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Florida HOA & Condo Official Sources

Official government resources for community association records, laws, and licensing in Florida. Sourced from state agencies and county records offices, no sign-up required.

Community association statutes

Official source

Florida Statutes (Online Sunshine — Florida Legislature)

Anchor state. The official statute text is available free of charge at the link below.

Florida statutes: official source

CAM licensing & association regulation

Florida licenses community association managers (CAMs). The following agencies regulate managers and, in some cases, associations themselves.

FL DBPR — Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers (RCCAM)

  • CAM / community association manager (individual, license type 3801)
  • community association management firm
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FL DBPR — Bureau of Elevator Safety

  • certified elevator inspector
  • certified elevator technician
  • certificate of competency
  • registered elevator company
  • elevator certificates of operation (HR Elevators)
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FL Board of Professional Engineers (FBPE) — engineer licensure board (administration outsourced; statutorily under DBPR umbrella)

  • professional engineer (PE)
  • engineer intern (EI)
  • special inspector
  • structural engineering recognition program
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Association & entity registry

Primary source

DBPR Division of Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes — association database

Search this registry to verify an association's corporate registration, formation date, registered agent, and current status.

Search entity registrySunBiz (FL SoS Corporations, Division of Corporations)

Management company licensing

License type

CAB (Community Association Business)

Management licensing authority

County recorder portals: 67 counties

Community association governing documents (declarations, CC&Rs, bylaws, plats) are recorded at the county level in Florida. Use these portals to search for a community's recorded documents.

Free public access(66 counties)

CountyAccessLink
Alachua CountyFree public searchSearch
Baker CountyFree public searchSearch
Bay CountyFree public searchSearch
Bradford CountyFree public searchSearch
Brevard CountyFree public searchSearch
Broward CountyFree public searchSearch
Calhoun CountyFree public searchSearch
Charlotte CountyFree public searchSearch
Citrus CountyFree public searchSearch
Clay CountyFree public searchSearch
Collier CountyFree public searchSearch
Columbia CountyFree public searchSearch
DeSoto CountyFree public searchSearch
Dixie CountyFree public searchSearch
Duval CountyFree public searchSearch
Escambia CountyFree public searchSearch
Flagler CountyFree public searchSearch
Franklin CountyFree public searchSearch
Gadsden CountyFree public searchSearch
Gilchrist CountyFree public searchSearch
Glades CountyFree public searchSearch
Gulf CountyFree public searchSearch
Hamilton CountyFree public searchSearch
Hardee CountyFree public searchSearch
Hendry CountyFree public searchSearch
Hernando CountyFree public searchSearch
Highlands CountyFree public searchSearch
Hillsborough CountyFree public searchSearch
Holmes CountyFree public searchSearch
Indian River CountyFree public searchSearch
Jackson CountyFree public searchSearch
Jefferson CountyFree public searchSearch
Lafayette CountyFree public searchSearch
Lake CountyFree public searchSearch
Lee CountyFree public searchSearch
Leon CountyFree public searchSearch
Levy CountyFree public searchSearch
Liberty CountyFree public searchSearch
Madison CountyFree public searchSearch
Manatee CountyFree public searchSearch
Marion CountyFree public searchSearch
Martin CountyFree public searchSearch
Monroe CountyFree public searchSearch
Nassau CountyFree public searchSearch
Okaloosa CountyFree public searchSearch
Okeechobee CountyFree public searchSearch
Orange CountyFree public searchSearch
Osceola CountyFree public searchSearch
Palm Beach CountyFree public searchSearch
Pasco CountyFree public searchSearch
Pinellas CountyFree public searchSearch
Polk CountyFree public searchSearch
Putnam CountyFree public searchSearch
Santa Rosa CountyFree public searchSearch
Sarasota CountyFree public searchSearch
Seminole CountyFree public searchSearch
St. Johns CountyFree public searchSearch
St. Lucie CountyFree public searchSearch
Sumter CountyFree public searchSearch
Suwannee CountyFree public searchSearch
Taylor CountyFree public searchSearch
Union CountyFree public searchSearch
Volusia CountyFree public searchSearch
Wakulla CountyFree public searchSearch
Walton CountyFree public searchSearch
Washington CountyFree public searchSearch

Paid access(1 county)

CountyAccessLink
Miami-Dade CountyPaid accessSearch

67 Florida counties mapped. Links go to official county government sites; access tiers and vendors may change.

Special districts

Florida has approximately 1,900 active Community Development Districts (CDDs), independent special districts authorized by Chapter 190 that finance and maintain community infrastructure. CDDs often coexist with HOA or condo associations within the same development.

FloridaCommerce: Special District Information Program

Official registry of Florida special districts: includes Community Development Districts (CDDs), with documentation, financial reports, and board composition.

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Florida Department of State: Special District Registration

Florida Division of Library and Information Services: public records requests and legislative history for special districts.

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More Florida resources

Florida association directory

Find your HOA, condo, or co-op

Florida association map

Interactive map with every registered community

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