Florida Statute 718.121 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 718
CONDOMINIUMS

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F.S. 718.121

718.121 Liens.—

(1) Subsequent to recording the declaration and while the property remains subject to the declaration, no liens of any nature are valid against the condominium property as a whole except with the unanimous consent of the unit owners. During this period, liens may arise or be created only against individual condominium parcels.

(2) Labor performed on or materials furnished to a unit may not be the basis for the filing of a lien under part I of chapter 713, the Construction Lien Law, against the unit or condominium parcel of any unit owner not expressly consenting to or requesting the labor or materials. Labor performed on or materials furnished for the installation of a natural gas fuel station or an electric vehicle charging station under s. 718.113(8) may not be the basis for filing a lien under part I of chapter 713 against the association, but such a lien may be filed against the unit owner. Labor performed on or materials furnished to the common elements are not the basis for a lien on the common elements, but if authorized by the association, the labor or materials are deemed to be performed or furnished with the express consent of each unit owner and may be the basis for the filing of a lien against all condominium parcels in the proportions for which the owners are liable for common expenses.

(3) If a lien against two or more condominium parcels becomes effective, each owner may relieve his or her condominium parcel of the lien by exercising any of the rights of a property owner under chapter 713, or by payment of the proportionate amount attributable to his or her condominium parcel. Upon the payment, the lienor shall release the lien of record for that condominium parcel.

(4)(a) If an association sends out an invoice for assessments or a unit’s statement of the account described in s. 718.111(12)(a)11.c., the invoice for assessments or the unit’s statement of account must be delivered to the unit owner by first-class United States mail or by electronic transmission to the unit owner’s e-mail address maintained in the association’s official records.

(b) Before changing the method of delivery for an invoice for assessments or the statement of the account, the association must deliver a written notice of such change to each unit owner. The written notice must be delivered to the unit owner at least 30 days before the association sends the invoice for assessments or the statement of the account by the new delivery method. The notice must be sent by first-class United States mail to the unit owner at his or her last address as reflected in the association’s records and, if such address is not the unit address, must be sent by first-class United States mail to the unit address. Notice is deemed to have been delivered upon mailing as required by this paragraph.

(c) A unit owner must affirmatively acknowledge his or her understanding that the association will change its method of delivery of the invoice for assessments or the unit’s statement of the account before the association may change the method of delivering an invoice for assessments or the statement of account. The unit owner may make the affirmative acknowledgment electronically or in writing.

(5) An association may not require payment of attorney fees related to a past due assessment without first delivering a written notice of late assessment to the unit owner which specifies the amount owed the association and provides the unit owner an opportunity to pay the amount owed without the assessment of attorney fees. The notice of late assessment must be sent by first-class United States mail to the unit owner at his or her last address as reflected in the association’s records and, if such address is not the unit address, must also be sent by first-class United States mail to the unit address. Notice is deemed to have been delivered upon mailing as required by this subsection. A rebuttable presumption that an association mailed a notice in accordance with this subsection is established if a board member, officer, or agent of the association, or a manager licensed under part VIII of chapter 468, provides a sworn affidavit attesting to such mailing. The notice must be in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF LATE ASSESSMENT

RE: Unit of (name of association)

The following amounts are currently due on your account to (name of association) , and must be paid within 30 days of the date of this letter. This letter shall serve as the association’s notice of its intent to proceed with further collection action against your property no sooner than 30 days of the date of this letter, unless you pay in full the amounts set forth below:

Maintenance due (dates) $ .

Late fee, if applicable $ .

Interest through (dates) * $ .

TOTAL OUTSTANDING $ .

*Interest accrues at the rate of percent per annum.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no lien may be filed by the association against a condominium unit until 45 days after the date on which a notice of intent to file a lien has been delivered to the owner by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, by first-class United States mail to the owner at his or her last address as reflected in the association’s records and, if such address is not the unit address, by first-class United States mail to the unit address. Notice is deemed to have been delivered upon mailing as required by this subsection, provided that it is in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF INTENT
TO RECORD A CLAIM OF LIEN

RE: Unit of (name of association)

The following amounts are currently due on your account to (name of association) , and must be paid within 45 days after your receipt of this letter. This letter shall serve as the association’s notice of intent to record a Claim of Lien against your property no sooner than 45 days after your receipt of this letter, unless you pay in full the amounts set forth below:

Maintenance due (dates) $ .

Late fee, if applicable $ .

Interest through (dates) * $ .

Certified mail charges (dates) $ .

Other costs $ .

TOTAL OUTSTANDING $ .

