March 8, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster

We’re watching Florida’s HOA reform law closely, and a bill that easily passed their House recently now faces an uphill battle in the Florida Senate. The House-approved reform bill gives to residents new tools to fight fines, challenge board decisions and — for the first time — potentially dissolve their homeowners association.

According to Local10 news in Pembroke Park, FL:

The legislation would create a new community association court program, allowing homeowners to take disputes directly to a judge instead of going through costly arbitration or mediation. Supporters say the change could make it easier — and cheaper — for residents to challenge HOA actions.

Florida has been contemplating this type of regulation on HOAs for several years, and a larger movement to create an easier exit for residents to end their HOAs was floated widely last summer following a slew of bad news from the Sunshine State that revolved around HOA decisions gone badly. Much of the early publicity came from the voice of the bill’s sponsor, Miami Representative Juan Porras, who commented in the recent story:

“You know, I think for the first time, people are going to have a voice,” said Porras, R-Miami, the bill’s sponsor. “For too long, we’ve dealt with 1000s of homeowners that have had no place to go when it comes to these corrupt HOAs. People have called my office. People even called 911, and some occasions…”

Property management companies are pushing back hard, showcasing the fact that most residents are actually quite happy with their HOA living in the state. And dissolving an HOA? That may sound simpler than what is truly practical when you consider the fate of common properties, building maintenance and the like.

“We think enforcement is the right answer, not more laws that may or may not get enforced,” said Mark Anderson, executive director of the Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies. “To say nothing of, obviously, the legal contracts that it would violate to try to dissolve and ban a form of living that people have chosen to form for themselves.”

The bill’s destiny seems unclear, but the TV reporter claims that there’s serious doubts about passage:

The legislation now heads to the Senate, where a similar proposal has stalled as the legislative session enters its final days. That uncertainty means the reform effort might collapse this year — though supporters say the fight isn’t over.

Read and watch the story HERE.