Florida Statute Changes Affect Condo Board’s Use Of Emails

Recent changes to Florida condominium statute about e-mails. ???

By Joseph Adams on July 30th, 2014

The changes that went into effect on July 1 of this year provide that board members may communicate by e-mail but may not cast votes on association matters by e-mail. This legislation codified most people’s interpretation of existing law.

The statute also was amended to provide that board members who attend board meetings by telephone, real-time videoconferencing, or similar real-time electronic or video communication means, may be counted towards the quorum and can participate in the board meeting as if they were physically present.

The 2014 changes do not permit board members to vote on matters by e-mail or otherwise circumvent the open meeting requirements contained in the Condominium Act; that is still a violation of statute.