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Florida Statute Website Requirements - 718.111(12)(g)

(A sample Association Website Policy is provided below.)

Statutory Requirements (#1)

By January 1, 2019, an association managing a condominium with 150 or more units which does not contain timeshare units shall post digital copies of the documents specified in subparagraph 2. (Required Content) on its website. a. The association’s website must be:
    • An independent website or web portal wholly owned and operated by the association; or
    • A website or web portal operated by a third-party provider with whom the association owns, leases, rents, or otherwise obtains the right to operate a web page, subpage, web portal, or collection of subpages or web portals dedicated to the association’s activities and on which required notices, records, and documents may be posted by the association.
b. The association’s website must be accessible through the Internet and must contain a subpage, web portal, or other protected electronic location that is inaccessible to the general public and accessible only to unit owners and employees of the association. c. Upon a unit owner’s written request, the association must provide the unit owner with a username and password and access to the protected sections of the association’s website that contain any notices, records, or documents that must be electronically provided.

Protected or Restricted Information (#3)

The association shall ensure that the information and records described in paragraph (c), which are not allowed to be accessible to unit owners, are not posted on the association’s website. If protected information or information restricted from being accessible to unit owners is included in documents that are required to be posted on the association’s website, the association shall ensure the information is redacted before posting the documents online. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the association or its agent is not liable for disclosing information that is protected or restricted pursuant to this paragraph unless such disclosure was made with a knowing or intentional disregard of the protected or restricted nature of such information.

Failure to Post Information (#4)

The failure of the association to post information required under subparagraph 2. is not in and of itself sufficient to invalidate any action or decision of the association’s board or its committees.

Required Content (#2)

A current copy of the following documents must be posted in digital format on the association’s website:
  • The recorded declaration of condominium of each condominium operated by the association and each amendment to each declaration.
  • The recorded bylaws of the association and each amendment to the bylaws.
  • The articles of incorporation of the association, or other documents creating the association, and each amendment thereto. The copy posted pursuant to this sub-subparagraph must be a copy of the articles of incorporation filed with the Department of State.
  • The rules of the association.
  • A list of all executory contracts or documents to which the association is a party or under which the association or the unit owners have an obligation or responsibility and, after bidding for the related materials, equipment, or services has closed, a list of bids received by the association within the past year. Summaries of bids for materials, equipment, or services which exceed $500 must be maintained on the website for 1 year. In lieu of summaries, complete copies of the bids may be posted.
  • The annual budget and any proposed budget to be considered at the annual meeting.
  • The (annual) financial report and any monthly income or expense statement to be considered at a meeting.
  • The certification of each director.
  • All contracts or transactions between the association and any director, officer, corporation, firm, or association that is not an affiliated condominium association or any other entity in which an association director is also a director or officer and financially interested.
  • Any contract or document regarding a conflict of interest or possible conflict of interest.
  • The notice of any unit owner meeting and the agenda for the meeting, no later than 14 days before the meeting. The notice must be posted in plain view on the front page of the website, or on a separate subpage of the website labeled “Notices” which is conspicuously visible and linked from the front page. The association must also post on its website any document to be considered and voted on by the owners during the meeting or any document listed on the agenda at least 7 days before the meeting at which the document or the information within the document will be considered.
  • Notice of any board meeting, the agenda, and any other document required for the meeting, which must be posted no later than the date required for notice.

Sample Association Website policy

Click on the following link to obtain a sample website policy document: Sample Website Policy