, Florida Statutes, which provides in pertinent part: (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…”
— 718.119(2) — 1 case
Trintec Const., Inc. v. Countryside Vill. Condo., Ass'n, Inc., 992 So. 2d 277 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008). “" § 718.119(2), Fla. Stat. (2008). [7] Trintec's amended complaint, if filed, is not before us.”
— 718.119(3) — 1 case
Trintec Const., Inc. v. Countryside Vill. Condo., Ass'n, Inc., 992 So. 2d 277 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008). “" § 718.119(2), Fla. Stat. (2008). [7] Trintec's amended complaint, if filed, is not before us.”
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