*Interest accrues at the rate of percent per annum.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-222; s. 26, ch. 90-109; s. 858, ch. 97-102; s. 12, ch. 2008-28; s. 3, ch. 2008-202; s. 4, ch. 2014-146; s. 4, ch. 2018-96; s. 102, ch. 2019-3; s. 3, ch. 2021-91; s. 7, ch. 2021-99; s. 12, ch. 2024-244.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 718.121

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 718.121.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 718.121

Total Results: 10

Green Terrace E33, LLC v. Joseph Abruzzo, as Clerk and Comptroller for Palm Beach County, Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-21T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: section 718.121(1) that proves the general rule. Royal Ambassador applied section 718.121(2), Florida…the code enforcement lien would violate section 718.121(1), Florida Statutes (2022), because it would be…The City’s Position is in Conflict with Section 718.121(1) If the meaning of “against the property”…individual condominium units, a conflict with section 718.121(1), Florida Statutes (2022), is created. We are… 395 So. 2d 540, 542 (Fla. 1981)). Section 718.121 prohibits liens against a condominium as a whole

GATELAND VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM, INC. v. MARY ELIZABETH HOLLY

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-11-15T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: 2 suit found in sections 718.116(5)-(6) and 718.121(4), Florida Statutes (2020). In a written order… foreclose on Holly. See Florida Statute 718.121(4) and 718.116(5) and subsection (6). These…Finally, although the applicable version of section 718.121(4) provides that a notice of intent must be sent

CARLOS EDUARDO GONCALVES v. SOUTH TOWER AT THE POINT CONDOMINIUM, INC., etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-10-12T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: rehearing, the issue has been waived”)). See also § 718.121(6), Fla. Stat. (2019) (requiring association to

South Florida Coastal Electric, Inc. v. Treasures on the Bay II Condo Ass'n

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-04-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 89 So. 3d 264, 2012 WL 1414576, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 6374

Snippet: disputes of fact are immaterial because under Section 718.121, Florida Statutes (2005), it cannot be liable as…which the owners are liable for common expenses. § 718.121(2) (emphasis added). There are issues of fact that

Parc Central Aventura East Condominium v. Victoria Group Services, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-01-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 54 So. 3d 532, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 207, 2011 WL 148403

Snippet: this case pursuant to Chapter 713 and section 718.121 of the Florida Statutes (2009). Count I of the …condominium units under Chapter 713 and section 718.121 of the Florida Statutes. Parc Central’s first point…lien filed pursuant to Chapter 713 and section 718.121 of the Florida Statutes. We agree. It is apodictic…independent right to a claim of lien under section 718.121. As pointed out by Parc Central, we rejected that… So.2d 277, 279 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) (“[Sjection 718.121(3) confirms that if a valid lien encumbers multiple

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

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-09-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 992 So. 2d 277

Snippet: fair and practicable way. A. Section 718.121(2) Section 718.121, entitled "Liens," protects…provision regarding mechanic's liens, see section 718.121, Florida Statutes (2006), versus section 713.08…indispensable parties. We consider in turn section 718.121(2) of the Florida Statutes; the applicable provisions… condominium has been recorded. First, section 718.121(1) requires the unanimous consent of all unit owners… a mortgage lien over his or her unit. Section 718.121(2) addresses mechanic's liens in particular

Bank One, Dayton, N.A. v. Sunshine Meadows Condominium Ass'n

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1994-09-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 641 So. 2d 1333, 91 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 430, 1994 Fla. LEXIS 1359, 1994 WL 481570

Snippet: only against individual condominium parcels.” § 718.121(1), Fla. Stat. (1983) (emphasis added). The unit

Sunshine Meadows Condominium Association, Inc. v. BANK ONE, DAYTON

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-04-22T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 599 So. 2d 1004

Snippet: imposition of liens on condominium property, section 718.121(1), Florida Statutes, states: Subsequent to recording

Royal Ambassador v. E. Coast Supply

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-09-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 495 So. 2d 932

Snippet: is valid. Royal argues strenuously that section 718.121(1), Florida Statutes (1981), renders East Coast…East Coast relies on subsection (2) of section 718.121, which states that, if improvements are authorized…Liens on condominiums are controlled by section 718.121, Florida Statutes. Paraphrasing, subsection (1)…claim of lien would neatly comply with section 718.121(2). It would, for example, readily enable the clerk

High Point Condominium Resorts v. Day

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-08-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 494 So. 2d 508

Snippet: the managing entity a lien pursuant to section 718.121 or section 721.16 on the time-share periods for… assessments. § 192.037(8), Fla. Stat. Section 718.121 relates to liens against all condominium units … the common elements. It is noted that section 718.121(3) specifically provides that each condominium