Update. Florida Vacation Rental Bill SB1128 Amended to Protect Community Associations

No longer do Florida’s homeowner and condominium associations have to worry they are losing the ability to regulate vacation rentals. The ability of homeowner of condominium associations to limit or restrict vacation rentals such as Airbnb and VRBO is reestablished in a recently filed and approved amendment to SB1128 with the addition of the following provision:

“ The application of this act shall not supersede any current or future declaration or declaration of condominium adopted pursuant to chapter 718, Florida Statutes, cooperative documents adopted pursuant to chapter 719, Florida Statutes, or declaration of covenants or declaration adopted pursuant to chapter 720, Florida Statutes.”

Click here to read the original bill and click here to the recent amendment.   SB2118 remains in committee and has a long way to travel before it reaches the Governor’s desk.