Homeowners Associations and Housing Restrictive Covenants in Florida
Apr 17, 2017
The latest developments surrounding a ban that Florida’s Suntree Master Homeowners Association wants to place on allowing sexual offenders and sexual predators to live on the property has made news headlines. This housing restriction sheds light on what rights homeowners associations and other property managers have in terms of setting particular standards for residential developments, and what measures they may take in ensuring that very particular goals are met.
Specifically, the association is asking residents to amend their housing restrictive covenants and approve expanding the zone of protection of city and county ordinances in order to bar sexual offenders and predators from owning or renting there, effectively restricting offenders from residing within 3,000 feet from areas where children regularly congregate (which effectively covers the entire Suntree development). The association’s proposed policy could soon become one of the strictest when it comes to whether or not sexual offenders and predators can be banned from residential developments.
Posted in Homeowners Association · By HD Law Partners