Clear, factual answers about Florida’s board certification and continuing-education rules, with the exact statute behind every point. Where the law is genuinely unsettled, we say so.
Our articles explain Florida law as we read it, with citations. They are not legal advice.
What new board members must complete, and by when.
A step-by-step checklist for new Florida HOA directors: what to do in your first 90 days, from reading the governing documents to filing your certification before the deadline. Includes a free printable checklist.
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A step-by-step checklist for new Florida condo directors: the written certification, the four-hour course, and everything else to handle in your first 90 days. Includes a free printable checklist.
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The signed statement condo directors file with the secretary, the three things it must affirm, and why it no longer replaces the course. Includes a free printable form.
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What the structural inspection and the reserve study each do, when they are due, the deadlines that follow a report, and why SIRS reserves cannot be waived.
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Who has to certify, what counts now that education is mandatory, when the clock starts, and how long your certificate lasts.
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The written certification, the mandatory course, the 7-year validity, and the annual legislative-update hour.
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Renewals, continuing education, and what happens when a deadline slips.
The suspension rule for HOA and condo directors, who enforces it, and why the consequence is curable rather than permanent.
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The annual legislative-update hour: what it must cover, why your clock starts a year after you certify, and why it never renews the 7-year certificate.
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The 4-hour and 8-hour rule, plus an honest look at the parts of the statute that are still unsettled.
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Why there is no grace window at renewal, how the 4-year and 7-year clocks run, and a checklist for secretaries.
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Meetings, notices, votes, elections, fines, and records requests.
Only service on or after July 1, 2018 counts, which makes 2026 the first year the cap can take a director off the ballot. What the two-thirds vote actually requires, why counting terms gives the wrong answer, what the statute leaves open, and why none of it applies to an HOA. Includes a free printable worksheet.
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The board adopts the budget, not the members. What the condominium 14-day notice and 115% substitute budget actually require, why there is no 15% rule for HOAs, and the reserve votes each chapter does and does not allow. Includes a free printable checklist.
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What makes a gathering a meeting, the 48-hour posting rule and the times 14 days is required instead, why directors cannot vote by email, who gets to speak, and the quorum and notice rules for the annual meeting. Includes a free printable notice checklist.
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The ten-day clock, what counts as an official record, how long you keep each thing, what you must redact, and the damages that start automatically when a board misses the deadline. Includes a free response checklist.
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The 60, 40, 35, and 14-to-34-day notice deadlines, the secret two-envelope ballot, who can run, when no election is needed, and how HOA elections differ. Includes a free printable election timeline.
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The dollar caps, the two things you can never fine for, and the 14-day notice and independent hearing a fine must clear before it counts. Board-facing, from the statute. Includes a free printable checklist.
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Who does what on the board, and which duties come from the law.
What the word actually requires of an HOA or condo director: the three-part standard of care, your right to rely on the experts, why good faith protects you, and the condo affirmation you sign.
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The record-keeping duties the education laws put on the secretary: certificate retention, the condo written certification, and the renewal calendar.
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Which officer duties come from your bylaws, which come from state law, and the two obligations every director carries regardless of title.
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What the legislature changed, session by session.
The 2025 condo law, as an action list: the records-website and SIRS deadlines, the 115% substitute budget, the $25,675 reserve threshold, email ballots, and the stricter records rules.
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HB 1203, HB 1021, and HB 913: what each bill changed for HOA and condo directors, and why nothing moved in 2026.
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What training costs and how to choose where to take it.
Ready to complete your certification? Start the HOA course or the condo course, or read the Florida board laws.