Do Florida HOA Election Rules Apply to My Condo?
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Short answer: no
If you live in a condominium, Chapter 720 is not your statute. HOA Election Kit is built around Chapter 720, which covers Florida homeowners' associations — not condominiums, cooperatives, timeshares, or mobile home parks. Condominiums are governed by Chapter 718. The election notice rules, ballot procedures, and recall steps described in this kit do not apply to a condo association, even though the topics sound similar. Please do not rely on anything here for a condominium situation.
What Chapter 720 actually covers, for comparison
So you can see why the distinction matters, here is what Chapter 720 covers for homeowners' associations:
- Fla. Stat. 720.306 is the section covering meetings of members, voting and election procedures, and amendments — the rules an HOA's annual meeting runs on.
- Fla. Stat. 720.303 covers the board's duties, official records, and recalls — the section a recall question in an HOA starts from.
- Fla. Stat. 720.3065 makes fraudulent voting activity in an association election, including falsely swearing an oath or procuring another to do so, a 1st-degree misdemeanor.
Condominiums have their own separate chapter, with their own separate election, notice, and recall rules. We don't have the text of Chapter 718 in the material used to build this guide, so we can't tell you what it says here. That's a real gap, and it matters — you should not assume Chapter 718 mirrors Chapter 720 just because the topics look alike.
Why this matters for you
Notice periods, nomination mechanics, ballot requirements, and recall procedures can differ between Chapter 720 (HOAs) and Chapter 718 (condominiums). Using the wrong statute — or a tool built for the wrong one — could lead you to miss a real deadline or misunderstand a real requirement. This isn't a small technicality: it changes which rules govern your election or your recall attempt.
How to tell which one you are
- Check your declaration and bylaws for the word "condominium" versus "homeowners' association."
- Check whether you own a unit within a building (often a condo) versus a lot with a separately platted home (often an HOA).
- If you are still not sure, ask your community association manager or a Florida community association attorney which chapter governs your community. This is not legal advice, and we cannot make that determination for you.
What to do next
If you confirm you live in a condominium, this kit and Chapter 720 do not apply to you — please don't use this material for your election or recall question. If you confirm you live in a Florida homeowners' association instead, the free HOA Election Kit tool reads your own notice, ballot, or nomination details and walks through the general Chapter 720 steps and what your bylaws still need to decide. Either way, for anything contested, talk to a Florida community association attorney — this guide explains the statute, it does not tell you who will win.
HOA Election Kit reads what you type and explains Florida Chapter 720 in plain language. It can be wrong, it is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for reading your community's own declaration and bylaws, and it cannot tell you whether a particular ballot or recall will be upheld. For anything contested, talk to a Florida community association attorney.