GeraldT1 (<Not Specified>)
Posts: 519
Posts: 519
Posted:
For those interested in Florida state law, you may find the following information useful.
While the Florida Constitution safeguards every Floridian's right of access to government meetings and records, Florida's Sunshine Law does not generally apply to meetings of a homeowner's associations.
http://myfloridalegal.com/webfiles.nsf/WF/MRAY-6LELD9/$file/2006Sunshine.pdf
Part 1 B 3 c. Homeowners' associations
The Sunshine Law does not generally apply to meetings of a homeowners' association board of directors. Inf. Op. to Fasano, June 7, 1996. Other statutes govern access to records and meetings of these associations. See, e.g., s. 720.303(2), F.S. (homeowners' association board of directors); s. 718.112(2)(c), F.S. (condominium board of administration); s. 719.106(1)(c), F.S. (cooperative board of administration); and s. 723.078(2)(c), F.S. (mobile home park homeowners' association board of directors). Cf., AGO 99-53 (an architectural review committee of
a homeowners' association is subject to the Sunshine Law where that committee, pursuant to county ordinance, must review and
approve applications for county building permits).
While the Florida Constitution safeguards every Floridian's right of access to government meetings and records, Florida's Sunshine Law does not generally apply to meetings of a homeowner's associations.
http://myfloridalegal.com/webfiles.nsf/WF/MRAY-6LELD9/$file/2006Sunshine.pdf
Part 1 B 3 c. Homeowners' associations
The Sunshine Law does not generally apply to meetings of a homeowners' association board of directors. Inf. Op. to Fasano, June 7, 1996. Other statutes govern access to records and meetings of these associations. See, e.g., s. 720.303(2), F.S. (homeowners' association board of directors); s. 718.112(2)(c), F.S. (condominium board of administration); s. 719.106(1)(c), F.S. (cooperative board of administration); and s. 723.078(2)(c), F.S. (mobile home park homeowners' association board of directors). Cf., AGO 99-53 (an architectural review committee of
a homeowners' association is subject to the Sunshine Law where that committee, pursuant to county ordinance, must review and
approve applications for county building permits).