House Bill 579 was filed February 12, 2025, and proposes changes to amenity dues collection and disclosure requirements for homeowners associations with recreational covenants.
Key provisions:
The bill would prohibit the imposition or collection of amenity dues except as authorized in a recreational covenant. It also prohibits recreational covenants themselves from requiring associations to collect amenity dues on behalf of other entities.
For property sales, the bill requires specified disclosure summaries in contracts for sale of parcels governed by homeowners associations and subject to recreational covenants. The exact effective date for disclosure requirements will be specified when the bill advances.
The bill also addresses zoning applications, school district concurrency fees, and building permit fees at the municipal and county level.
Current status:
As of late April 2025, the bill remains pending in the Commerce Committee. No effective date has been established. The bill may be amended during committee review before any final passage.
Property managers and board members with communities subject to recreational covenants should monitor this bill's progress. Changes to amenity dues restrictions and sale disclosure requirements could affect your association's operations and member communications.
Review the full bill text and track updates at the Florida Senate bill tracking system.