Directors Delinquency on assessments (Florida)

Does anyone remember what year 720.306(9)b became effective? My HOA has a President who has been
delinquent over 90 days for many months at a time over the last 6 years. The other board members consider him indispensable and so he has continued to serve. What should homeowners do about this?

It is Florida. You can't do anything unless you want to sue. Basically they can do whatever they want and it won't matter unless you spend the money to bring it to court. Florida does not grant authority to any agency to oversee this stuff.

Heck! I had a neighboring HOA claim it was my own and attempt to rewrite the C&Rs. They took people to court and did whatever they wanted. Some of the board members did not even reside in either their neighborhood or my own!!! It took a homeowner to sue in order to stop it all.

I suggest do your research on the matter, petition the membership, and try to vote him out of the position. Also, some C&Rs allow homeowners to sue each other for enforcement. You may be able to get some homeowners together separate from the board to take care of this matter. That way costs won't be too sky high.

Thanks Tim...it was right under my nose and I failed to see it.

If your docs say that board members cannot be delinquent in their assessments, then case closed. Regardless of when the FL law went into effect. The 720 laws say that your HOA can do things differently than what the 720's say, as long as it isn't illegal. For example, if your neighborhood decides to pay the board for their work, you can do that. So, if your docs has a rule that board members cannot be delinquent, then he's out!