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Fla. Stat. § 718.124 (2025)

Limitation on actions by association.

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718.124 Limitation on actions by association.The statute of limitations and statute of repose for any actions in law or equity which a condominium association or a cooperative association may have shall not begin to run until the unit owners have elected a majority of the members of the board of administration.
History.s. 9, ch. 77-222; s. 263, ch. 79-400; s. 13, ch. 2024-244.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2024 · leading case: Sabal Chase Homeowners v. Disney World, 726 So. 2d 796 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999).
Sabal Chase Homeowners v. Disney World, 726 So. 2d 796 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999). · cites it 21× “The appellants next argue that the turnover provision of the statute of limitations contained in the Condominium Act, Section 718.124, Florida Statutes (1995), extends to the statute of repose provisions contained in Section 95.”
Charley Toppino & Sons v. SEAWATCH, 658 So. 2d 922 (Fla. 1994). · cites it 17× “§ 718.124, Fla. Stat. (1987). The purpose of this tolling provision was explained in Regency Wood Condominium, Inc.”
Regency Wood Condo., Inc. v. Bessent, Hammack & Ruckman, Inc., 405 So. 2d 440 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). · cites it 12× “In January 1977, the legislature adopted § 718.124, Florida Statutes, entitled "Limitation on Actions by Associations," which provides: The statute of limitations for any actions in law or equity which a condominium association or cooperative association may have shall not begin…”
Silver Shells Corp. v. St. Maarten at Silver Shells Condo. Ass'n, 169 So. 3d 197 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015). · cites it 4× “See § 718.124, Fla. Stat. (“The statute of limitations for any actions in law or equity which a condominium association .”
Grove Isle Ass'n v. Grove Isle Assocs., LLLP, 137 So. 3d 1081 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). “Thus, while we recognize that section 718.124, Fla. Stat. (2011) (tolling a condominium association’s claims in law or equity prior to turnover) may operate to bar Counts II and IV if all the elements of the Condominium Association’s claims for declaratory relief were present at…”
SALTPONDS CONDO. v. Walbridge Aldinger Co., 979 So. 2d 1240 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008). · cites it 4× “§ 718.124, Fla. Stat. (2006). In Charley Toppino, the Florida Supreme Court, after quoting the language of section 95.”
Saltponds Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Mccoy, 972 So. 2d 230 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007). · cites it 2× “See § 718.124, Fla. Stat. (1995) [2] ; Charley Toppino & Sons, Inc.”
Seawatch at Marathon Condo. Ass'n v. CHARLEY TOPPINO & SONS, INC., 610 So. 2d 470 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992). · cites it 12× “Recognizing that this case presents a question of great public importance throughout the state, we certify the following question to the Supreme Court of Florida: Does section 718.124, Florida Statutes (1991), grant a condominium association an extended period of time in which…”
Grand Harbor Cmty. Ass'n, Inc. v. GH Vero Beach Dev., LLC, Bahadur (Fla. 4th DCA 2024). · cites it 2× “” § 718.124, Fla. Stat. (2023). The Homeowners’ Association Act does not contain a similar provision.”
Buckley Towers Condo., Inc. v. Buchwald, 48 Fla. Supp. 14 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Miami-Dade Cty. 1978). · cites it 3× “Assuming, without deciding, the retroactive applicability of §718.124, Fla. Stat., created by Chap. 77-222, Laws of Florida, effective October 1, 1977, 1 the court approved settlement agreement of the parties shows that the unit owners on April 8, 1971 proceeded to elect the…”
Berish v. Bornstein, 21 Mass. L. Rptr. 530 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2006). “1994) (discussing §718.124 Fla. Stat. (1987), which provides that statute of limitations for claims by a condominium association “shall not begin to run until the unit owners have elected a majority of the members of the board of administration” in order to prevent developer…”
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