Authority, responsibility, and duties of Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes

718.501 718.501 Authority, responsibility, and duties of Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes. — (1) The division may enforce and ensure compliance with this chapter and rules relating to the development, construction, sale, lease, ownership, operation, and management of residential condominium units and complaints. In performing its duties, the division has complete jurisdiction to investigate complaints and enforce compliance with respect to associations that are still under developer control or the control of a bulk assignee or bulk buyer pursuant to part VII of this chapter and complaints against developers, bulk assignees, or bulk buyers involving improper turnover or failure to turnover, pursuant to s. 718.301 . However, after turnover has occurred, the division has jurisdiction to review records and investigate complaints related only to: (a)1. Procedural aspects and records relating to financial issues, including annual financial reporting under s. 718.111 (13); assessments for common expenses, fines, and commingling of reserve and operating funds under s. 718.111 (14); use of debit cards for unintended purposes under s. 718.111 (15); the annual operating budget and the allocation of reserve funds under s. 718.112 (2)(f); financial records under s. 718.111 (12)(a)11.; and any other record necessary to determine the revenues and expenses of the association. 2. Elections, including election and voting requirements under s. 718.112 (2)(b) and (d), recall of board members under s. 718.112 (2)(l), electronic voting under s. 718.128 , and elections that occur during an emergency under s. 718.1265 (1)(a). 3. The maintenance of and unit owner access to association records under s. 718.111 (12). 4. The procedural aspects of meetings, including unit owner meetings, quorums, voting requirements, proxies, board of administration meetings, and budget meetings under s. 718.112 (2). 5. The disclosure of conflicts of interest under ss. 718.111 (1)(a) and 718.3027 , including limitations contained in s. 718.111 (3)(f). 6. The removal of a board director or officer under ss. 718.111 (1)(a) and (15) and 718.112 (2)(p) and (q). 7. The procedural completion of structural integrity reserve studies under s. 718.112 (2)(g) and the milestone inspections under s. 553.899 . 8. Completion of repairs required by a milestone inspection under s. 553.899 . 9. Any written inquiries by unit owners to the association relating to such matters, including written inquiries under s. 718.112 (2)(a)2. 10. The requirement for associations to maintain an insurance policy or fidelity bonding for all persons who control or disperse funds of the association under s. 718.111 (11)(h). 11. Board member education requirements under s. 718.112 (2)(d)5.b. 12. Reporting requirements for structural integrity reserve studies under subsection (3) and under s. 718.112 (2)(g)12. (b)1. The division may make necessary public or private investigations within or outside this state to determine whether any person has violated this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, to aid in the enforcement of this chapter, or to aid in the adoption of rules or forms. 2. The division may submit any official written report, worksheet, or other related paper, or a duly certified copy thereof, …

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